Dollar Daddy (1956)
Dollárpapa
A heavily indebted schoolteacher raising two marriageable daughters is buoyed by rumors that his long-lost uncle in America is a millionaire, until the uncle’s unexpected arrival in poverty sparks a rush of creditors, patrons and fortune-seekers. Ambitious lawyer Jenő Szekeres orchestrates the deception so that the family, the town and himself profit from the false fortune, and even when the truth comes out, everyone, including Szekeres, now eyeing a political career, chooses to uphold the lie.
- Date of release
- 1956-05-17
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Viktor Gertler
Casting
- Iván Darvas — Dr. Jenő Szekeres
- János Rajz — Tamás Hoffmann
- Imre Ráday — Koltay
- Erzsi Somogyi — Koltay's wife
- Tivadar Uray — The chieftain
- Lajos Mányai — banker Bottlik
- Rozi Gaál — Kató
- Tivadar Horváth — The son of the chieftain
- Sándor Peti — banker Brenner
- Sándor Tompa — Dr. Króny
- László Kabos — Ágost Kandel, tailor
- László Bánhidi
Interesting facts
Dollar Daddy is a 1956 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Iván Darvas, János Rajz and Erzsi Somogyi. It was a success at the Hungarian box office, drawing over three million spectators. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Nagykőrös. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga.
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