Siamese Cat (Hungarian: Sziámi macska) is a 1943 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by László Kalmár and starring Zita Szeleczky, Miklós Hajmássy and Tivadar Bilicsi.Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19–21. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.78Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.266 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas.
Synopsis A nightclub singer pretends to be Siamese to make her act more interesting, and attracts the attention of man desperate to marry her.
Cast Zita Szeleczky as Takács Manci / Siamese chanteuse Miklós Hajmássy as Pali Tivadar Bilicsi as Laci Mici Erdélyi as Hédi Zoltán Makláry as Mr. Takács Marcsa Simon as Mrs. Takács Géza Abonyi as Professor Sármány Aurél, orientalist Sándor Pethes as Egon Ibolya Bilinszky as Manageress Lajos Sugár as Waiter Lajos Hajmássy as Silk manufacturer István Lontay as Miska, bartender Tihamér Lázár as Lawyer, Laci and Pali's friend István Falussy as Asian specialist professor Károly Hajagos as Doorman at bar
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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. Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848–2000. Social Science Monographs, 2003.
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