The Last of the Vereczkeys

1940 film

31 January 1940 (1940-01-31)

Running time

81 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

The Last of the Vereczkeys (Hungarian: Az utolsó Vereczkey) is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Zita Szeleczky, Miklós Hajmássy and Valéria Hidvéghy.^[1] ^[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sándor Iliszi and József Simoncsics.

Synopsis

Erzsi Vereczkey controls a struggling shipping company, but discovers in the family bible clues that suggest that the family treasures are hidden away in a castle. She sets out to find them.

Cast

Zita Szeleczky as Vereczkey Erzsi
Miklós Hajmássy as Miklóssy István
Valéria Hidvéghy as Bébi
Tivadar Bilicsi as Tímár
Piroska Vaszary as Katalin
Gyula Csortos as Ferenc
György Kürthy as Miklóssy Tamás
Karola Zala as Miklóssy Tamásné
Margit Ladomerszky as Wereczkeyné
Gyözö Kabók as Parasztember
Etelka Dán as Gépírónõ
László Misoga as Pincér
Gizi Hernády as Gépírókisasszony
Dezsö Szalóky as Szabó úr, Concordia irodában tisztviselõ
Ilonka Szép as Titkárnö
György Gonda as Kocsis
Lajos Kelemen
István Saághy
Kató Timár
György Ungváry
Gyula Kompóthy
Kitty K. Tóth
Róbert Huszthy
Dezsõ Bárdy
Gyula Zordon as Igazgató úr

References

^ International Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publications, 1940. p.1056
^ Hungarian Studies Review: HSR., Volumes 20-22. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1993. p.87

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.