''The Devil Doesn't Sleep'' (Hungarian: ''Az ördög nem alszik'') is a 1941 Hungarian

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directed by

Viktor Bánky Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungary, Hungarian film editor and film director, director. He was the brother of the actress Vilma Bánky who enjoyed Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood stardom in the 1920s. He was initiall ...

and starring Klári Tolnay, Gyula Csortos and

Miklós Hajmássy Miklós Hajmássy (1900–1990) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.84 A prominent actor of the Horthy era, he emigrated to Argentina following the Second World War where he was active with the Hungarian National Theatr ...

. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s István Básthy and Sándor Iliszi.

Synopsis

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plans to leave his

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to his two surviving relatives. He invites them to his

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, hoping that they will marry and therefore the estate will not be divided when he dies. However, from their first meeting, the two do not get on.

Cast

* Klári Tolnay as Éva * Gyula Csortos as Gróf Boroghy Gedeon *

as Péter *

Béla Mihályffi Béla Mihályffi (January 14, 1891 – April 4, 1948) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.541 A character actor, he played supporting roles in more than sixty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Stolen ...

as Gergely, jogtanácsos * Ilonka Szép as Klári * László Pálóczi as Péter barátja * Nándor Bihary as Viktor, ügyvéd * Miklós Pataki as Inas *

Ilona Dajbukát Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976) was a Hungarian actress of Armenian ancestry. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Address Unknown'' (1935) * '' The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * '' Kind Stepmother'' ...

as Vendéglõsné * Erzsi Bata as Szobalány *

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 Vendéglõs * Jenö Danis as János bácsi *

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnogr ...

as Paraszt * Gyula Szöreghy as Paraszt

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.

External links

* 1941 films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Viktor Bánky 1941 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films with screenplays by Gábor Vaszary {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub