''Three Bells'' (Hungarian: ''Három csengö'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Imre Apáthi and

Félix Podmaniczky Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

and starring Pál Jávor,

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and

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. Vilmos p.206 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

At an upmarket

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, one of the new guests Kowalsky is secretly a jewel thief who wants to start a new life with the proceeds of his latest robbery. He secures the attention of the

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Anna who is attracted by his luxurious lifestyle, despite being engaged to the hotel waiter Miklós.

Cast

* Pál Jávor as Miklós *

as Anna * Gerö Mály as Zsiga *

as Böske * Zoltán Makláry as Kowalsky * Imre Apáthi as Liftesfiú * Vali Rácz as Énekesnö * György Nagyajtay as Szobafõnök * Ibolya Bilinszky as Nászutas * Gyula Benkö as Nászutas *

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as Kálmán, elbocsátott pincér *

Mici Haraszti Mici Haraszti (Born Mária Hinkelmann; 25 June 1882, in Trencsén, Austria-Hungary (now Trenčín, Slovakia) – 18 February 1964, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Hyppo ...

as Szállóvendég *

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as Allamrendörségi nyomozó *

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as Szállodaigazgató *

Gusztáv Harasztos Gusztáv is the Hungraian variant of the given name Gustav and may refer to: *Gusztáv Batthyány (1803–1883), Hungarian nobleman who bred horses in England where he was commonly known as Count Batthyány *Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946), Hungarian p ...

as Orvos * Béla Mihályffi * Lajos Sugár * Ferenc Pethes * Marcsa Simon *

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Gyula Kompóthy 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 ...

* Lajos Köpeczi Boócz * Miklós Pataki

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. * Vilmos, Várkonyi. ''Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora''. Zima Szabolcs, 2013

External links

* 1941 films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Félix Podmaniczky Films directed by Imre Apáthi 1941 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in Budapest Films shot in Budapest Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub