Siamese Cat (film) explained

Siamese Cat
Director:	László Kalmár
Producer:	Miklós Szalontai Kiss
Starring:	Zita Szeleczky Miklós Hajmássy Tivadar Bilicsi
Music:	Károly De Fries
Editing:	Zoltán Kerényi
Studio:	Hunnia Filmgyár
Runtime:	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.^{[1] [2]} 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

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.

Notes and References

1. Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19–21. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.78
2. Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.266