Dollar Daddy (1956)

6.5/10 92 min Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Iván Darvas

Dr. Jenő Szekeres

János Rajz

Tamás Hoffmann

Imre Ráday

Koltay

Erzsi Somogyi

Koltay's wife

Lajos Mányai

banker Bottlik

Tivadar Horváth

The son of the chieftain

Sándor Peti

banker Brenner

Sándor Tompa

Dr. Króny

László Bánhidi

Ervin Kibédi

(uncredited)

István Egri

Captain

Márta Fónay

mayor's wife

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