Masterless Woman

Masterless Woman
Directed by	László Sipos
Written by	Pál Barabás
Produced by	Klára B. Kokas
Starring	Erzsi Simor István Nagy Ida Turay
Cinematography	Árpád Makay
Edited by	Félix Máriássy
Music by	Szabolcs Fényes
Production company	Esperia Film
Release date	1944 (1944)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Masterless Woman (Hungarian: A gazdátlan asszony) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by László Sipos and starring Erzsi Simor, István Nagy and Ida Turay. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director János Pagonyi. Katalin Karády was originally intended to play the lead before being replaced by Simor.

Synopsis

In a French hotel, Éva attracts the attention of other guests. She is in fact married to Ádám, but feels the loving attention he showed to her during their early courtship has now gone. She indulges in flirtations, but comes to understand the meaning of true love with her absent husband.

Cast

• Erzsi Simor as Éva, Pártos felesége
• István Nagy as Pártos Ádám
• Zoltán Greguss as Kotovszky Iván
• Ida Turay as Konzumnõ
• Ferenc Delly as Szállodaigazgató
• Erzsi Salamon as Alíz, Kotovszky Iván menyasszonya
• Sándor Pethes as Parketttáncos
• György Nagyajtay as Szobapincér
• Mariska Halassy as Éva nagynénje
• László Misoga as Szalay bácsi
• Mária Kúnsági as Juliska, Pártosék szobalánya
• Ferenc Antók as Szállóvendég
• Gusztáv Harasztos as Szállodaportás
• Nusi Somogyi
• Gusztáv Vándory
• Éva Serényi

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Masterless Woman at IMDb