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Number 111 (1938 film)

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Number 111
Directed bySteve Sekely
Written by
Produced byRichárd Horovitz
Starring
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited byJózsef Szilas
Music byDénes von Buday
Production
company
Mûvész Film
Release date
  • 1 April 1938 (1938-04-01)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Number 111 (Hungarian: A 111-es) is a 1938 Hungarian thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Jenő Törzs, Pál Jávor and Mária Lázár.[1] It is a remake of the 1920 film Number 111, directed by Alexander Korda, which was itself an adaptation of a novel by Jenő Heltai.

Plot

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Olga, assistant of the hypnotist Joe Selfridge, is used by the latter to impersonate her own sister, Vera, herself a victim of Selfridge's cruelty. Selfridge's plan aims to obtain the fortune of the young Baron Vajk.

Partial cast

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Reception

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TV Guide described the film as "a lot like the sort of low-budget 'B' melodramas in which director Steve Szekely specialized when he moved to Hollywood in the 1940s."[2]

References

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  1. ^ A 111 es | Film | 1938 (in Polish), retrieved 2023-12-06
  2. ^ "Number 111". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
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