Magda Expelled

Magda Expelled (Hungarian: Magdát kicsapják) is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger.^[1] The film was based on a play. In 1940 it was remade in Italy as Maddalena, Zero for Conduct with some changes (such as the recipient of the letter being from Vienna rather than London).

Magda Expelled
Directed by	Ladislao Vajda
Written by	Miklós Kádár (play) László Kádár (play) Károly Nóti Imre Éri-Halász
Produced by	Ferenc Pless
Starring	Ida Turay Klári Tolnay Antal Páger György Nagy
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Viktor Bánky
Music by	Andor Komáromy
Production company	Harmónia Film
Release date	5 March 1938 (1938-03-05)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Synopsis

A schoolgirl accidentally sends a love letter written by one of her female teachers to a handsome lawyer in London, leading to a series of misunderstandings which are eventually resolved.

Cast

• Ida Turay as Lévay Magda
• Klári Tolnay as Makray Erzsébet, the teacher of commercial correspondence
• Antal Páger as Alfred Harvey
• György Nagy as Horvay István, Harvey's nephew
• Piri Peéry as the school director
• Sándor Góth as the chemistry teacher
• Gyula Gózon as Magda's father
• Márta Fónay as a student
• Valéria Hidvéghy as a student
• Gerő Mály as the janitor
• Erzsi Pártos as a student
• Kató Fényes
• Judith Laszlo
• Veronika Radó
• Magda Révfalvy
• Lili Szász
• István Dózsa
• István Falussy
• Aranka Hahnel
• Gusztáv Harasztos
• Gyula Justh
• Terus Kováts
• Márta Lendvay
• Sándor Pethes
• Mária Román
• Zsuzsa Simon
• Irén Sitkey
• Éva Somogyi
• Mária Szemlér

Reception

Dorothy Masters of the New York Daily News wrote that the film "harvests a bumper crop of comedy with a plot which gathers up fun as neatly as a farmer's reaper."^[2] Harry T. Smith of The New York Times praised the performances of Turay, Tolnay, Pager and Nagy.^[3] A reviewer of Variety stated: "One of the brightest, cleverest and most amusing pictures made in Hungarian thus far. Clever directing, shrewd acting, a lot of amusing gags and a pretty plot make 80 minutes’ excellent entertainment."^[4] The Film Daily wrote: "Amusing and well paced, this new Hungarian picture will find high favor with the Magyar audience."^[5]