''The Witch of Leányvár'' (Hungarian: ''A leányvári boszorkány'') is a 1938 Hungarian

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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

Éva Szörényi Éva Szörényi (born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s, when she played leading roles in over 20 motion pictu ...

, Gyula Csortos and Piri Vaszary.Balski p.93 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

Synopsis

In rural Hungary the two daughters of a

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, with an inflated sense of their social position, refuse a number of invitations to dances from male students at the nearby forestry school.

Cast

as Helén, Mélius lánya * Imre Hámory as Cserõczy Béla, diák * Blanka Szombathelyi as Málika, Mélius lánya * Gyula Csortos as Nemes Mélius Mátyás, zálogháztulajdonos *

Imre Apáthi Imre Apáthi (1909–1960) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor and film director, director.Cunningham p.91 He was married to the actress Vera Sennyei. Selected filmography * ''The Rakoczi March'' (1933) * ''Emmy (film), Emmy'' (1934 ...

as Cserõczy barátja *

Piroska Vaszary Piroska "Piri" Vaszary (19 May 1901 – 2 October 1965) was a Hungarian film actress. Life Family Born 19 May 1901 in Budapest, Piroska's father was Gábor Vaszary (born in Kaposvár, on 13 March 1866) main-notar of Budapest, her mother w ...

as Szobaasszony *

Márton Rátkai 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'', one of the most popular and best-known Hungarian films of t ...

as Dr. Kovács Gyula *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles.Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And th ...

as Helén kérõje *

József Bihari József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1935 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * ''All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''The Golden Man (film ...

as Palkó *

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 Szakácsnõ *

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as Vendég a jelmezbálon *

György Hajnal 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 ethnog ...

as Sanyó bácsi, portás *

Ilona Kökény Ilona Kökény (7 April 1891 - 1 July 1947) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1918 to 1944. Selected filmography References External links * 1891 births 1947 deaths Hungarian film actresses { ...

as Vendég az eljegyzésen *

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as Lámpagyújtogató * Géza Márky as Diák *

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of th ...

as Hertelendi *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. He was the cousin of the actor Ferenc Pethes. Selected filmography * ''Rongyosok'' (1925) * ''Átok vára'' (1927) * ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' ...

as Cirkuszigazgató * Dezsõ Pártos as Böller sekrestyés, esküvõi tanú *

Vali Rácz Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 191112 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she p ...

as A szép Meluzina *

Dániel Skultéty Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the acti ...

as Csapos * József Tóth-Vásárhelyi as Szájharmónikás diák * Gyula Zordon as Diák

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * 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

* 1938 films Hungarian comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1938 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films based on Hungarian novels Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub