# Purple Lilacs > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Purple_Lilacs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Purple_Lilacs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Lilacs > Source revision: 1347024241 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1934 film This article needs a plot summary. Please add one in your own words. (March 2025) Purple Lilacs Directed by Steve Sekely Written by István Mihály Based on Purple Lilacs by Ernő Szép [de] Produced by Ernő Gál [hu] Starring Irén Ágay Irén Biller György Nagy Cinematography István Eiben Edited by József Szilas Music by Paul Abraham Production company Patria Film Release date 6 September 1934 (1934-09-06) Running time 79 minutes Country Hungary Language Hungarian ***Purple Lilacs*** (Hungarian: ***Lila akác***) is a 1934 Hungarian [musical comedy film](/source/Musical_comedy_film) directed by [Steve Sekely](/source/Steve_Sekely) and starring [Irén Ágay](/source/Ir%C3%A9n_%C3%81gay), [Irén Biller](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ir%C3%A9n_Biller&action=edit&redlink=1) and [György Nagy](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Nagy).[1][2] It was shot at the [Hunnia Studios](/source/Hunnia_Studios) in [Budapest](/source/Budapest). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Márton Vincze](/source/M%C3%A1rton_Vincze). It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by [Ernő Szép](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ern%C5%91_Sz%C3%A9p&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern%C5%91_Sz%C3%A9p)] which was later remade as a 1973 film.[3] ## Cast - [Irén Ágay](/source/Ir%C3%A9n_%C3%81gay) as Manci Tóth - [Irén Biller](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ir%C3%A9n_Biller&action=edit&redlink=1) as Hédi - [György Nagy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gy%C3%B6rgy_Nagy_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1) as Pali - [Gyula Kabos](/source/Gyula_Kabos) as Angelusz - [Gyula Gózon](/source/Gyula_G%C3%B3zon) as Weber - [Márton Rátkai](/source/M%C3%A1rton_R%C3%A1tkai) as Zsezsé - [Ilona Eszterházy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ilona_Eszterh%C3%A1zy&action=edit&redlink=1) as Lili - [László Z. Molnár](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Z._Moln%C3%A1r) as Körmendi - [Sándor Pethes](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Pethes) as Bajnóczi - [István Berend](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istv%C3%A1n_Berend&action=edit&redlink=1) a sportsman - [Nusi Somogyi](/source/Nusi_Somogyi) as Mili - [Stephen Bekassy](/source/Stephen_Bekassy) as Charlie - [László Dezsőffy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Dezs%C5%91ffy&action=edit&redlink=1) as Józsi - [Ernő Király](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ern%C5%91_Kir%C3%A1ly&action=edit&redlink=1) a street singer - [Ferenc Antók](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferenc_Ant%C3%B3k&action=edit&redlink=1) extra - [Harry Csáktornyai](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Cs%C3%A1ktornyai&action=edit&redlink=1) as Elemér - [Anni Eisen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anni_Eisen&action=edit&redlink=1) extra - [László Keleti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Keleti&action=edit&redlink=1) a milkman - [Irma Lányi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irma_L%C3%A1nyi&action=edit&redlink=1) as Vendég - [Sári Némethy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C3%A1ri_N%C3%A9methy&action=edit&redlink=1) as Hédi Arany's maid - [Dezső Pártos](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dezs%C5%91_P%C3%A1rtos&action=edit&redlink=1) extra - [Éva Ruttkai](/source/%C3%89va_Ruttkai) unknown role ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rîpeanu p.49 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.261 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Goble p.451 ## Bibliography - Goble, Alan. *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. - Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. *Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories*. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. - Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) *International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)*. Saur, 1981. - Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. *Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000*. Social Science Monographs, 2003. ## External links - [*Purple Lilacs*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025396/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - *[Lila ákác](https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73939)* at [Project Gutenberg](/source/Project_Gutenberg) (in Hungarian) v t e Films directed by Steve Sekely The Great Longing (1930) Hyppolit, the Butler (1931) Flying Gold (1932) A Tremendously Rich Man (1932) Rouletabille the Aviator (1932) Miss Iza (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) The Rakoczi March (1933) Cornflower (1934) Emmy (1934) Purple Lilacs (1934) Romance of Ida (1934) Ball at the Savoy (1935) Cafe Moscow (1936) Danube Rendezvous (1936) Be True Until Death (1936) Half-Rate Honeymoon (1936) Sensation (1936) A Girl Sets Out (1937) An Affair of Honour (1937) Help, I'm an Heiress (1937) Beauty of the Pusta (1937) Number 111 (1938) Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938) Two Prisoners (1938) Miracle on Main Street (1939) Behind Prison Walls (1943) Women in Bondage (1943) Revenge of the Zombies (1943) Lady in the Death House (1944) Lake Placid Serenade (1944) Waterfront (1944) My Buddy (1944) The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) Blonde Savage (1947) Hollow Triumph (1948) Amazon Quest (1949) Stronghold (1951) The Empress of China (1953) Desert Desperadoes (1959) The Day of the Triffids (1963) Kenner (1969) This article related to a Hungarian film of the 1930s is a stub. 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