Dollar Daddy

Story

Synopsis

A heavily indebted schoolteacher raising two marriageable daughters is buoyed by rumors that his long-lost uncle in America is a millionaire, until the uncle’s unexpected arrival in poverty sparks a rush of creditors, patrons and fortune-seekers. Ambitious lawyer Jenő Szekeres orchestrates the deception so that the family, the town and himself profit from the false fortune, and even when the truth comes out, everyone, including Szekeres, now eyeing a political career, chooses to uphold the lie.

Director

Viktor Gertler

Writers

Szilárd Darvas, Andor Gábor, Béla Gádor

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary

Release date

17 May 1956

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Iván Darvas

  Dr. Jenő Szekeres

• 

  János Rajz

  Tamás Hoffmann

• 

  Imre Ráday

  Koltay

• 

  Erzsi Somogyi

  Koltay's wife

• 

  Tivadar Uray

  The chieftain

• 

  Lajos Mányai

  banker Bottlik

• 

  Julia Horvath

  Gizi

• Rozi Gaál

  Kató

• 

  Tivadar Horváth

  The son of the chieftain

• 

  Sándor Peti

  banker Brenner

• 

  Sándor Tompa

  Dr. Króny

• László Kabos

  Ágost Kandel, tailor