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Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938)

Young Noszty and Mary Toth poster
Original title
A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man pursues a woman he is interested in and gets into comedic situations. The story is based on a novel from 1909 and was made into a film in the late 1930s.

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What happens

Young Noszty and Mary Toth (Hungarian: A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival) is a 1938 Hungarian-German romantic comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Pál Jávor, Éva Szörényi and Erika von Thellmann. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same title by Kálmán Mikszáth. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival that year. A separate German-language version Ihr Leibhusar was also produced. The novel was later remade into a 1960 film Young Noszty and Mary Toth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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