''The Devil Doesn't Sleep'' (Hungarian: ''Az ördög nem alszik'') is a 1941 Hungarian

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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

Klári Tolnay Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952. Life Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the da ...

, Gyula Csortos and Miklós Hajmássy. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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István Básthy István Básthy (1896–1970) was a Hungarian art director. He designed the sets for more than fifty productions in the Hungarian film industry, frequently working alongside Sándor Iliszi. His career spanned from the silent era during the 19 ...

and Sándor Iliszi.

Synopsis

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plans to leave his country estate to his two surviving relatives. He invites them to his

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, hoping that they will marry and therefore the estate will not be divided when he dies. However, from their first meeting, the two do not get on.

Cast

as Éva * Gyula Csortos as Gróf Boroghy Gedeon * Miklós Hajmássy as Péter * Béla Mihályffi as Gergely, jogtanácsos *

Ilonka Szép Ilonka may refer to: * Lovely Ilonka, Hungarian fairy tale * Ilonka Elmont (b. 1974), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer * Ilonka, a character in the 1944 film ''House of Frankenstein'' See also * Ilona, Hungarian given name * Elonka (disambiguation) Elo ...

as Klári *

László Pálóczi 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 ...

as Péter barátja * Nándor Bihary as Viktor, ügyvéd * Miklós Pataki as Inas *

Ilona Dajbukát Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976) was a Hungarian actress of Armenian ancestry. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Address Unknown'' (1935) * ''The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * '' Kind Stepmother'' ( ...

as Vendéglõsné *

Erzsi Bata Erzsi is the short version of Erzsébet, the Hungarian form of the given name Elizabeth. Notable people with the (nick)name Erzsi include: *Erzsi Ferenczy (c. 1904 – 2000), wife of Hungarian painter Béni Ferenczy *Erzsi Kovács DRH (1928–201 ...

as Szobalány * József Juhász as Vendéglõs * Jenö Danis as János bácsi * György Gonda as Paraszt *

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 Paraszt

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

* 1941 films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Viktor Bánky 1941 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub hu:Az ördög nem alszik