Hyppolit, the Butler (1931)
Hyppolit a lakáj
72 min
Evergreen comedy about a typical parvenu, an ignorant transportation entrepreneur who has suddenly found himself very rich. Despite their humble origins, his wife strives to live a sophisticated lifestyle. When she engages a butler, Hyppolit, their whole life is turned upside down. It has remained one of the most viewed Hungarian comedies of all time: it is shown regularly and is still extremely popular
- Release date
- November 27, 1931
- Country of origin
- Hungary
- Music
- Mihály Eisemann
Where to watch
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Cast
- Gyula Csortos as Hyppolit
- Gyula Kabos as Schneider Mátyás
- Mici Haraszti as Schneiderné
- Éva Fenyvessy as Schneider Terka
- Gyula Gózon as Makáts
- Pál Jávor as Benedek István mérnők
- Sándor Góth as Főtanácsos
- Mici Erdélyi as Mimi - táncosnő
- Jenő Herczeg
- István Bársony
- Lajos Gárdonyi
- Ferenc Pázmán
- Ernő Szenes as Tóbiás
- Marcsa Simon as Julcsa
- Zoltán Makláry
- Gusztáv Vándory
Crew
- Steve Sekely · Director
- Károly Nóti · Writer
- István Zágon · Writer
- Béla Keleti · Producer
- Albert Samek · Producer
- Mihály Eisemann · Composer
- István Eiben · Cinematographer
- Eduard Hoesch · Cinematographer
- Max Heilbronner · Production designer