The Chequered Coat | |
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Directed by | Emil Martonffi |
Written by |
László Segesdy László Szilágyi |
Produced by |
László Sipos József Vass |
Starring |
Kálmán Latabár Manyi Kiss Zoltán Makláry |
Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
Edited by | László Katonka |
Music by | Andor Zerinváry |
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Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
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.
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.