''Young Noszty and Mary Toth'' (Hungarian: ''A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival'') is a 1960 Hungarian

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

romantic comedy film Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

directed by

Viktor Gertler Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15 Selected filmography Editor * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1930) * ''The Man in Search of His Murde ...

and starring

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös S� ...

Károly Mécs Károly is a very common Hungarian male given name. It is also sometimes found as a Hungarian surname. The origin of this name is the Turkic Karul, which means hawk. Nowadays Károly is considered the equivalent of English Karl or Charles (beca ...

and

Marianne Krencsey Marianne Krencsey (9 July 1931 – 30 March 2016) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rákoscsaba, Krencsey graduated as a theater director, but she was eventually mainly active as an actress thanks to ...

. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same title by

Kálmán Mikszáth Kálmán Mikszáth de Kiscsoltó (16 January 1847 – 28 May 1910) was a widely reputed Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician. His work remains in print in Hungarian and still appears from time to time in other languages. Biography Mik ...

, previously made into the 1938 film '' Young Noszty and Mary Toth''. 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

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József Romvári. It was one of the most popular films of the era in Hungary, during more than three and half million admissions at the box office.Ostrowska & Pitassi p.98

Cast

as Noszty Pál *

as Noszty Feri *

as Noszty Vilma * Antal Páger as Tóth Mihály * Márta Fónay as Tóth Mihályné * Ilona Petényi as Tóth Mari *

László György László () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a histo ...

as Kopereczky *

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937) * '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * '' Jan ...

as Homlódyné *

Sándor Pécsi Sándor Pécsi (18 March 1922 – 4 November 1972) was a Hungarian actor born in Sajószentpéter, Hungary. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 1972 before dying on 4 November 1972 in Budapest, Hungary. Selected filmography ...

as Pázmár dr. * Karola Csürös as Rozál * Károly Kovács as Palojtay *

Miklós Szakáts Miklós Szakáts (30 April 1920 – 22 October 1984) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1943 to 1969. Selected filmography References External links * 1920 births 1984 deaths Hungarian male film acto ...

as Stromm ezredes * Flórián Kaló as Kozsehuba *

Gyula Bodrogi Gyula Bodrogi (born 15 April 1934) is a Hungarian television and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Sleepless Years'' (1959) * '' Cantata'' (1963) * ''Twenty Hours'' (1965) * '' The Testament of Aga Koppanyi'' (1967) * '' Irány Mexikó!' ...

as Malinka

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1960 films Hungarian comedy films 1960s Hungarian-language films 1960 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films based on Hungarian novels Remakes of Hungarian films Films set in the 1900s Hungarian historical films 1960s historical films {{Hungary-film-stub