Artúr Somlay

Acting

Artúr Somlay

Born 1883-02-28 · Budapest, Hungary

Acting credits

The Golden Peacock poster
8.0

Bálint Zeke, the honest old miller of the village, leaves his water-mill to Anna, his only daughter, while the will also provides for the mill to be managed by Forintos Mátyás, a young miller, whom he has been raising since he was very young and treats as his own son. The two young people seem to "like each other anyway", and their marriage would make the old man happy.

The Golden Peacock

1943

Szováthy Éva poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Szováthy Éva

1943

Deadly Spring poster
7.4

The subject of this film is Dr. Ivan Egry, a young man, who becomes infatuated with Edit Ralben, the beautiful, but flirtatious, daughter of a prominent man. As the two get involved romantically, problems start to plague their relationship. When they end up separating, Ivan finds comfort with Josza, a pretty girl, much more stable than Edit, but far less glamorous. When Edit eventually re-enters Ivan’s life, he can’t resist her. Unable to resolve his conflicting emotions results in an abruptly tragic finale.

Deadly Spring

1939

It Happened in Europe poster
6.2

1944. A 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.

It Happened in Europe

1947

Closed Court poster
7.0

dr. Benedek Gábor, a famous solicitor in Eger, is the defense counsel of a murderer, who killed his wife out of jealousy. Gábor lives in a happy marriage with Anna. One day, however, Szentgyörgyi Péter, a famous pianist, comes to Eger. He once was loved by Anna, who in those days was training to become an artist herself. Gábor has no knowledge of these events of the past. He, therefore, associates the now renewed relationship with the story of the murderer he is the legal representative of.

Closed Court

1940

Simon Judit poster
5.0

Judit kills her first child because the father left them. She returns to a previous suitor, Simon. Each year their child dies. The rabbi says this happens because she killed her first child and forbids her to kiss her baby till it gets married.

Simon Judit

1915

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Féltékenység

1943

The Challenge poster
7.0

The successful factory owner Sasho Kamenov marries Maria. Sasho wants to surprise Maria with a villa on the seaside. He commissions the project to architect Karshev who begins to court Maria. Kamenov sends his wife to the seaside. There Maria meets Karshev. She feels unwell in the car and the medical examination reveals that she is expecting a baby. In her joy at the news she accepts the architect's invitation to go boating. A raging storm keeps Maria at Karshev's villa. Kamenov accuses his wife of adultery and chases her away. After a while he repents and goes abroad in search of his wife... Sasho discovers his wife singing in a club in Nice. She tells him everything, he asks her to forgive him and soon the happy family makes a photograph.

The Challenge

1942

Europe Does Not Answer poster
9.0

On 26th of August 1939 the Ocania1 steamboat leaves the New York harbour with the ex-spy Maria Holm on board. Now she is the owner of a dressmaker's showroom, but for just one last time is taking important documents to Europe for the sake of peace.

Europe Does Not Answer

1941

Keresztúton poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Keresztúton

1942

Goose Boy poster
6.6

A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.

Goose Boy

1950

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lelki klinika

1941

Sentenced to Life poster
8.0

In an outbreak of a rightful anger, Péter Keresztessy kills Ágota, his deceased wife's cousin, who, in an attempt to become her successor, speaks ill of her thus trying to malign her character. Péter is prepared for capital punishment but is sentenced for life. 15 years later he is pardoned.

Sentenced to Life

1941

A Strange Marriage poster
8.0

Count János Buttler rushes home to his parents and his beloved for the school holidays. On the way, they stop at Baron Dőry's house, where János is deviously trapped. In the presence of false witnesses, he is forcibly married to Baron Dőry's pregnant daughter. The swearing priest is the father of the unborn child. Although Buttler, his family and friends do their utmost to have the marriage annulled, the Church and the court, fearing for his authority, will not allow it. John Buttler and his lover therefore choose another way to divorce.

A Strange Marriage

1951

Semmelweis poster
8.0

Ignác Semmelweis is 18 and is in Vienna, training to become a judge-advocate, to comply with the wishes of his family. He is, however, attracted by the medical science, and joins the team of Professor Rokitanszky.

Semmelweis

1940

Two Times Two poster
10.0

The film is the simultaneous portrayal of the wedding ceremony and honeymoon of a city and a country couple.

Two Times Two

1944

Me and My Grandpa poster
7.7

A few days from a daily life of a regular school in Hungary during fifties.

Me and My Grandpa

1954

Queen Elizabeth poster
8.0

Emperor Franz Joseph's young wife, Queen Elizabeth, was a popular favourite. After the defeat of the War of Independence, the daughter of the revolutionary General Latkóczy came to her to ask for the Queen's intercession on behalf of her father. Little does she know that her journey is aided by the envoys of the Hungarian Legion, which is organizing abroad.

Queen Elizabeth

1940

Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod

1921

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Madách

1944

Budapest Pastry Shop poster
7.5

Ilonka, daughter of a former landowner, is a shop-assistant in her father's small pastry shop in Buda. In order to get a job for her fiancé, who is a young doctor, she befriends János, a painter and owner of the house.

Budapest Pastry Shop

1935

The Black Rainbow poster
NR

Early Hungarian feature from Michael Curtiz

The Black Rainbow

1917

Die Fürstin Woronzoff poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Fürstin Woronzoff

1920

A kegyelmes úr rokona poster
NR

Gábor Szávay works as a clerk at General Electricity Ltd, despite having a degree in engineering and having written a book on the future of electricity. He could apply for a grant to improve his financial situation, but he doesn't because he is a namesake of the director. However, he is not disadvantaged, because his benevolent colleague does it for him, and even invites him to the CEO's home. But the host dies suddenly, and speculation about the inheritance begins. Can Gábor Szávay inherit?

A kegyelmes úr rokona

1941

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