Márton Rátkai (born Mór Márton Fischer; 18 November 1881 – 18 September 1951) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. In 1917 he starred with in the comedy ''

Harrison and Barrison ''Harrison and Barrison'' (Hungarian: ''Harrison és Barrison'') is a 1917 Hungarian silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Márton Rátkai, Dezsõ Gyárfás and Nusi Somogyi. Korda broke from his previous practice of adap ...

'', one of the most popular and best-known Hungarian films of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He was awarded the

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in 1949.

Selected filmography

* '' Captive Souls'' (1913) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Romance in Budapest'' (1933) * ''

Miss Iza ''Miss Iza'' (Hungarian: ''Iza néni'') is a 1933 Hungarian comedy film directed by Steve Sekely, Istvan Szekeley and starring Sári Fedák, Pál Jávor (actor), Pál Jávor and Ella Gombaszögi. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Purple Lilacs'' (1934) * '' The Homely Girl'' (1935) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * '' The Borrowed Castle'' (1937) * ''

There Are Exceptions ''There Are Exceptions'' (Hungarian: ''Tisztelet a kivételnek'') is a 1937 Hungarian romantic drama film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Imre Ráday, Klári Tolnay and Kálmán Rózsahegyi. Juhász p.74 It was shot at the Hunnia Stu ...

'' (1937) * '' Sweet Revenge'' (1937) * ''

Man Sometimes Errs ''Man Sometimes Errs'' (Hungarian: ''Az ember néha téved'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Antal Páger, Anna Tõkés and Margit Dajka.Cunningham p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art director M ...

'' (1938) * '' The Witch of Leányvár'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' The Siege of Beszterce'' (1948)

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

External links

* 1881 births 1951 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male silent film actors 20th-century Hungarian male actors Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian comedians Male actors from Budapest 20th-century comedians {{Hungary-actor-stub