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- DirectorGustaf MolanderStarsAlf KjellinGunn WållgrenAnita BjörkMartin and Frida married solely because she was pregnant. Later he would have a passionate side-affair with Rut. Rut's sexual feelings were highly neurotic because she had been sexually abused by her stepfather. When the chimney sweep came, she seduced him and afterward felt dirty and desperate. She found and seduced Martin. From the beginning she interspersed mean attacks. During the war he was drafted, but deserted. He and Rut hired a room by the chimney sweep. Soon Rut seriously stabbed Martin's hand with a fork and they were thrown out. But whatever Rut did, she could always "make it undone" by one word. Eventually they lived at the loft of an empty storehouse. On New Year's Eve Rut went to her mother and stepfather and demanded all cash the latter had. He gave her what was equal to four months salary for an unskilled worker. Martin believed she had got the money by prostitution. He left her and reported himself to the police. Rut promised to revenge herself. Martin was acquitted because a friend testified that he was mentally ill when he deserted. He and Rut reconciled, but she did not forget her promise. She left him when it would hurt most. He tried to kill himself, but was saved.
- DirectorIstván SzötsStarsAlice SzellayJános GörbePéterke FerencyA woodcutter moves his wife and son onto a mountain for an attempt at a better life but tragedy soon sets in.
- DirectorÁkos RáthonyiStarsClara TabodyPál JávorGerö Mály
- DirectorLászló KalmárStarsPál JávorErzsi SimorMargit LukácsA Budapest gypsy musician has to sell his beloved family violin and later searches for it in Russia, where he reconnects with his first girlfriend, now a member of high society.
- DirectorÁkos RáthonyiStarsKlári TolnayPál JávorGerö Mály
- DirectorEmil MartonffiStarsGyula CsortosLili BerkyAlice Nagy
- DirectorJános VaszaryStarsLili MurátiAntal PágerLászló PerényiA busy surgeon forgets his wife Mária's birthday. He does not even attend the dinner in her honor. Mária is offended and, in her desperation, accepts the courting of a pianist. But when he suddenly proposes, she is forced to rethink her relationship with her husband.
- DirectorLászló SiposStarsLili MurátiPiroska VaszaryMargit Zsilley
- DirectorViktor BánkyStarsLili MurátiKatalin IlosvayMargit LánczyMária, a beautiful lady living a carefree, happy life, is on the brink of tragedy and cannot find a way out. At the request of her seamstress, in her name and role, she visits a wounded soldier with whom the seamstress has corresponded anonymously, and who is believed to have only hours to live.
- DirectorFrigyes BánStarsLili MurátiAndor AjtayLászló PerényiA young woman is made to forget her past, the men, and that she was 'The Girl of the Night'.
- DirectorDezsõ Ákos HamzaStarsLili MurátiMiklós HajmássyMargit LadomerszkyDr. Erzsebet Szikszay, lawyer, finds herself in an impossible situation. For the sake of her client, she is forced to play the role of a complete stranger's wife, and to continue the performance in the man's apartment... The situation is only complicated when it turns out that the man is the opposing lawyer.
- DirectorJános VaszaryStarsTivadar BilicsiLili MurátiAntal Páger
- DirectorÁkos RáthonyiStarsGyula CsortosKlári TolnayMária Mezei
- DirectorViktor GertlerStarsGyula BenköZsuzsa BánkiIván Darvas
- DirectorGéza von RadványiStarsArtúr SomlayMiklós GáborZsuzsa BánkiA band of runaways and orphans of the war scour the countryside in search of food and shelter. They invade and then taken in by a musician and former concert pianist who's hiding out in a ruined castle. After the initial altercation between them the gang accepts his guidance and he wins their respect by protecting them from the elements. However, disgruntled townsfolk want to chase away the gang who has been - in their search for survival - laying waste to their crops. A battle ensues ending in the death of a little boy - and resolution.
- DirectorEmil MartonffiStarsKálmán LatabárManyi KissZoltán Makláry
- DirectorViktor BánkyStarsLili MurátiÉva SzörényiPiroska VaszaryHow did a beautiful American divorcee get into the bed of her best friend's fiancé right after returning to Budapest?
- DirectorJózsef DaróczyStarsLili MurátiAntal PágerMiklós Hajmássy
- DirectorLászló CserépyStarsZita SzeleczkyIlona KissAntal Páger
- DirectorEmil MartonffiStarsIda TurayÉva SzaplonczayLivia Kollár
- DirectorLászló CserépyStarsIda TurayPál JávorMariska Halassy
- DirectorLajos ZilahyStarsKatalin KarádyAntal PágerArtúr Somlay
- DirectorIstván SzötsStarsAlice SzellayJános GörbeJózsef Bihari
- DirectorEndre RodríguezStarsÉva SzörényiIda TurayAndor Ajtay
- DirectorEndre RodríguezStarsKatalin KarádyAndor AjtayErnö Mihályi
- DirectorEmil MartonffiStarsGyula CsortosPiroska VaszaryMária Egry
- DirectorEmil MartonffiStarsMária EgryValéria HidvéghyGábor Rajnay
- DirectorMárton KeletiStarsÉva SzörényiPál JávorKálmán RózsahegyiThis literary adaptation from a well known Hungarian author is the story of a schoolmistress.
