''Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (Hungarian: ''Ma, tegnap, holnap'') 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

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 Pál Jávor,

Artúr Somlay Artúr Somlay (28 February 1883, in Budapest – 10 November 1951, in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Today and Tomorrow'' (1912) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' The Clan'' (1920) ...

and

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 ...

. Rîpeanu p.96 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 ...

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. 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 ...

János Horváth.

Cast

* Eszter Szilágyi Szabó as Dr.Wagner Edit * Pál Jávor as Bende László gyárigazgató *

as Dr. Téry Sándor *

as Gigi * Irén Sitkey as Viki * Gerö Mály as Don Antonio - Kropacsek Antal *

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 Kocsmáros *

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 Dr. Marton *

Lajos Sugár Lajos Sugár (1893–1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared at a variety of Hungarian theatres during his career including the National Theatre in Budapest.Fekete p.376 He frequently appeared in films in supporting roles during t ...

as Szállodai portás *

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 Londiner *

János Görbe János Görbe born as Görbe János (November 12, 1912, Jászárokszállás - September 5, 1968, Budapest) was a prominent Hungarian actor of film and theater. He was the father of actress Nóra Görbe, star of the popular 80's TV series, "Lin ...

as Harmonikás *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' Hyppolit, the Bu ...

as Fuvaros *

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 Detektív *

Lajos Kelemen Lajos Kelemen (born 8 June 1929) is a Hungarian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event ...

as Detektív * Bella Csermely as Virágáruslány * Juliska Dinnyési as Anna növér

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. * Vilmos, Várkonyi. ''Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora''. Zima Szabolcs, 2013

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 Viktor Bánky {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub