The Homely Girl

The Homely Girl
Directed by	Béla Gaál Henry Koster
Written by	Béla Gaál László Vadnay
Produced by	Ferenc Pless
Starring	Pál Jávor Lili Muráti Ella Gombaszögi
Cinematography	Heinrich Balasch
Music by	Alfréd Márkus
Production company	Harmónia Film
Release date	27 September 1935 (1935-09-27)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

The Homely Girl (Hungarian: A csúnya lány) is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and Henry Koster and starring Pál Jávor, Lili Muráti and Ella Gombaszögi.[1] The film marked Muráti's debut and launched her career as a star.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It has plot similarities to Koster's 1933 German film The Ugly Girl.

Synopsis

To gain revenge on the lawyer Halmi Tibor who unfairly laid the blame for an incident on her in court, the attractive Éva disguises herself as an uglier version of herself and gains employment in his office. She alternates between her two versions, one of whom he has fallen in love with. Things come to a conclusion on a trip to the Italian resort of Abbazia on the Adriatic.

Cast

• Pál Jávor as Dr. Halmi Tibor
• Lili Muráti as Pál Éva
• Ella Gombaszögi as Bogdán felesége
• Gyula Kabos as Bogdán Artúr
• Márton Rátkai as Éva apja
• Gyula Gózon as Plökl
• Stephen Bekassy as Miklós
• Gyula Justh as Bíró
• János Doktor as Bírósági titkár

References

1. Cunningham p.45
2. Ostrowska, Pitassio & Varga p.58

Bibliography

• Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
• Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

• The Homely Girl at IMDb