- DirectorZoltán KerényiStarsÉva SzörényiIda TurayMária Mezei
- DirectorLászló KalmárStarsSári FedákLászló SzilassyErzsi Simor
- DirectorMárton KeletiStarsIda TuraySándor SzabóMária Mezei
- DirectorLászló KalmárStarsPál JávorFerenc KissMária MezeiBarbara did not marry bank manager Gábor Bogáti out of love. The unhappy woman meets Peter, the world-famous pianist, in the middle of a forest storm, and their passionate relationship develops into a passionate affair. But Barbara is unable to leave her family, and the passion burning inside her consumes her health. Sick and burning with fever, she begs her husband's forgiveness.
- DirectorLászló KalmárStarsKatalin KarádyIstván NagyGábor Rajnay
- DirectorDezsõ Ákos HamzaStarsMária MezeiGyula KamarásZsófia KoósKlári is already a bride when she realizes that she loves not her fiancé, but the young engineer who is building her house, but she feels she has no strength to cancel the wedding. In his despair, Miklós takes solace in a nightclub, where he meets Lola, who would use any means to win him.
- DirectorDezsõ Ákos HamzaStarsKatalin KarádyLászló SzilassyElemér BalóBased on the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg's novel written in 1894, this film takes the viewers to the past of Hungary. Professor Sergius (Elemér Baló) insists that he invented a machine that can fly faster than the speed of earth's rotation and this enables him (or anyone who travels with him) to fly back with it to the past; that is to travel in time. To prove this the professor promises the hand of his daughter Rózsi (Katalin Karády) and all his possessions to the one who is willing to try the 'space travel' with him in his machine. The romantic and adventurous Hungarian count Ákos Tibor (László Szilassy) finally accepts the challenge. For the count's luck before the time travel he attends a costume ball dressed as a Hungarian hussar. Because when they arrive in the past, people think that he is a far relative of the wealthy landlord whose field they landed. This is how the strange adventures begins for our 20th century hero in the world of the 18th century Austro-Hungary...
- DirectorZoltán FarkasStarsKatalin KarádyPál JávorGyula CsortosMargit takes a job on a rabbit farm in her friend's name and with her papers. She soon earns the trust of the owner the wealthy Mr. Kuglits and falls in love with his fired secretary, Sándor. They later find out out that Kuglits, wants to bequeath his huge fortune to her as his supposed niece.
- DirectorLászló CserépyStarsAntal PágerMária SulyokArtúr Somlay
- DirectorLászló CserépyStarsBella BordyLászló SzilassyManyi Kiss
- DirectorViktor BánkyStarsÉva SzörényiAntal PágerMargit Zsilley
- DirectorViktor BánkyIstván BásthyStarsAntal PágerErzsi SimorJúlia TóthDr. István Kovács is a young university professor, the son of peasant parents. Adored by his students, he is popular in the small-town community, and everyone knows he has a big career ahead of him. But no one understands how he could be courting Ada Tatár, the celebrated but vain beauty of the small town.
- DirectorViktor BánkyStarsAntal PágerBella BordyValéria HidvéghyPetty Officer András Laczkó is mistaken for a nobleman after a tie change at a reception, where an influential man takes a liking to him. His bosses, in order not to offend the guest of honor and to prevent the truth from coming to light, send Laczko to the company's country estate as a ispán. The earth-loving young man from the village soon revives the farm and falls in love with the company secretary, Miss Kató. His success soon leads to trouble with his envious neighbors.
- DirectorFrigyes BánStarsZita SzeleczkyMária LázárAntal PágerSet during the reign of Emperor Joseph II, the story centers on a Transylvanian widow who welcomes the gentle advances of her country-loving monarch, but when she is ordered to the castle, she is horrified to discover that she has been the victim of a fatal misunderstanding.
- DirectorImre ApáthiStarsKatalin KarádyVera SzemereÉva Kelemen
- DirectorGéza von RadványiStarsMária Tasnádi FeketeAntal PágerJózsef TimárDr. Gábor Benedek, the famous lawyer, defends a murderer who killed his wife out of jealousy. Gábor's marriage is fine, he loves his wife Anna. Then, one day, Péter Szentgyörgyi, her former love turns up in the small town. Anna once wanted to be a pianist like Péter, but then she married and gave up the career. The reappearance of her old love awakens her longing for a different kind of life.
