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1938 film

Number 111

Directed by	Steve Sekely
Written by	Jenő Heltai (novel) István Mihály
Produced by	Richárd Horovitz
Starring	Jenő Törzs Pál Jávor Mária Lázár Marica Gervai
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	József Szilas
Music by	Dénes von Buday
Production company	Mûvész Film
Release date	1 April 1938 (1938-04-01)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Number 111 (Hungarian: A 111-es) is a 1938 Hungarian thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Jenő Törzs, Pál Jávor and Mária Lázár. It is a remake of the 1920 film Number 111, directed by Alexander Korda, which was itself an adaptation of a novel by Jenő Heltai.

Plot

Olga, assistant of the hypnotist Joe Selfridge, is used by the latter to impersonate her own sister, Vera, herself a victim of Selfridge's cruelty. Selfridge's plan aims to obtain the fortune of the young Baron Vajk.

Partial cast

Jenő Törzs as Joe Selfridge
Pál Jávor as Baron Sandor Vajk
Mária Lázár as Vera Komarowska / Olga Komarowska
Marica Gervai as Mabel Arnett
Gyula Csortos as Sam Arnett
Gábor Rajnay as Baranyai
Andor Lendvay as Himself
Zoltán Makláry as Selfridge's Aide
Ferenc Hoykó as Hotel Alkalmazott
Gyula Justh as Rendõrtiszt

Reception

TV Guide described the film as "a lot like the sort of low-budget 'B' melodramas in which director Steve Szekely specialized when he moved to Hollywood in the 1940s."

References

A 111 es | Film | 1938 (in Polish), retrieved 2023-12-06
"Number 111". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

External links

Number 111 at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Steve Sekely
The Great Longing (1930) Hyppolit, the Butler (1931) Flying Gold (1932) A Tremendously Rich Man (1932) Rouletabille the Aviator (1932) Miss Iza (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) The Rakoczi March (1933) Cornflower (1934) Emmy (1934) Purple Lilacs (1934) Romance of Ida (1934) Ball at the Savoy (1935) Cafe Moscow (1936) Danube Rendezvous (1936) Be True Until Death (1936) Half-Rate Honeymoon (1936) Sensation (1936) A Girl Sets Out (1937) An Affair of Honour (1937) Help, I'm an Heiress (1937) Beauty of the Pusta (1937) Number 111 (1938) Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938) Two Prisoners (1938) Miracle on Main Street (1939) Behind Prison Walls (1943) Women in Bondage (1943) Revenge of the Zombies (1943) Lady in the Death House (1944) Lake Placid Serenade (1944) Waterfront (1944) My Buddy (1944) The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) Blonde Savage (1947) Hollow Triumph (1948) Amazon Quest (1949) Stronghold (1951) The Empress of China (1953) Desert Desperadoes (1959) The Day of the Triffids (1963) Kenner (1969)

Films directed by Steve Sekely

The Great Longing (1930)
Hyppolit, the Butler (1931)
Flying Gold (1932)
A Tremendously Rich Man (1932)
Rouletabille the Aviator (1932)
Miss Iza (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
Scandal in Budapest (1933)
The Rakoczi March (1933)
Cornflower (1934)
Emmy (1934)
Purple Lilacs (1934)
Romance of Ida (1934)
Ball at the Savoy (1935)
Cafe Moscow (1936)
Danube Rendezvous (1936)
Be True Until Death (1936)
Half-Rate Honeymoon (1936)
Sensation (1936)
A Girl Sets Out (1937)
An Affair of Honour (1937)
Help, I'm an Heiress (1937)
Beauty of the Pusta (1937)
Number 111 (1938)
Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938)
Two Prisoners (1938)
Miracle on Main Street (1939)
Behind Prison Walls (1943)
Women in Bondage (1943)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
Lady in the Death House (1944)
Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
Waterfront (1944)
My Buddy (1944)
The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
Blonde Savage (1947)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Amazon Quest (1949)
Stronghold (1951)
The Empress of China (1953)
Desert Desperadoes (1959)
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Kenner (1969)

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