''Rosemary'' (Hungarian: ''Rozmaring'') is a 1938 Hungarian

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directed by Emil Martonffi and starring

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, Antal Páger and

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.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/rozmaring-rozmaring/movie-10177 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

István plans to sell off some land on his

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to a businessman. The latter sends his spoilt daughter Böske, who works as a

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for him, to seal the deal. However she mistakes him for a humble

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Cast

as Molnár Böske * Antal Páger as Kevy István *

as Moser János * Gerö Mály as Molnár Mátyás * Artúr Somlay as Gróf Kelecsényi * Erzsi Somogyi as Kékesné Panni * Piroska Vaszary as Molnárné *

György Dénes György Dénes (2 July 1898 – 14 April 1962) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Gagelmann p.73 He appeared in more than forty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Miss Iza'' (1933) * ''Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * ''The St ...

as Báró Szabó Viktor *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. He was the cousin of the actor Ferenc Pethes. Selected filmography * ''Rongyosok'' (1925) * ''Átok vára'' (1927) * ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' ...

as Forgalmista *

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as Kery Bertalanné * Lenke Egyed as Vendég * Béla Fáy as Föpincér *

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnogr ...

as Jóska * Menyhért Gulyás as Vendég * Terus Kováts as Vendég Kevyéknél * Gyula Köváry as Veres úr * Márta Lendvay as Cukrászlány *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' Hyppolit, the Bu ...

as Vendég * Géza Márky as Vendég *

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as Esküvöi tanú *

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as Hivatalszolga * Gusztáv Pártos as Anyakönyvvezetö * Zsuzsa Simon as Jolán * Sári Sugár as Gépírónõ * Dezsõ Szabó as Pincér * Lajos Ujváry as Molnár inasa *

Zoltán Várkonyi Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding ...

as Fiatal mérnök * Gyöngyi Váry as Szobalány

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1938 films Hungarian comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1938 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Emil Martonffi Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films based on Hungarian novels Films based on works by Zsolt Harsányi {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub