''The Old Scoundrel'' (Hungarian: ''A vén gazember'') is a 1932 German-Hungarian

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 ...

directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony,

Tibor Halmay Tibor Halmay (20 December 1894 – 2 November 1944) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.65 He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appeared in a mixture of German and Hungarian films during his career. He is sometimes ...

and Károly Sugar.Lohr p.188 It was made as a co-production between the

Hunnia Film Studio 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 comp ...

and German's leading film company

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. A German-language version '' And the Plains Are Gleaming'' was also made by the same director, and featuring several of the same cast members. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Márton Vincze Marton Vincze or Márton Vincze (1905–1941) was a Hungarian art directorWaldman p.135 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) ...

Cast

* Rosy Barsony as Mária, Inokay lánya *

as Balassa gróf * Károly Sugar as Borly Gáspár *

Ferenc Táray Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * ...

as Inokay Kornél báró * Ilona Cs. Aczél as Inokay felesége *

Magda Kun Magda Kun (17 February 1912 – 7 November 1945) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was born at Szászrégen and made her stage debut in Budapest. She married actor Steven Geray in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film ''Dance ...

as Magda * Erzsébet Gyöngyössy as Balassa grófnõ * Gusztáv Ilosvay as László, Borly Gáspár unokája *

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 Thury * Emilia Étsy as Perkálné * Béla Venczel as Draskóczy tábornok * Rezsö Harsányi as Vizsgálóbíró * Imre Kovács as Jegyzõ *

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 Borügynök * Hugó Déri as Másik borügynök

References

Bibliography

* Ferenc Lohr. ''Hallom a filmet''.

Magvető Magvető is a Hungarian book publishing company based in Budapest. It primarily publishes domestic and international works of literary fiction. History Magvető was established in 1955 as a publisher of the Magyar Írók Szövetsége (now the ...

, 1989.

External links

* 1932 films 1930s musical drama films German musical drama films Hungarian musical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Heinz Hille Films set in Hungary UFA GmbH films Hungarian multilingual films German black-and-white films Hungarian black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films 1932 drama films 1930s German films Films based on works by Kálmán Mikszáth Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{musical-drama-film-stub