''St. Peter's Umbrella'' (Hungarian: ''Szent Péter esernyöje'') is a 1917 Hungarian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Károly Lajthay Károly Lajthay (7 December 1883 – 30 August 1946) was a Hungarian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1918 and 1944. He also appeared in 13 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in Marosvásárhely, Aust ...

Márton Rátkai Márton Rátkai (born Mór Márton Fischer; 18 November 1881 – 18 September 1951) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. In 1917 he starred with in the comedy ''Harrison and Barrison'', one of the most popular and best-known Hungarian films of t ...

and

Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...

. It was an adaptation of the 1895 novel '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' by

Kálmán Mikszáth Kálmán Mikszáth de Kiscsoltó (16 January 1847 – 28 May 1910) was a widely reputed Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician. His work remains in print in Hungarian and still appears from time to time in other languages. Biography Mik ...

.Kulik p.21 Two adaptations were made later in 1935 and in 1958.

Cast

Károly Lajthay Károly Lajthay (7 December 1883 – 30 August 1946) was a Hungarian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1918 and 1944. He also appeared in 13 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in Marosvásárhely, Aust ...

- Vicar Bély *

Ica von Lenkeffy Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest. Partial film ...

Charles Puffy Charles Puffy (born Károly Hochstadt; 3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) was a Hungarian film actor. Biography Hochstadt appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the only slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appear ...

* József Kürthy *

József Hajdú József Hajdú (30 September 1884 – 24 June 1932) was a Hungarian actor. He was born in Debrecen and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ''Faun The faun (, grc, φαῦνος, ''phaunos'', ) is a ...

Marcsa Simon Marcsa Simon (born Mária Cecília Simon 21 November 1882 – 8 January 1954) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Tápiószele and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' Miska the Magnate'' (1916) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ...

Gyula Bartos Gyula Bartos (born Salamon Prinz; 7 April 1872 – 21 May 1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He performed for many years at the National Theatre in Budapest. Bartos was born in Szeged and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' S ...

* Mari K. Demjén

References

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

External links

* 1917 films Hungarian silent films Hungarian drama films 1910s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Alexander Korda Films based on Hungarian novels Hungarian black-and-white films 1917 drama films Austro-Hungarian drama films Silent drama films Films based on works by Kálmán Mikszáth {{Hungary-film-stub