''The Chequered Coat'' (Hungarian: ''Pepita kabát'') is a 1940 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

Emil Martonffi Emil Martonffy (1904–1983) was a Hungarians, Hungarian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''It Happened in March'' (1934) * ''Thanks for Knocking Me Down'' (1935) * ''The Wise Mother'' (1935) * '' Pogányok'' (1937) ...

and starring

Kálmán Latabár Kálmán Latabár (1902–1970) was a Hungarian comedian and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, d ...

Manyi Kiss Manyi Kiss (Born Margit Kiss; 12 March 1911 – 24 March 1971) was a Hungarian actress. Career She was born in Magyarlóna, Kolozs County, Hungary ''(now Luna de Sus, Romania)'', to Lajos Kiss and Zsuzsanna Nagy. She acted from 1926 in Cluj ' ...

and

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) * '' Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * '' Spring Sh ...

. Rîpeanu p.21 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 compa ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy.

Synopsis

postmistress A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

wants to marry off her daughters, but one of them Teri takes her

dowry A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment ...

sewn into a coat and journeys to

to buy a boarding house. One of the guests, a composer, falls in love with her and tries to prevent her being cheated in the city.

Cast

as Laczffy, táncoskomikus *

as Zsuzsa, Teri testvére *

as Végrehajtó *

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 Teri *

Géza Földessy Géza is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following: * Benjamin Géza Affleck * Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians * Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...

as Szepesy János *

Lili Berky Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon. Selected filmography * '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913) * ''Whi ...

as Özvegy Takácsné, Teri anyja *

Béla Mihályffi 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 Zenekiadó *

Piroska 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 Ráczné, panziótulajdonos *

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 ...

asJános, zeneszerzõ *

Pál Vessely Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American ch ...

as Ödön *

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 ...

as Juci, énekesnõ *

Árpád Latabár Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gy ...

as Színigazgató * Livia Kollár as Komorna * Anci Barna as Sötéthné, színésznõ *

Géza Berczy Géza Berczy (1902–1963) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Laura p.97 He acted at a variety of theatres during his career and appeared in many films as a character actor in supporting roles from the silent era to the 1960s. Selected filmo ...

as Színész * Dóra Fáy Kiss as Egyik pepitakabátos lány *

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 d ...

as Pepita kabátos lány * Ibolya Orbán as Margit, ruhatáros *

Tibor Puskás Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. There are several explanations for the origin of the name: * from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome. * in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred pl ...

as Boy * Teri Radó as Margit, ruhatáros * Sándor Solymossy as Nemes úr, vendég a panzióban * Mária Szemlér as Pénztáros kisasszony * Rózsi Szerdahelyi as Feleség a panzióban *

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 Férfi a postán *

Gyula Köváry Gyula Köváry (1884–1967) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor and screenwriter. He featured in the Budapest cabaret scene.Bodó p.15 In cinema he appeared in supporting roles from the silent era to the 1950s. After the failed Hun ...

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 { ...

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

* 1940 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1940 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Emil Martonffi Films set in Budapest {{Hungary-film-stub