The Half of a Boy

The Half of a Boy

41 mins | Drama | March 7, 1924

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.

The Half of a Boy

41 mins | Drama | March 7, 1924

The Half of a Boy
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.
Producers Corvin Film
Original title Egy fiúnak a fele
Directors Géza von Bolváry
Writers Kálmán Mikszáth, Géza von Bolváry

Cast

Paul Lukas

as Gáthy Lõrinc (as Lukács Pál)

Helene von Bolvary

as Gáthy felesége (as Mattyasovszky Ilona)

Ferenc Vendrey

as Komornyik

Teréz Kürti

as Nevelõnõ

Gyula Kompóthy

as Laci

Soma Szarvasi

as Pap

Tibor Hegedüs

as Gáthy Pali

Jolan Ujhelyine

as Szakácsné (as Ujhelyiné Jolán)

Juci Viz

as Roby menyasszonya

Lajos Ujváry

as Házitanító