''The Dream Car'' ( hu, Meseautó) is a 1934 Hungarian

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film directed by

Béla Gaál Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungarian film director. His 1930 film '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.Cunningham p.28 In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis in Da ...

and starring

Zita Perczel Zita Perczel (26 April 1918 – 4 April 1996) was a Hungarian actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre o ...

Ella Gombaszögi Ella Gombaszögi (born Erzsébet Grün; 27 December 1894 – 12 November 1951) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Vorrei morir'' (1918) * '' The New Relative'' (1934) * ''Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * ''The Dream Car'' ...

and

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 ...

. A tycoon falls in love with a poor woman and secretly buys her a car. The 1935 British film ''

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'' was based on this film.Reid p.31

Cast

as Kovács Vera *

as Kerekes Anna *

as Sári * Jenő Törzs as Szûcs János bankigazgató *

Gyula Kabos Gyula Kabos (19 March 1887, Budapest – 6 October 1941, New York) was a Hungarian actor and comedian, widely known for his comedic movie roles in the late 1930s. Biography Early years Kabos was born on 19 March 1887, in Budapest as Gyul ...

as Halmos Aladár *

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 Kovács Mother *

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 Kovács Father *

Vilmos Komlós Vilmos Komlós (1893–1959) was Hungarian stage and film actor. He was a top cabaret performer in Budapest, many of his colleagues and collaborators being Jewish and later forced to emigrate. Szalai p.236 He was married to the actress Irma Pinté ...

as Hentes * Jenő Herczeg as Péterffy *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Rongyosok'' (1925) * '' Átok vára'' (1927) * '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' A kék bálvány'' (1931) * '' Spring Shower'' (193 ...

as Józsi,a sofõr *

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 Aulich ...

as Szállópincér *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben ...

as Pincér *

Zoltán Várkonyi Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow Inter ...

as Autóüzleti alkalmazott *

Tibor Weygand 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 Éneklõ fiatal *

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as Child * Lenke Szőnyi as Elhagyott kedves

References

Bibliography

* Burns, Bryan. ''World Cinema: Hungary''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1996. * Reid, John Howard. ''Science-fiction & Fantasy Cinema: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-fi & The Supernatural''. 2007.

External links

* 1934 films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1934 romantic comedy films Hungarian romantic comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub