African Bride () is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by István Balogh and starring Kálmán Latabár, Piroska Vaszary and Valéria Hidvéghy.Frey p.242Rîpeanu p.40Juhász p.73 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Simoncsics.
Synopsis A young man has been in correspondence with Mária a Hungarian woman living in Africa. Without ever meeting her, he falls in love with her. Having met the woman, and fearing that she is ill-matched to his friend, his actor buddy persuades the attractive young daughter of his landlady to pretend to be Mária.
Cast Kálmán Latabár as Kökény Tóbiás Piroska Vaszary as Mária Valéria Hidvéghy as Szalkay Manci Mici Haraszti as aunt Mici Lenke Egyed as housekeeper Kornélia Gárdos as Mrs. Szalkay, Manci's mother Jenö Pataky as Berinday György Gusztáv Pártos as Dömötör Döme, strongman László Misoga as Feri, footman Sári Rédey as Mail lady Angela Christian as Bözsi, Beautician Erzsi Czobor as assistant Erzsébet Nádudvarya as Mari, Maid of Szalkays Gusztáv Harasztos as Civil servant Lajos Sugár as Concierge Ferenc Szabó as Nagy János
References
Bibliography Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. 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.
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