The Chequered Coat (Hungarian: Pepita kabát) is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Kálmán Latabár, Manyi Kiss and Zoltán Makláry.[1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy.
The Chequered Coat | |
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Directed by | Emil Martonffi |
Written by | László Segesdy László Szilágyi |
Produced by | László Sipos József Vass |
Starring | Kálmán Latabár Manyi Kiss Zoltán Makláry |
Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
Edited by | László Katonka |
Music by | Andor Zerinváry |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis
editA postmistress wants to marry off her daughters, but one of them Teri takes her dowry sewn into a coat and journeys to Budapest to buy a boarding house. One of the guests, a composer, falls in love with her and tries to prevent her being cheated in the city.
Cast
edit- Kálmán Latabár as Laczffy, táncoskomikus
- Manyi Kiss as Zsuzsa, Teri testvére
- Zoltán Makláry as Végrehajtó
- Mária Egry as Teri
- Géza Földessy as Szepesy János
- Lili Berky as Özvegy Takácsné, Teri anyja
- Béla Mihályffi as Zenekiadó
- Piroska Vaszary as Ráczné, panziótulajdonos
- Ferenc Pethes asJános, zeneszerzõ
- Pál Vessely as Ödön
- Ilona Kiszely as Juci, énekesnõ
- Árpád Latabár as Színigazgató
- Livia Kollár as Komorna
- Anci Barna as Sötéthné, színésznõ
- Géza Berczy as Színész
- Dóra Fáy Kiss as Egyik pepitakabátos lány
- Livia Miklós as Pepita kabátos lány
- Ibolya Orbán as Margit, ruhatáros
- Tibor Puskás as Boy
- Teri Radó as Margit, ruhatáros
- Sándor Solymossy as Nemes úr, vendég a panzióban
- Mária Szemlér as Pénztáros kisasszony
- Rózsi Szerdahelyi as Feleség a panzióban
- Gyula Szöreghy as Férfi a postán
- Gyula Köváry
- Ilona Kökény
References
editBibliography
edit- 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.