Number 111 (1938 film)

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. 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

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

• Jenő Törzs as Joe Selfridge
• Pál Jávor as Baron Sandor Vajk
• Mária Lázár as Vera Komarowska / Olga Komarowska
• Marica Gervai as Mabel Arnett
• Gyula Csortos as Sam Arnett
• Gábor Rajnay as Baranyai
• Andor Lendvay as Himself
• Zoltán Makláry as Selfridge's Aide
• Ferenc Hoykó as Hotel Alkalmazott
• Gyula Justh as Rendõrtiszt

Reception

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."

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