| Siamese Cat | |
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| Directed by | László Kalmár |
| Written by | László Kalmár |
| Produced by | Miklós Szalontai Kiss |
| Starring | Zita Szeleczky Miklós Hajmássy Tivadar Bilicsi |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Icsey |
| Edited by | Zoltán Kerényi |
| Music by | Károly De Fries |
| Production company | Hunnia Filmgyár |
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| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
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. 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 / sziámi dizõz
- Miklós Hajmássy as Pali
- Tivadar Bilicsi as Laci
- Mici Erdélyi as Hédi
- Zoltán Makláry as Takács bácsi
- Marcsa Simon as Takács néni
- Géza Abonyi as Professzor Sármány Aurél, ázsiakutató
- Sándor Pethes as Egon
- Ibolya Bilinszky as Direktrissz
- Lajos Sugár as Pincér
- Lajos Hajmássy as Selyemgyáros
- István Lontay as Miska, bárpincér
- Tihamér Lázár as ügyvéd, Pali és Laci barátja
- István Falussy as Ázsiaszakértõ professzor
- Károly Hajagos as Bár portása
References
- Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19–21. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.78
- Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.266
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.
External links
- Siamese Cat at IMDb
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