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.
Cast
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
Julia Horvath
Gizi
Rozi Gaál
Kató
Tivadar Horváth
The son of the chieftain
Sándor Peti
banker Brenner
Sándor Tompa
Dr. Króny
László Kabos
Ágost Kandel, tailor
László Bánhidy
Unknown
Ervin Kibédi
(uncredited)
István Egri
Captain
Alfonzó
jailer
Nusi Somogyi
Unknown
László Misoga
Unknown
András Tassy
Unknown
Márta Fónay
mayor's wife
Andor Balajthy
Unknown
Tibor Benedek
Unknown
László Földényi
Unknown
Imre Halmay
Unknown
Jenö Herczeg
Unknown
László Hlatky
notary public
László Kazal
meat dealer
Kálmán Koletár
student
Vilmos Komlós
Unknown
Lenke Lorán
daughter of the mayor
József Timár
The mayor
János Makláry
Kocsis
József Máriáss
uncle Szikszai
Imre Pongrácz
prison guard
János Pásztor
Unknown
Imre Solymosi
Unknown
Ernö Szabó
Leihner Rudolf, dealer
József Szendrő
Unknown
László Ujlaky
secretary to the minister
Viktória Ujváry
Unknown
Ilus Vay
Unknown
Tibor Bodor
Unknown
László Egri
(uncredited)
Árpád Gyenge
Rab (uncredited)
Gyula Horváth
Card player at the station (uncredited)
Rudolf Romhányi
(uncredited)
Tóni Torma
(uncredited)
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