The Chequered Coat (Hungarian: Pepita kabát) is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Kálmán Latabár, Manyi Kiss and Zoltán Makláry.[1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy.

The Chequered Coat
Directed byEmil Martonffi
Written byLászló Segesdy
László Szilágyi
Produced byLászló Sipos
József Vass
StarringKálmán Latabár
Manyi Kiss
Zoltán Makláry
CinematographyBarnabás Hegyi
Edited byLászló Katonka
Music byAndor Zerinváry
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Release date
  • 21 November 1940 (1940-11-21)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Synopsis

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A postmistress wants to marry off her daughters, but one of them Teri takes her dowry sewn into a coat and journeys to Budapest to buy a boarding house. One of the guests, a composer, falls in love with her and tries to prevent her being cheated in the city.

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References

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  1. ^ Juhász p.68
  2. ^ Rîpeanu p.21

Bibliography

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  • Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
  • Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
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