The Crucial Moment

The Crucial Moment

1938 · 79 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, Drama

Kulinyi, the theatre secretary in Budapest, becomes the director of a rural theatre. He takes with him a talented, budding theatre couple, Gábor Bálint and Éva Pap. He fights a hopeless battle with drunken and jaded actors, undemanding audiences, and demands the release of their untalented relatives with creditors. Finally, tired of failure, all three return to Pest. Kulinyi resumes his post as secretary. Gábor Bálint, out of options, approaches the famous actor Ferenc Tőrös and asks him to let him play the role for one night only, so that he can prove his talent.

Directed by Ladislao Vajda · Written by Andor Zsoldos

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Andor Ajtay Törös Ferenc
Gyula Kabos Kulinyi
Zoltán Makláry Tokody Balázs
Béla Mihályffi Törzs Sándor
Antal Páger Bálint Gábor
Sándor Pethes Kárász
Gyula Szöreghy Törös inasa
Klári Tolnay Éva, Bálint Gábor felesége
Rózsi Felhő Öreg színésznő
Menyhért Gulyás Színész
Gusztáv Harasztos Színész
Valéria Hidvéghy Icu

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