''The Night Serenade'' (Hungarian: ''Éjjeli zene'') is a 1943 Hungarian

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directed by Frigyes Bán and starring János Sárdy,

Margit Ladomerszky Margit Ladomerszky (17 December 1904 – 10 October 1979) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * '' Istvan Bors'' (1939) * ''Gül Baba'' (1940) * ''Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; ...

and Éva Kelemen.Balski p.19 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 László Dudás.

Synopsis

A scandal breaks out when an engaged young woman from a wealthy background is serenaded by a man who is not her

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Cast

* János Sárdy as Tardy Miklós,énekes *

as Özvegy Tardyné,Miklós anyja *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles. Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''An ...

as Pallay, nyug. ezredes * Éva Kelemen as Pallay Katinka *

Lili Kertay ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...

as Az ötödik Pallay lány * Mariska Halassy as Pallay Irénke * Ibolya Molnár as Pallay Ezsike * Lenke Lorán as Pallay Pannika *

Sári Déry Sári Déry (1911–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Székely &Gajdó p.705 She was married three times, including to the actor Nándor Bihary. She was born in Bratislava, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but later part of C ...

as Charlotte * György Gozmány as Zenge Karcsi,Katinka võlegénye *

Ilus Vay Ilus Vay (born Ilona Horváth; February 1923 – 28 October 2008) was a Hungarian actress. She died on 28 October 2008 at the age of 85 in Budapest. Filmography *Jómadár (in the role of Cake shop assistant) – 1943 *Anyámasszony katonája ...

as Nevelõnõ * Kató Szendrey as Lány a hangversenyen *

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as Baptiste, Tardy inasa * György Kürthy as Szabadkai úr

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * 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

* 1943 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1943 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Frigyes Bán {{Hungary-film-stub