Writing

István Békeffy

Born August 31, 1901 · Szeged, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died June 9, 1977 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

Miss LilliMiss Lilli · 1936
Miss Lilli
★ 9.01936
MovieComedy
Lilli, daughter of a large family, finds job at a jewelry shop, and is taken to Montecarlo by her boss to, under a false identity, make the jewels appeal to rich customers.Only they are stolen,seemingly by the young man she has fallen for..
3:1 For Love3:1 For Love · 1939
3:1 For Love
★ 8.01939
MovieComedy
The Man Who Wagged His TailThe Man Who Wagged His Tail · 1957
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
★ 6.81957
MovieComedyFantasy
The owner of a building tyrannizes his immigrant tenants. Transformed into a dog by an old woman's curse, he experiences all the hardships of his situation; when a child's affection turns him back into a man, his soul is radically changed.
Kiss and Make-UpKiss and Make-Up · 1934
Kiss and Make-Up
★ 5.41934
MovieComedyRomance
Dr. Maurice Lamar is a noted plastic surgeon who makes his rich clients beautiful, and also makes them. He makes Eve Caron, the wife of Marcel Caron, so satisfied with his skilled hands that she leaves Marcel and marries Maurice. They go on a Mediterranean honeymoon, where he soon finds the effects of his own beauty regulations are more than he can handle. He bids adieu to his new bride, and wings it back to Paris with the intention of giving up his practice and becoming a scientific researcher... after winning back the love of his simple, unadorned secretary, Anne.
The Man Who Walked Through the WallThe Man Who Walked Through the Wall · 1959
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
★ 7.21959
MovieComedy
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who teaches piano. Increasingly infuriated, he discovers accidentally one evening that he has the ability to go through walls. With this power, he decides to settle the scores, firstly with his boss who downgraded him.
Gypsy PrincessGypsy Princess · 1971
Gypsy Princess
★ 8.01971
MovieComedyDrama
Kálmán Imre's beloved operetta comes to the screen in this comedy of music, marriage and class set in Budapest and Vienna before the outbreak of the First World War, recorded at the Budapest Opera in 1963.
The Private SecretaryThe Private Secretary · 1931
The Private Secretary
★ 6.51931
MovieComedy
During hard times, a vivacious girl looks for an office job in the hope of landing a rich man.The director of the bank she works at flirts with her while not at first revealing his identity so she rejects him.
An Almost Decent GirlAn Almost Decent Girl · 1963
An Almost Decent Girl
★ 8.01963
MovieComedy
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Dr. med. Hiob PrätoriusDr. med. Hiob Prätorius · 1965
Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
★ 4.71965
MovieComedy
Dr. med. Job Prätorius enjoys great popularity among patients, doctors and students alike thanks to his kindness and philanthropy. Only his colleague Prof. Speiter begrudges him his success. When his patient Maria Violetta wants to commit suicide because of an extramarital pregnancy, Prätorius takes care of the young woman. When he tries to gently prepare her father for the news, the latter considers Praetorius to be a more than welcome admirer of his daughter. As a deep affection develops between the doctor and his patient, the two eventually marry. Their private happiness fuels Prof. Speiter's envy. With the help of Praetorius' mysterious factotum Shunderson, he finally believes that he can uncover some dark secrets from the doctor's past. But Praetorius manages to refute all the accusations in a court of honor with wit and astonishing revelations.

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Roxy und ihr WunderteamRoxy und ihr Wunderteam · 1938
Roxy und ihr Wunderteam
★ 9.01938
Movie
In 1936, Hungary’s championship team, escorted by their captain, Count Szirmay, retreats to a lakeside villa after a triumphant win in London, only to discover that a runaway English bride, Gingi Cheswick, has stowed away among them. Tasked with returning her home, serious young Gyurka Károlyi finds himself reluctantly drawn to her, while the team’s prankster Blazsek engineers a series of comic mishaps. Reunited under the strict watch of a girls’ institute and pursued by Gingi’s determined father, Gyurka and Gingi must navigate misunderstandings and rival suitors. Their story culminates on the playing field, where Gyurka’s unexpected heroics secure both a sports victory and the approval needed for their romance.

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