1944 film
African Bride (Hungarian: Afrikai völegény) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by István Balogh and starring Kálmán Latabár, Piroska Vaszary and Valéria Hidvéghy.[1][2][3] 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, has fallen 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
References
- ^ Frey p.242
- ^ Rîpeanu p.40
- ^ Juhász p.73
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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