Magda Expelled
1938 film
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Magda Expelled (Hungarian: Magdát kicsapják) is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger.[1] The film was based on a play. In 1940 it was remade in Italy as Maddalena, Zero for Conduct with some changes (such as the recipient of the letter being from Vienna rather than London).
- Miklós Kádár (play)
- László Kádár (play)
- Károly Nóti
- Imre Éri-Halász
- Ida Turay
- Klári Tolnay
- Antal Páger
- György Nagy
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| Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
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| Produced by | Ferenc Pless |
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| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | Viktor Bánky |
| Music by | Andor Komáromy |
Production company | Harmónia Film |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis
A schoolgirl accidentally sends a love letter written by one of her female teachers to a handsome lawyer in London, leading to a series of misunderstandings which are eventually resolved.
Cast
- Ida Turay as Lévay Magda
- Klári Tolnay as Makray Erzsébet, the teacher of commercial correspondence
- Antal Páger as Alfred Harvey
- György Nagy as Horvay István, Harvey's nephew
- Piri Peéry as the school director
- Sándor Góth as the chemistry teacher
- Gyula Gózon as Magda's father
- Márta Fónay as a student
- Valéria Hidvéghy as a student
- Gerő Mály as the janitor
- Erzsi Pártos as a student
- Kató Fényes
- Judith Laszlo
- Veronika Radó
- Magda Révfalvy
- Lili Szász
- István Dózsa
- István Falussy
- Aranka Hahnel
- Gusztáv Harasztos
- Gyula Justh
- Terus Kováts
- Márta Lendvay
- Sándor Pethes
- Mária Román
- Zsuzsa Simon
- Irén Sitkey
- Éva Somogyi
- Mária Szemlér
Reception
Dorothy Masters of the New York Daily News wrote that the film "harvests a bumper crop of comedy with a plot which gathers up fun as neatly as a farmer's reaper."[2] Harry T. Smith of The New York Times praised the performances of Turay, Tolnay, Pager and Nagy.[3] A reviewer of Variety stated: "One of the brightest, cleverest and most amusing pictures made in Hungarian thus far. Clever directing, shrewd acting, a lot of amusing gags and a pretty plot make 80 minutes’ excellent entertainment."[4] The Film Daily wrote: "Amusing and well paced, this new Hungarian picture will find high favor with the Magyar audience."[5]