- DirectorÁkos RáthonyiStarsKlári TolnayManyi KissTivadar Bilicsi
- DirectorKlára TüdõsStarsElma BullaIlona NagykovácsiAndor Ajtay
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsEdward G. RobinsonCharles BoyerBarbara StanwyckAn anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnPaul LukasLucile WatsonAfter a career criminal is recaptured and knows he faces the guillotine, he offers to exchange his life for 100 hostages slated for execution by the Germans.
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsCharles BoyerRita HayworthGinger RogersA formal tailcoat that gets passed from one owner to another affects each life in a significant way.
- DirectorSteve SekelyStarsBarbara BrittonRudy ValleeOtto KrugerSuzanne, a waitress, comes up with a sure-fire method for winning at the racetrack and, later, when she inherits a fortune from a customer of the restaurant, she use the same system for investing her money. Her stuff broker tries to dissuade her, but she persists and her investments increases her wealth.
- DirectorGiuseppe AmatoVittorio De SicaStarsVittorio De SicaRenée Saint-CyrUmberto MelnatiA man poses as a mysterious admirer to find out whether his wife would cheat on him.
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsRinaldo SmordoniFranco InterlenghiAnnielo MeleTwo shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandFred AstairePeter LawfordA nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
- DirectorRichard HaydnStarsJohn LundWanda HendrixBarry FitzgeraldAfter an idiot heir's accidental death, a stuntman is hired to impersonate him when the family gathers to determine the disbursement of Miss Tatlock's fortune. But complications soon line up to stand between a lucky lookalike and easy money.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsJudy GarlandVan JohnsonS.Z. SakallIn turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyBarry NelsonA jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's expert help.
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyFrank MorganJames CraigTeenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
- DirectorJohn FordRobert MontgomeryStarsRobert MontgomeryJohn WayneDonna ReedA Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
- DirectorAlbert LewinStarsGeorge SandersHurd HatfieldDonna ReedA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartRobert YoungThe Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsDeanna DurbinFranchot TonePat O'BrienA young girl visits New York for two reasons: to see her half-brother, and to try to start a musical career.
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsRay MillandBarbara BrittonWalter SlezakOccupied France, World War II. The American pilot John is shot down and taken to a convent by the Resistance. The young novice Clothilde is interested in him and is willing to help him escape to England. John passes as being the husband of Madame Bouchard, a woman from the next village.
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsDane ClarkGail RussellEthel BarrymoreDanny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
- DirectorRobert BressonStarsRenée FaureJany HoltSylvieAnne-Marie joins a Dominican convent as a novice where she knows Therese. After shooting a man for which she was imprisoned, Therese protests her innocence, reluctant to tell her secret.
- DirectorRobert BressonStarsPaul BernardMaría CasaresElina LabourdetteA society lady engineers a marriage between her lover and a cabaret dancer who is essentially a prostitute.
- DirectorZoltán FarkasStarsZita SzeleczkyLászló SzilassyMargit LánczyThe memory of the first, unfulfilled love still haunts Miklós, the once poor schoolboy, and Éva, the mayor's daughter, who were separated by social barriers in the past, and now by family ties.
- DirectorBéla BaloghStarsZita SzeleczkyJózsef TimárKálmán RózsahegyiViktor Pálos spent 22 months prison. After his release he moves to his mother's brother's house in the countryside. But his past follows him here, too. When a robbery occurs in the village, he is the first suspect. Viktor almost collapses under the lawlessness, when he finds a true partner.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTallulah BankheadJohn HodiakWalter SlezakSeveral survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTeresa WrightJoseph CottenMacdonald CareyA teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsNine-Christine JönssonBengt EklundMimi NelsonA suicidal factory girl out of reformatory school, anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMai ZetterlingBirger MalmstenOlof WinnerstrandA blind musician falls in love with a kindhearted girl.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHolger LöwenadlerAnna LindahlBirger MalmstenA sailor returns to his hometown after 7 years and remembers the dark and the light moments of his past.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsInga LandgréStig OlinMarianne LöfgrenA small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's real mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption.
- DirectorAlf SjöbergStarsStig JärrelAlf KjellinMai ZetterlingAn idealistic adolescent suffering under the thumb of a sadistic schoolmaster falls in love with a loose girl who is bullied and tormented by another lover.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert MarshallOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsIngrid BergmanGregory PeckMichael ChekhovA psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJean ArthurMarlene DietrichJohn LundIn occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsRay MillandJane WymanPhillip TerryThe desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFranchot ToneAnne BaxterAkim TamiroffIn the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsGinger RogersRay MillandRita JohnsonA frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckOscar HomolkaA group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert NewtonAlec GuinnessKay WalshIn Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsCelia JohnsonTrevor HowardStanley HollowayMeeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRex HarrisonConstance CummingsKay HammondA man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.