''Mother'' (Hungarian: ''Mámi'') is a 1937 Hungarian
comedy film
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directed by
Johann von Vásáry
Johann von Vásáry or János Vaszary (1899–1963) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director. Several of his plays were adapted into films including ''I Entrust My Wife to You'' in 1943.Rentschler p.344
Selected filmogra ...
and starring
Sári Fedák,
Jenő Pataky and
Lia Szepes. The film was based on a play by
Rezsö Török, with
art direction by
Márton Vincze
Marton Vincze or Márton Vincze (1905–1941) was a Hungarian art directorWaldman p.135 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932)
* ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) ...
. The arrival from Texas of an eccentric relative and her son, disrupt the rhythm of a wealthy Hungarian family.
[Cleveland Foreign Language Newspaper Digest 1938 - Page 70 The theater will present a Hungarian film, Mami (Mom), Mar. 6, starring Sari Fedak in one of her best roles]
Cast
*
Sári Fedák as Mámi, Özvegy Kovács Gáspárné
*
Jenő Pataky as Kovács Gazsi
*
Lia Szepes as Horváth Ilonka
*
Jenő Törzs as Torday Henrik, bankvezér
*
István Bársony
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People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal
* Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ki ...
as Inas
*
Piri Vaszary
Piroska "Piri" Vaszary (19 May 1901 in Budapest – 2 October 1965 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a Hungarian film actress.
Life Family
Her father was Gábor Vaszary (born in Kaposvár, on 13 March 1866) main-notar of Budapest, her mothe ...
as Torday nőrokona
*
Andor Heltai as Cigányprímás
*
Béla Mihályffi
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* Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater
* Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name
See also
* Bela (disambiguation)
* Belá (disambiguation)
* Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...
as Mr. Benedek
*
Sándor Peti
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It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
*Sándor Bo ...
as Kárpáthi úr
*
Annie Réthy
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People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
as Benedek felesége
*
Mary Vágó as Benedek lánya
References
External links
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1937 films
Hungarian comedy films
1937 comedy films
1930s Hungarian-language films
Hungarian films based on plays
Films directed by Johann von Vásáry
Hungarian black-and-white films
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