''Old Waltz'' (Hungarian: ''Régi keringö'') is a 1941 Hungarian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Viktor Bánky Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungarian film editor and director. Selected filmography Editor * '' A Night in Venice'' (1934) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * ''Fräulein Veronika'' (1936) * '' Sein letztes Modell'' ...

and starring

Éva Szörényi Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a resu ...

, Antal Páger and

László Szilassy László () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a histo ...

.Cunningham p.45 It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compan ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Imre Sörés Imre Sörés (1907–1986) was a Hungarian art director. Hayes p.125 & 132 He worked in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets for productions from the Horthy era to the postwar Communist period, generally at the Hunnia Studios in Buda ...

Cast

as Tavasz Erzsi, primadonna * Antal Páger as Dudva Mihály, taxisofõr *

Margit Zsilley Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and prince ...

as Gál Dorothy * Margit Lánczy as Almády Júlia grófnõ *

Ilona Kökény Ilona Kökény (7 April 1891 - 1 July 1947) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1918 to 1944. Selected filmography References External links * 1891 births 1947 deaths Hungarian film actresses { ...

as Hajnal Ilka, öltöztetõnõ *

as Almády László gróf * László Földényi as Bakonyi Péter, ex-bonviván *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles. Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * ''The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And t ...

as Almády gróf inasa *

Margit Vágóné Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and prince ...

as Dudva édesanyja * Zsuzsa Gögh as Kati, szobalány *

Livia Miklós Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was a Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14. Livia was the da ...

as Színésznõ *

Lajos Sugár Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulich ...

as Gál Fülöp, milliomos *

József Juhász József Juhász (4 July 1908 – 24 June 1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career including ''Marika'' (1938). He emigrated to Canada following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution o ...

as Gróf Döme *

Lajos Gárday Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulich ...

as Bakonyi inasa *

Béla Vizi Béla may refer to: * 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 Radványi, színész *

Nándor Bihary Nándor is a Hungarian form of given name Ferdinand. In Old Hungarian, the word signified "Bulgar", but it fell into disuse, probably soon after 1000 AD.Gyula Szöreghy Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

as Rendezõ *

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László ...

as Taxisofõr *

István Lontay István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: 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 pincér a Hungáriában

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1941 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1941 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Márton Keleti Films set in the United States Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub