African Bride

African Bride
Directed by	István Balogh
Written by	Zoltan Deak Károly Nóti László Segesdy
Produced by	István Erdélyi
Starring	Kálmán Latabár Piroska Vaszary Valéria Hidvéghy
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Félix Máriássy
Music by	Béla Dolecskó
Production company	Erdélyi Filmgyártó
Distributed by	Kárpát Film Danubia Pictures
Release date	31 January 1944 (1944-01-31)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

African Bride (Hungarian: Afrikai vőlegény) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by István Balogh and starring Kálmán Latabár, Piroska Vaszary and Valéria Hidvéghy. 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.

External links

• African Bride at IMDb

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