Dollar Daddy (1956)
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.
Release Date: 1956-05-17
Runtime: 92 minutes
Director: Viktor Gertler
Top Cast
- Iván Darvas as Dr. Jenő Szekeres
- János Rajz as Tamás Hoffmann
- Imre Ráday as Koltay
- Erzsi Somogyi as Koltay's wife
- Tivadar Uray as The chieftain
- Lajos Mányai as banker Bottlik
- Julia Horvath as Gizi
- Rozi Gaál as Kató
- Tivadar Horváth as The son of the chieftain
- Sándor Peti as banker Brenner
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