''Rézi Friday'' (Hungarian: ) is a 1938 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

Ladislao Vajda Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany. Biography He was born in Budapest, ...

and starring

Ida Turay Ida Turay (Born Ida Turmayer; 28 September 1907 – 2 June 1997) was a Hungarian film actress. She was the sister of the actress and singer Clara Tabody. Selected filmography * ''Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929) * '' The New Relative'' (1934) * ...

Mici Erdélyi Mici Erdélyi (Born Mária Ernesztina Erdélyi; 11 September 1910 – July 1994) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Teschen, Austria-Hungary (today split between Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic) and died in Santa Monic ...

and Antal Páger. The film's sets were designed by art director

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 title refers to the name of its heroine, a resourceful

orphan An orphan (from the el, ορφανός, orphanós) is a child whose parents have died. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usuall ...

who falls in love with a doctor who works at her school. In 1941 the film was remade in Italy as ''

Teresa Venerdì ''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Cast *Vittorio De Sica ... Il dottore Pietro Vignali *Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì *Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua *Guglielm ...

''.Reich & Garofalo p.155

Cast

as *

as * Antal Páger as Dr. *

Gábor Rajnay Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Yamata'' ...

as *

Mariska Vízváry Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era, working as a character actress in support ...

as *

Mária Egry Mária Egry (1914–1993) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Laura p.65 She was born in Transylvania, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which shortly afterwards was made part of Romania. She was married to the film director Emil Mar ...

as * Vilma Medgyaszay as *

Gyula Gózon Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. Life Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of lea ...

as *

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 ...

as *

Attila Petheö Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Ea ...

as * Zsuzsa Simon as * Erzsi Orsolya as * Irén Sitkey as *

Sándor Peti Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

as *

Hilda Gobbi Hilda Emília Gizella Gobbi (6 June 1913 – 13 July 1988) was an award-winning Hungarian actress, known for her portrayals of elderly women. One of her most beloved performances was as Aunt Szabo in the radio soap opera ''The Szabo Family''. A ...

as * Adrien Hollán * Rózsi Tátrai * Sári Sugár * Kató Szabó *

Ilona Kiszely ''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name '' Helen''. Diminutive forms include ...

* Éva Libertiny *

Valéria Hidvéghy Valéria Hidvéghy or Valerie Pascal Delacorte (14 June 1914 – 14 July 2011) was a Hungarian actress. Life Delacorte was born in Budapest and broke through the iron curtain to marry the film producer Gabriel Pascal. She is best known today ...

* Gyöngyi Váry *

Irma Lányi Irma may refer to: People * Irma (name), a female given name * Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter Places * Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village * Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune'' * Irma, Wisconsin, USA, a ...

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of ...

as *

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 ...

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 Aul ...

as * Ferenc Galetta

References

Bibliography

* Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1938 films Hungarian comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Ladislao Vajda Hungarian black-and-white films {{Hungary-film-stub