Known for Acting
In South Africa, few white people realize that colonialism and apartheid are outdated and that the commandments of humanity must apply to the entire South African population. One of them is Jan Snider, a young lawyer. But he is alone with his progressive ideas. Captain Brook, who had overheard a conversation between Snider and the colored house servant Kil Kuoli, also makes this clear to him. He warns Snider urgently that rioters from the black opposition have already been shot...
In 1936, Hungary’s championship team, escorted by their captain, Count Szirmay, retreats to a lakeside villa after a triumphant win in London, only to discover that a runaway English bride, Gingi Cheswick, has stowed away among them. Tasked with returning her home, serious young Gyurka Károlyi finds himself reluctantly drawn to her, while the team’s prankster Blazsek engineers a series of comic mishaps. Reunited under the strict watch of a girls’ institute and pursued by Gingi’s determined father, Gyurka and Gingi must navigate misunderstandings and rival suitors. Their story culminates on the playing field, where Gyurka’s unexpected heroics secure both a sports victory and the approval needed for their romance.
In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.
