''Wedding in Toprin'' (Hungarian: ''Toprini nász'') is a 1939 Hungarian

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adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

André de Toth Endre Antal Miksa DeToth, better known as Andre de Toth (born Endre Antal Mihály Tóth; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. He directed the 3D film ''House ...

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 ...

, Pál Jávor and Ferenc Kiss. The film's sets were designed by the

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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) ...

. It was released in the United States where it enjoyed success with Hungarian emigrants and covered its production costs twice over.Cunningham, p. 45

Cast

as A gróf felesége * Pál Jávor as Mányay Imre fõhadnagy * Ferenc Kiss as Toprin grófja *

Imre Apáthi Imre Apáthi (1909–1960) was a Hungarian stage and film actor and director.Cunningham p.91 He was married to the actress Vera Sennyei. Selected filmography * ''The Rakoczi March'' (1933) * ''Emmy'' (1934) * '' I May See Her Once a Week'' (19 ...

as Erdélyi Gábor hadnagy *

József Bihari József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * '' All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''The Golden Man'' (1936) * ''The Village Rogue'' (1938) * ''Be ...

as Ispán *

Ferenc Hoykó 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 Patikus *

Panni Kéry Panni may refer to: *Plural of Latin pannus Geography * Panni, Apulia, village in the province of Foggia in southeast Italy * Panni (Pashtun tribe), in Afghanistan and Pakistan People * Antonio Maria Panni (1730-1790), Italian painter and art hi ...

as Ulka * Lajos Kelemen as Csendõr *

Mária Keresztessy Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). * The name is found in the Mária Valéria Bridge between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria and may ...

as A grófné anyja *

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

as Az ezredes felesége *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * ''Spring Showe ...

as Lubolin *

Zsóka Ölvedy Zsóka Ölvedy (1912-1981) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Enyedi p.284 She generally played supporting roles in films of the Horthy era. Selected filmography * ''The Wise Mother'' (1935) * ''The Red Wallet'' (1938) * '' Barbara in Ameri ...

as Corinna,az ezredes lánya *

Attila Petheö Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central Europe ...

as Ezredes *

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of t ...

as Szasa *

Vali Rácz Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 191112 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she pl ...

as Lola *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (Born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1884 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Selected filmography * ''Harrison and Barrison'' (1917) * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * ''White Rose'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abro ...

as Natasar * Péter Szõts D. as Orosz rendõrfõnök *

Gyula Zordon 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 ...

as Fötiszt

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * 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

* 1939 films 1930s spy films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1939 adventure films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Andre de Toth Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub