Purple Lilacs

1934 film

6 September 1934 (1934-09-06)

Running time

79 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

Purple Lilacs (Hungarian: Lila akác) is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Irén Ágay, Irén Biller and György Nagy.^[1]^[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Ernö Szép which was later remade as a 1973 film.^[3]

Cast

Irén Ágay as Tóth Manci
Irén Biller as Hédi
György Nagy as Pali
Gyula Kabos as Angelusz
Gyula Gózon as Weber
Márton Rátkai as Zsezsé
Ilona Eszterházy as Lili
László Z. Molnár as Körmendi
Sándor Pethes as Bajnóczi
István Berend as Sportfiú
Nusi Somogyi as Mili
Stephen Bekassy as Charlie
László Dezsõffy as Józsi
Ernö Király as Utcai énekes
Ferenc Antók as Statiszta
Harry Csáktornyai as Elemér
Anni Eisen as Statiszta
László Keleti as Tejesember
Irma Lányi as Vendég
Sári Némethy as Arany Hédi szobalánya
Dezsõ Pártos as Statiszta
Éva Ruttkai as Unknown role

References

^ Rîpeanu p.49
^ Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.261
^ Goble p.451

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
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.