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.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas.
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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 |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
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
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
