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The Half of a Boy

1924-03-07 · 42 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

In English known informally as "The Half of a Boy" and "Stepmother". Based on the novel by Kálmán Mikszáth. After his wife's death Gáthy Lörinc (in Serbian version: Mr. Wickfield) remarries and in secret he takes his son born from this second marriage to the same foster parents who take care his first son born from his first marriage and left without mother. Five years later, when both boys return home, his wife does not know which is her own child, and which is the child of the previous wife, so the husband's desire is fulfilled, his orphaned son doesn't have step-mother, because his wife loves both boys equally, as her sweet children.

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Directors
Géza von Bolváry
Production companies
Corvin Film
Countries
Hungary
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paul LukasPaul LukasGáthy Lõrinc (as Lukács Pál)
Helene von BolváryHelene von BolváryGáthy felesége (as Mattyasovszky Ilona)
Ferenc VendreyKomornyik
Gusztáv VándoryOrvos
Teréz KürtiNevelõnõ
Gyula KompóthyLaci
Soma SzarvasiPap
Tibor HegedüsGáthy Pali
Jolan UjhelyineSzakácsné (as Ujhelyiné Jolán)
Juci VizRoby menyasszonya
Lajos UjváryHázitanító

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