The Marriage Market | |
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Directed by | Félix Podmaniczky |
Written by | József Babay Félix Podmaniczky |
Based on | Leányvásár by Miksa Bródy and Ferenc Martos |
Produced by | Károly Rostaházy István Széll |
Starring | Zita Szeleczky János Sárdy Manyi Kiss |
Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
Edited by | László Katonka |
Music by | Viktor Jacobi |
Production companies | Imago Film Magyar Film Iroda |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
The Marriage Market (Hungarian: Leányvásár) is a 1941 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring Zita Szeleczky, János Sárdy and Manyi Kiss.[1][2][3] An operetta film, it is an adaptation of the 1911 stage work of the same title composed by Victor Jacobi. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy.
János Gergely returns from Canada with his daughter Lucy. She is very interested in the folk traditions of Transylvania and the famous marriage market held there. Meanwhile, Peter is seeking a debt owed to him by Lucy's father. The two end up being wed in peasant costumes without realising that the marriage is valid.