''Dollar Daddy'' (Hungarian: ''Dollárpapa'') is a 1956 Hungarian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

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

and starring

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce (, ; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as Szilárd Darvas, his fa ...

János Rajz János Rajz (born János Reisz February 13, 1907 – July 20, 1981) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor. Early life Rajz was born in Budapest in 1907 and attended Hódmezővásárhely Grammar School, and had aspirations of becom ...

and

Erzsi Somogyi Erzsi Somogyi (1906–1973) was a Hungarian stage and film actress.Fekete p.546 She was born in Transylvania in what subsequently became Romania after the First World War. She was active on the stage in Budapest for many decades, while also making ...

. It was a success at the Hungarian box office, drawing over three million spectators.Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98 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 ...

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

and on location around

Nagykőrös Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary. János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him. Notable people *Szabolcs Czira (b. 1951), politician *Frigyes Hegedűs (1920–2008), pentathlete *István Kecskés (b ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Mátyás Varga Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian communist polit ...

Cast

as Dr. Jenő Szekeres *

as Tamás Hoffmann *

as Mrs. Koltay *

Imre Ráday Imre Ráday (4 September 1905 – 12 March 1983) was a Hungarian film actor. Ráday was born in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary and died in Budapest, Hungary in 1983. Selected filmography * '' The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927) * '' Th ...

as Koltay * Júlia Horváth as Gizi * Rozi Gaál as Kató *

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 * ''The Red Samso ...

as Count *

Tivadar Horváth Tivadar may refer to: * Tivadar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Tivadar is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 166 people a ...

as Son of count * József Timár as Mayor *

Lajos Mányai Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulic ...

as Bottlik, banker *

Sándor Peti Sándor Peti (1898–1973) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.107 A character actor, he played supporting roles in many films. Of Jewish heritage, his career was restricted by the Anti-Jewish Laws imposed in ...

as Brenner, banker *

Sándor Tompa Sándor Tompa (1903–1969) was a Hungarian film and stage actor. He was born in Transylvania, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire which was ceded to Romania after the First World War and acted in the Hungarian language theatre in Cluj.Bíró p. ...

as Dr. Króny *

Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olym ...

as Faragó *

László Bánhidi László Bánhidi (1906–1984) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Song of the Cornfields'' (1947) * '' Prophet of the Fields'' (1947) * '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''Singing Makes Life Beautiful'' (1950) * '' The Land Is Our ...

as Coachman *

István Egri István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first k ...

as Lieutenant * Márta Fónay as Wife of mayor *

László Hlatky László () is a 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. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the ...

as Notary *

László Kabos László () is a 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. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the m ...

as Kandel Ágost, tailor *

László Kazal László () is a 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. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the m ...

as Butcher * Kálmán Koletár as Student *

Lenke Lorán Lenke Lorán (1 May 1927 – 27 August 2017) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Győr, Hungary. Her career began in 1935. Lorán played mostly comedies, but she also performed memorably in more serious films as well. Her best known r ...

as Douther of mayor *

János Makláry János is a masculine Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew name Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John. People Notable people with the name include: * János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Ca ...

as Coachman *

László Misoga László Misoga (1895–1969) was a Hungarian film actor, film and stage actor.''The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 3''. New York Times, 1939. p.1694 Later in his career he also appeared in television productions. Misoga was a prolific charac ...

as Baker * József Máriáss as Uncle Szikszai *

Imre Pongrácz Imre () is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and He ...

as prison guard * Ernö Szabó as Rudolf Leihner, salesman * László Ujlaky as Minister's secretary

References

Bibliography

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

* 1956 films Hungarian comedy films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1956 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub