''Don't Ask Who I Was'' (Hungarian: ''Ne kérdezd ki voltam'') is a 1941 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungary, Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions and is most ...

and starring Katalin Karády, Sándor Szabó and

Mariska Vízváry Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage actress, stage and film actress.Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the National Theatre (Budapest), Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era ...

.Juhász p.124 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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 ...

. 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 ...

Imre Sörés.

Cast

* Katalin Karády as Konrád Eszter * László Baksa Soós as Kazár György, író *

as Özvegy Kaszás Istvánné *

József Juhász József Juhász (4 July 1908 – 24 June 1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Marika'' (1938). He emigrated to Canada following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution ...

as Ifj. Kaszás István, textilkereskedõ * Vera Sennyei as Alice, Csángó felesége * Lajos Vértes as Csángó Péter, szállodatulajdonos * Romola Németh as Marion, Ákos menyasszonya * Sándor Szabó as Ákos, Mohainé fia * Katalin Ilosvay as Berend Nelly * Gyula Benkö as Rudi, bárzongorista *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1890 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Biography Somogyi was the daughter of master brewer István Somogyi Hollósi and Anna Mesterházy. She studied at the Deák tér Re ...

as Juliska, szobaasszony *

Karola Zala Karola Zala (1 October 1879 – 13 January 1970) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now, Oradea, Romania) and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * ...

as Özvegy Mohainé. * Irén Sitkey as Berend felesége * József Miskey as Berend Árpád, Nelly apja * György Nagyajtay as Karcsi, Berend fia * Géza Berczy as Szalontulajdonos *

György Solthy György Solthy (1904–1961) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.561 He played supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. Selected filmography * ''Mirage by the Lake'' (1940) * ''Dankó Pista'' (1940) * '' ...

a sOlgyai Ferenc, gyáros * Ilona Mester as Julis, Cseléd * Gyula Szöreghy as Illatszerboltos * Gertrúd Romváry as Kati, szállodai szobalány

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. * Taylor, Richard (ed.) ''The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema''. British Film Institute, 2000.

External links

* 1941 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1941 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Béla Balogh {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub