"A Hungarian Film" "The Hungarian Film Production Company presents" "MICKEY MAGNATE" "Written by István Békeffy" "Music Szabolcs Fényes" "Director of Photography:" "István Eiben" "Cast:" "Directed by Márton Keleti" "Welcome ladies and you fine gents, All who wear skirts, all who wear pants!" "See somersault, listen to jokes, Charming love, Hungarian songs." "Everybody who's unhappy May try whether he is lucky!" "If you have a hit, Here's this spoon, take it!" "Kettles and pots, new shoes and boots, Clear out chap, If you walk barefoot." "Nineteen ten is our year, Monkeys drink no wine, no beer." "Reach people feel well and merry, Poor people have not a penny." "Here's jacket, brand new jacket, Take your cash quick from your pocket." "Here's the wizard, mighty wizard, He needs no palm, he needs no card." "He who can see well your present Tells your future magnificent." "Those who can pay, will see my play." "Without money, clear out, go 'way!" "There's a fair today, neither the judge, nor the notary will be at home." "Never mind, I'll see at least the village." "I haven't seen it for ages." "It's nice to be home." " We just wanted to call on you." " On me?" " Don't you recognise my son any more?" " Is this Pista?" "It's Pista." "He is an engineer." "A railway constructor." " Welcome Pista, my boy." " Good evening." "He'll build the railway, that's why he came." "So the village is going to have a railway station after all." "That's fine." "We must drink to that." "I'm going to the fair." "To the "faih"." "To the "faih"." "To the "faih"?" "To the "faih"?" " To what faih?" " Take a card, it's your turn." "To go among the peasants?" "I'm afraid my daughter, you lost your senses." "Tend to your needlework." "Thank you, I'm fed up with this." "I've been working for two years on a tablecloth which will never cover anything." "So?" "I've been knitting gloves for 20 years which nobody will ever put on." "One spends one's time." "I'm sorry but I'm bored." "I don't want to get moth-eaten in the company of count Pixi and count Mixi." "Pixi!" "Mixi!" "Go woo Rolla." "Just a moment." "I'll just get out of this." "Where's my gold watch?" "I put it down here." "When I was a girl, I was once at a fair." "It was wonderful." "I don't remember any more why, but it was wonderful." "Go, my little girl." "Go, Rolla, dear." "But mother, je vous en prie... will you please sit down!" "will you please return my watch!" "I refuse this insolent insinuation!" "I was Queen Elisabeth's maid of honour." "Mother!" "Here you are." " And be ashamed of yourself." " Why?" "Because of your mother-in-law." "Rolla, If you don't want to do any more needlework, go play the piano." "I won't play the piano and I won't do my needlework." "I'm fed up with all this." "She's my grandchild!" " Bring in the cake, too." " All right." "I'm bringing it." "Tomorrow we'll start with the measurements." "According to the map there are two possibilities." "One is that the railway line should run here, alongside the village." "That's what I would like." "The station would be here, behind the horse market." "Count Korláthy will never agree." "His interest claims that the railway line should run next to his estate." "Then the station would be at a distance of 18 kilometres from the village." "That would be the other possibility." "Whichever one is less expensive." "And it depends on the count, too." "I'll talk it over with the count and he'll certainly understand that..." "Understand?" "The count?" "If that decides the fate of the station, you may as well drop the subject." "Oh, I'm so unhappy, unhappy is my heart." "Wait, wait, you'll be sorry to have been so hard." "You'll still ask me to make up with thee," "But you never my love will be!" "You'll still ask me..." "My goodness!" "The countess!" "Where's the back door?" "Come with me, I'll show you." "Thank you." " Aren't you going to the fair?" " I certainly am." "But first I must finish my work." " Is such a fair nice?" " I dare say it is." "If I go like this, would anybody notice that I'm a countess?" "Why should they?" "You're not wearing a crown on your head!" "Isn't it boring to go alone to the fair?" "Thanks heaven I've never been alone." "Mickey is waiting for me." "Who's that Mickey?" "My fiancé... to be." "He's an excellent boy, a groom in the Eleméry castle." "If he is such an excellent boy, why is he only a groom?" "First, because a stable master must be an Englishman." "Then because everybody knows that he's a bit crackbrained." "That's just why I love him." "Well, Mr. Curte." "Curton if you please." "If you please, If you please." "Well, Curte, what do you say to this?" " It's beautiful, isn't it?" " What does "fair" mean?" "A fair is a fair." "What are you staring at?" "Nothing." "I'm just looking around." "I've never seen such a beautiful fair." "Pista, hello." "Where on earth could he have gone?" "From heart to heart with love." "Thank you." " Rolla can't be found anywhere." " Unheard of!" " Terrible!" "We even looked for her in the stable." " Unheard of." " Terrible." "We have no idea where she may be." " Unheard of!" " Terrible!" " Unheard of!" "Terr..." "No, that's not right." "You say terrible and I say unheard of." " Right." "Terrible!" " Unheard of!" " Terrible." " Unheard of!" "Now it's right." " She disappeared into thin air." " Unheard of." " Terrible." "Well, now they know it, too." "She certainly ran away to the fair." "A clever girl." "well done." "I'll faint." " Terrible." " Unheard of." "Leave her alone." "She'll recover." "My order is that the carriage shall be sent immediately for Rolla." "Where is the little silver bell from here?" "Don't you ring the bell and don't you give orders!" "The servants mustn't know anything." "Count Pixi will go and fetch Rolla." "With pleasure." "Sorry, I must protest." "We've agreed that neither of us will approach Rolla alone." "We've agreed, indeed." "That's how it is correct." "Rolla should decide which one of us she wants to marry." "A third one, I hope." "Gida, please, what time is it?" "8:30." "Order the servants to lay the table for dinner." "I can't find that damned bell." "Now I can't give orders." "Then come with me." "Would you mind telling Rolla to come to my room right away?" "So we are going to the fair?" " To the fair?" " To the fair." "Why, are you, maybe, afraid?" "Why should I be afraid when I'm not afraid?" "Funny!" "Where is my cigarette case?" "You're looking at me quite in vain." "It seems you don't know that I was Queen Elisabeth's maid of honour." "Idiots!" "Idiots?" "She didn't mean it." "How do you mean she didn't mean it?" "If somebody is told that he is an idiot, then he is an idiot." " This is an offence then." " It is." "We'll challenge Gida for a duel." "No, that's no good." "If we challenge Gida for a duel then he will be angry and won't let Rolla marry us." "That is, if we do challenge Gida for a duel, we are really idiots." "Then we really are." "But then it is no offence if we are called idiots." "Then it is not." "Then we are not offended." "Then we are not." "Then that's fine." "You can do everything." "One tries to do one's best." "What's your name?" "Mariska." "As far as I remember, you said Juliska just before." "Take your pick." " Are you working at the post office?" " I am." "In secret I hoped that you were a school mistress." "Then I confess that I am." "You are telling such a lot of lies as If you were reading them from a book." "And you are as mysterious as a countess in disguise." "What would you say If I were a countess?" "I would be sorry." "For me?" "For you." "And for myself." "And for this beautiful evening." "Everything is so wonderful now." "Can't you feel it?" " Don't you feel anything?" " I do." "What do you feel?" "I am hungry." "Come, ladies and gentlemen." "Get out of my way." "I can't see anything." "Get in front of me, If you like." "Look, what girls!" "I should say they are." "But all this is nothing." "Just wait until Marcsa comes." "Marvellous Marcsa." "Well, this was a terrible situation." "Lucky, we escaped." "Lucky." "Excuse me." "Would you permit us to join you, little sweetheart?" "Shall we buy a souvenir, my darling?" "Mickey will buy me one." "Mickey?" "Who is Mickey?" "That's no business of yours." "But we'd like to know who this Mickey is." "A groom." "My fiancé... to be." "Wouldn't you rather come with us?" "The devil would go." "What did she say?" "She said the devil would go." " She would not?" " No." " Just the devil?" " Just." "We don't want him!" "Do think it over." "Two counts are certainly worth as much as Mickey, the groom." " Two counts?" " Exactly." "Count Mixi Récsey de Felsörécse." "Count Pixi Técsey de Alsótécse." "So it is." "Two counts should not be underestimated." "But there's nobody like Mickey." "Here's Marcsa!" "If you don't leave me alone, I'll scream." "Just a little kiss!" "We may go." "I think this was Mickey." "I am longing to be happy" "And whisper to you my darling..." "If you are not mine, Life cannot be fine..." "If you are not mine, There is no spring..." "I'm longing to be happy," "Or die for you my darling..." "If you are not mine, I'll never feel fine..." "I will never love anybody." "Court me, please." "The sky is bright with moonlight," "Caressing wind, music at night..." "Sweet miracles tells us the wind..." "Whispering trees, I'll be waiting." "I feel this song deep in my heart," "Its sounds with this lovely music..." "Close your eyes softly, my dear sweetheart..." "About happiness let us be musing..." "I'm longing to be happy," "Or die for you my darling..." "If you are not mine, Life cannot be fine..." "If you are not mine, There is no spring." "I am longing to be happy" "And whisper to you my darling..." "If you are not mine, I'll never feel fine..." "I will never love anybody." "I'm longing to be happy," "Or die for you my darling..." "If you are not mine, Life cannot be fine..." "If you are not mine, There is no spring." "I am longing to be happy..." "And whisper to you my darling..." "Oh, come and be min," "I cannot resign..." "For I adore you, my darling..." "I hope nothing happened to that girl." "Oh, shut up." "She certainly has a good time." "That's what I'm most afraid of." "Dear mother, I take avail of the occasion to tell you, now that we are alone." "I think it is best If I tell you frankly:" "mother, you are a kleptomaniac." "I know, my son." "Already Queen Elisabeth turned right to me when something was missing." "What scandals arose from this!" "What is missing again?" "My little spoon." "I cannot stir my tea." "Here, my son." "Choose one." "Let's gaily hop this step, We have to know it best" "How to enjoy a dance." "All the time you're whirling, You feel no grief surging," "You're fire and flame." "Hop, hop all the night hop, darling..." "Hop, hop, that's all you are doing..." "All the saints are dancing, till the break of dawn." "That was it!" "Hop, my Sally, do hop high," "I'll lift you up to the sky..." "Three kisses in supplement," "Kisses all sweet and fervent..." "Hop my Sally, hop my girl, Let us enjoy all the whirl." "Let me kiss you, you sweet honey, Don't say no, say rather yes." "Hop, my Sally, do hop high," "I'll lift you up to the sky..." "Let me kiss you, you sweet honey, Don't say no, say rather yes." "Hop my Sally, hop my girl," "Let us enjoy all the whirl." "Hop my Sally, hop my girl," "I'll lift you up to the sky..." "Three kisses in supplement," "Kisses all sweet and fervent..." "Hop my Sally, hop my girl," "Let us enjoy all the whirl." "Let me kiss you, you sweet honey, Don't say no, say rather yes." " Can't I see you home?" " No." "When may I see you?" "Let's entrust it to fate." "You're a funny girl, Juliska-Mariska." "Thank you for this lovely evening and for the ginger heart cake." " So long." " So long..." "I'm longing to be happy" "Or die for you, my sweet darling." "If you are not mine, I'll never feel fine." "I'll never love anybody." "You must understand, Mickey, that this can't be done by any means." "To hit a count, or rather two at once..." "I may do it for I am a crack-brain." "Everybody knows that he is." "I have to put you to jail." "The counts insist on it." "Should I have let them paw Marcsa?" "Do you want that count Korláthy shall fire me as a judge?" "And expel me from my house and land?" "Really, do this little favour for the judge." "All right, I don't mind, but these two scarecrows will have a reason to remember this." "Tickets, please." "Season ticket." "Oh, my God, that I had to live to see this!" "Don't whine, Marcsa darling, for I'll soon come out of here and slap you." "What?" "Is this your gratitude for my sitting here and out of mere kindness acting as If my heart would break for you, instead of going to dance with my two counts?" "I know very well that those two idiots started flirting with you, but you gave them an opening." " What did I give them?" " An opening." "I?" "I don't even know what that is!" "You certainly tried to please them." "Why shouldn't I?" "Just because once you were so kind and asked me to marry you?" "Ever since we have been postponing it week for week, you rascal!" "Don't worry, Marcsa darling, this is over." "A more prolonged postponement will follow now." "Here, your Excellences!" "See with your own eyes that the culprit has been put behind bars." "That's right." "He deserved it." "And by this, according to the rules of chivalry, the affair is settled." " It is, indeed." " It is." "Oh, little honey-girl!" "Won't you come to dance with us, darling baby?" "Why shouldn't I?" "I certainly will." " May I take your arm?" " May I take your arm?" "You may take my arm..." "but I won't give you an opening." "Oh, the devil take you and all of your kind!" "You'll pay for this!" "Mickey!" "What's news?" "No news." "It's no news that you tease me day and night." "Don't you know the great news?" "The count is coming." "I beg your pardon?" "The count is coming." "What count?" "Pista, my boy, Pista!" "You haven't even heard the great news." "Count Eleméry is to arrive..." "Can't you hear?" "Here is the telegramme." "I certainly can." "The count left, the count returned." "But he left 15 years ago." "No, 16 years ago." "Ever since he has been travelling hunting for lions in Africa." "They say, with the crown prince of England." "He is a very great man." "Good for him." "My dear son, ever since you came home you've been using such a queer language concerning certain things." "And the count was always very kind to you." "I only know that while the count was hunting lions, you watched here that not a straw may get lost, that every grass should grow straight." "Mother could not afford to buy a pair of new shoes, and you had to give up your trip to warm springs though your legs would have needed it." "I had to tutor 4 pupils to have something to eat." "Listen, my son." "This is how things are in the world." "God created poor people and rich people." "What the world is like, father, I know very well." "But don't mix God into this mire." "Yes, and the..." "In the afternoon we'll have to move over to the building of the staff." " How many people are coming with the count?" " He is coming alone." " And how many rooms are there in this castle?" " Fif... sixty." "Sixty." "Here is your coat, sir." "Pack my things." "I'm moving down to the village." " Wouldn't you take me along, too?" " What do I need a groom for?" "I only have one horse and even that was only lent to me." "Even If there is no horse, I'd like to go with you, sir." "Why do you want to move to the village?" "You could understand that we cannot live in the same building as the count." "I certainly understand, father." "Don't be angry with me." "But I have some business in the village anyhow." "Greet them." "They are building the railway for us." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Why do you think you are not right in your brain?" "I spread the rumour." "Crazy people are always allowed to do lots of things that are forbidden to normal people." "You even know some foreign words, don't you?" "I have been to Paris, London..." "you know, for the races." " The world is beautiful, isn't it?" " Hell knows, I'm not delighted by it." "I saw everywhere that those who curry the horses don't ride them and those who ride them don't curry them." "What is this?" " Was this the pasture?" " Green swamp rose two years ago" " and reed grew." " Why hasn't anybody told me that?" "They were afraid that had they told you, they would not have a railway." "And so they will?" "Damn." "But it might be canalized or filled up, right?" "But where shall I get the money to hire 200 navvies?" "How can I justify such expenses?" "Why am I not building it across the count's estate If that's cheaper?" " Good morning." " Good morning." "What do you want?" "Count Korláthy sent me." "He requests the engineer to visit him." "The count?" "The count." "Well, go." "I'm coming in a minute." "The devil take it, it's wrong." "But mother, je vous en prie..." "Good morning." "Good morning." "How was the fair?" " It was nice, wasn't it?" " It was very pleasant." "When I was a girl, I once went to afair, too." "How nice it as!" "But I don't remember any more why it was so nice!" "Grandmother!" "So you strolled about in the fair until 10 in the evening?" "No." "I hope you didn't make any acquaintances?" "I certainly did." "Oh, my goodness, now I remember why that fair was so pleasant!" "Whose acquaintance did you make, you unhappy girl?" "Of the assistant notary." "But mother..." "Speak..." "Rolla!" "He was a very nice man." "Some railway constructor." "An engineer." "A railway constructor engineer..." "Bravo!" "Anyhow, you are a clever girl." "Engineer István Baracs." " Then I..." " Stay." "Tell the engineer to come it." "Welcome." "Let me introduce you to my family." "My wife." "My mother-in-law." "My daughter." " You know each other?" " No." "You must not deny it." "Rolla told us." "We know you spent the evening together." "But we didn't get acquainted." " What is your wish, count?" " Right." "Let's talk business." "I want to talk to you about the railway." "Take a seat." "There are two possibilities." "One is to conduct the railway in the direction of the village." "The other: across my land." "You will no doubt know which proposition would be in my interest." "I was concerned about what would be in the interest of the village." "I too am greatly concerned with the welfare of the village." "I'd have a road built from the village to the railway station, which might be used free or for a very modest fee." "No need to talk any further." "The railway must be built on the side of the estate." "Well, this is grand!" "well then, dear friend..." "You'll excuse me, I'm older than you, you have decided..." "Well, this is grand!" "For the time of the construction work I'll set up for you a splendid office, here on the estate." "You'll move right over here, to the castle." "Thank you." " Then I'll go now." " Rolla, show the engineer out." "So long." "After you." "Now I understand why she found the fair so lovely." "Now you are sorry for your lost last night." "It would be nicer If you were a schoolmistress or... working at the post office." "Maybe then I would tell you now that I love you." "Naturally, this sounds ridiculous in this castle." "What would happen If I took you away from here?" "You know very well that that's impossible." "What would my family say?" "My family is more ancient and much greater than yours." "I belong to the family of those who live there, beyond the castle." "tell me, do you have a tailcoat?" "I never had one." "Then get one for tonight." "Count Eleméry is arriving today." "We are giving a party in his honour." "All the aristocrats from the neighbourhood will be present but we'll be pleased to see you, too." " Thank you." " Well, I'm glad." "So long." "I hope it won't disturb you that from now on we'll meet quite often." "No, but I beg you never to talk any more about what happened last night." "As you like it." "Pray, what is this?" "House cleaning?" "And why are our things removed to the passage?" "They'll be carried to the first floor." "A new guest will get this room." "A new guest?" "Who?" "Mr. Baracs." "Baracs?" "Just simply Baracs?" "Without anything?" "Well, a toothbrush and slippers he certainly will bring along, too." " Did you hear this?" "Hell!" " Hell!" "Look, here are my two counts." "Our little honey girl." "Are you in service here, my darling baby?" "Well, that's grand to find you here." "Prepared to bed, like a breakfast." "Prepared to bed, I'll tell you what!" "Don't be silly, little honey-girl." "Listen." "If you will be nice, I'll give you something." "I'll give you something, too." "Ad I'll give you something, too, but that will lame even your grandchildren." "Oh, honey!" "Won't you go, won't you leave me alone!" " We just made a joke." " We just made a joke." "I'm not moving to the village, but to the Korláthy castle." " I'll take your luggage there." " You seem to be very keen." "You told me you don'twant to see Marcsa again." "Well, I don't want to see her, but I want to give her a piece of my mind." "That's different." "Listen, Mickey, I need a tailcoat." "A tailcoat?" "Are you going to a fancy dress arty?" "Something like that." "A party." "I'll look round." "There's a lot of rubbish here." " Remember me to Marcsa." " I will." "Mickey, my darling, my sweetheart!" "I've brought Mr. Baracs's things." "Won't you kiss me?" "Be glad that so far I haven't dealt you a slap." " Did you forget that we have some things to settle?" " What things?" "How about the two counts?" "It is worth talking about them?" "Are 100 counts worth one Mickey?" "Don't play with me, Marcsa for in the end I might not beat you again." "Don't you love me any more?" "I have already forgotten those two wretched blokes." " Haven't you seen them since?" " How could I have seen them?" "You swear?" "I shall never see the lame bailiff again If this is not true." "Thanks for the flowers." "Here, Count." "We've come to see you on behalf of the whole village." "I regret, but I can't do anything." "There would be so great expenses." "You need about 200 navvies, right?" "At least." " But you don't have the money for them, right?" " Not a penny." "Well, come along." "Please." "Here are the navvies." "The whole village." "And they won't cost a penny." "Your orders, sir?" "Announce me to the count, please." "Ah, welcome, dear friend." "As far as I know your luggage has already arrived." "Excuse me count, this is not what I've come to discuss." "But the railway." "The railway?" "What about it?" "We'll build it in the village after all." "The station will belong to the village." "As far as I know, you definitely promised..." "What does he care?" "He is no member of the Patrician Club." "I haven't promised anything." "There were difficulties down there." "The pasture is underwater, but the whole village has set out to reclaim the land with hardwork." "What those people dare to do!" "It's unheard of." "We are very much astonished at you." "We invited you to our home, our daughter was very nice to you..." "It seems I haven't been nice enough and this is now the engineer's revenge." "I don't think it would have any sense for me to stay here in the castle." "Not only would it not have any sense but no sense at all." "Baptiste, fetch the gentleman's luggage." "And put our luggage back into our room." "And as to my invitation to the party, though I don't usually take back what I have said..." "It's much better If he doesn't come." "A person may put on a tailcoat, still you can see immediately If he is not a count." "You can sense it from his smell." "Pray, I sense it, too." "From a distance of 10 kilometres and against the wind." "Well, certainly, you have to be born a count." "Take these, please." "I would enjoy coming to the party just to see If you could find out that I am no count." "But I will think it over." "Ladies, gentlemen." "Sir, this we have found among the belonging of your lady mother-in-law." " Excuse me, do you smoke?" " I do." "Then this too must be yours." "Yes." "I don't think I've left anything else here." "Good bye." "Baptiste!" "Bar the road leading to the old pasture." "It's my road." "Bar it!" "Bring the palm trees here." "Hurry, girls, make it fast." "Bring the carpets here." " I come back." " You've come back?" "Haven't you moved into the Korláthy castle?" "I've come back already." "It's no good to be invited by aristocrats." "You never know when they will kick you out." " Did they kick you out?" " More or less." "Anyhow, I walked out on my own legs." "Then you don't need the fancy costume, either." "I don't need the tailcoat, Mickey." "In vain would I put it on, they would realize immediately that I am no aristocrat." " You have to be born into it." " Did they tell you this?" "And more!" "In Tasilo Eleméry they'll immediately recognise the count." "Though never in their life had they seen him." "But they'll sense it from his smell." "They will huff and puff." "Maybe they would even give him their daughter to marry." "There is a telgramme for you, sir." "Well, tonight's party will have to be postponed." "What happened?" ""Don't wait for me at the station." "Not coming." "Eleméry."" " Not coming?" " No." "Father, do me a favour." " Give me this telegramme." " Here, my son." "And don't mention it to anybody." "All right." "I won't." "Come here, Mickey." "Don't do any nonsense!" ""Not coming."" "For tonight you'll be count Tasilo Eleméry." "Do you agree?" "Not I!" "Not even for 5 minutes." "You may skylark all night long with all the counts." "I have a better time in the stable." "All the countesses will make love to you." "The devil knows." "I'm not very fond of their kind." "If only Marcsa had not such an infamous nature, I'd really prefer her." "And If Marcsa would see you there with the countesses?" "That wouldn't be bad!" "But still, I don't accept." "And If there you could meet your two friends, count Pixi and count Mixi?" " Are they going to be there, too?" " They certainly are." "I accept." "Now let's see, what makes a count?" "Here we'll find everything we need." "We'll ask the count to excuse us that for one night we borrow some of his belongings." "In the morning we'll return them." "And won't they find out that I'm no count?" "Can you speak with an aristocratic drawl?" "I've heard it quite a lot." "Then say after me:" ""Phay my deah fhiend..."" "Phay my deah fhiend..." "Excellent, you do it better than I could." "Do you know some English words?" "I?" "I talk fluently with the English stable master." "Mix some English words into your conversation." " And what about shall I talk to them?" " That's the simplest thing." " About duels..." " Duels, natuhally." "Duels." " About bets..." " Bets, that's good." "Let us bet." "A thousand crowns that..." "And hunting!" "There isn't anything else." "And now we shall discuss what you have to do." "Not that, sir." "Once I'm there among them, I shall know what to do." "I have a lot to settle with them." "Say, Mickey, I begin to be scared of you." "It might cause you some trouble." "Me?" "Did you forget, sir, that I'm not quite right in my head?" "I see." "Well, then you put on these things we collected here." "A tailcoat, patent leather shoes, a silk shirt with an embroidered crown of 9 branches, shirt buttons, a golden cigarette case, decorations..." " And what is most important, a monocle!" " The monocle!" "Here is the monocle." " Ready?" " Ready." "His Excellency Count Tasilo Eleméry." "A new guest came, maybe you know him, He is halfway a stranger." "What a man, a real magnate, Let's heartily welcome him." " Acquaintance or relative only?" " A near or a distant one?" "He is said to be great with ladies." "Now do not play a all-flower." "He's said to be rich and eligible." "Give him all your treasures, Try to force a bondage." " Ain't he sweet?" " Ain't he a darling?" "What excellent appearance!" "A lady killer!" "A public danger!" "I wish he were my mate." " His family is a thousand years old." " I wish he were my son-in-law." " He is a famous lion hunter." " A real idol of women's hearts!" "If he sees as woman, he gets passionate." "His voice is soft like that of a flute." "He certainly had hundreds of adventures." "Deep flames are burning in his eyes." "And all his words are sparkling wit." "If this man strives to reach an aim," "He is sure to attain it." "His name is Tasilo..." "His home is the casino." "Tasilo is a proud nobleman" "For whom all women are aflame." "His name is Tasilo..." "His home is the casino." "Tasilo is a proud nobleman" "For whom all women are aflame." "Oh hello." "What..." "I mean..." "I want to say..." "My deeply honoured, beloved friend!" " When..." " Pray..." "His looks are excellent..." "His manners most convenient..." "We may greet him with glee." "Among us well fits he." "His behaviour is marvellous." "You don't need words to convince us." "If he would only ask for a dance..." "That would charm us." "His name is Tasilo," "His home is the casino." "Tasilo is a proud lord" "Whom ladies have always adored." "His name is Tasilo," "His home is the casino." "Tasilo is a proud lord" "Whom ladies have always adored." "Night and day, women and girls" "Dream about love..." "He's whom they adore..." "Dream, desire, happiness, bliss," "For every woman Tasilo is." "I just want to tell you that I brought along my best friend." "This friendship was made in the court." "I hope you'll receive him with the same warmth as my honoured person." "From the Court?" "Well, naturally." "I say, he is a very sensitive man and I'd like If everybody received my friend with a deep curtsey." " Maybe he is the British crown prince." " The British crown prince." "The British national anthem." "Your friend is my friend." "Valet, ask my friend to come in." "My friend!" "Baracs!" "Baracs!" "Baracs!" " Baracs?" " Baracs." "You told us that you know him from the Court." "Ages ago I made his acquaintance here in the courtyard." "My friend is everybody's friend." "Isn't he, old man?" "Certainly." "Certainly." "My friend..." "Allow me to introduce you to my family:" "my wife..." "Don't say, old fellow, she is still quite an attractive female." "Congratulations, old fellow!" "Welcome to our house, count." "Good morning." "Don't put your paw under my nose, I don't like it." "When I want to, I'll kiss your hand." "Now, I don't want to." "Quite an original fellow..." "How are you, old mum?" "Well, my boy." "Isn't he a darling?" "I shan't be called count Récsey If this isn't Mickey." "The groom." "My goodness, that's a pretty girl." "Her hand I'll kiss." "She is really marvellous." "Congratulations old fellow." "I don't even understand how the two of you could ever manage to have such an attractive girl." "How come these guys are here?" "What?" "We?" " Are you talking of us?" " Of us?" "But these are no counts at all!" "In vain do they put on tailcoats!" "I sense it from their smell." "From 10 kilometres, against the wind." "This is not the smell of a count." "Count Pixi Técsey de Alsótécse." "Count Mixi Récsey de Felsörécse." "Honestly!" "So you are counts after all!" "That's interesting." "I usually don't make mistakes." "Well, then it's all right." "Then we are friends." "Servus." "Servus." "I think we were mistaken." "This isn't Mickey." " But he resembles him." " Definitely." "You'll have to give the signal that the dance may begin." "A dance will here begin now, that you've never seen its equal." "I'm giving the signal." "My God, If he would marry her!" "As to my opinion, if we just try a bit hard, he may propose to her right this evening." "Tell me, count how is it possible that you are so young though you left more than 15 years ago?" "Because I started to hunt lions as a child." "I was a child prodigy." "This Baracs is looking at you constantly." "This Baracs is a very good friend of mine but this is an impertinence." "He who is not a count is not a human being." "I beg to differ, count." "I never tolerate that anybody shall claim to have an opinion different from mine." "If you want this Baracs, here you are." "Please." "You dare suppose that I was kind to you only because of the interests of my family?" "You dare suppose that I did anything against the interests of your family out of revenge?" "Because of you?" "I only said that in my first rage." "Don't be angry." "Tell me, why don't you ask Rolla for a dance?" " I can't." " Why?" "Neither of us can be alone with Rolla." "We gave each other our word of honour." "We did, indeed." "I see." "How do you feel in our house, count?" " Fine, thank you." " You are really a very attractive person." "Don't take any trouble." " It's yours." " Thank you." "This way I don't want it." "She is a very good woman, just a bit kleptomaniac." "I'd like to talk to you, count to count." "Go ahead." "Tell me, are you a complete idiot?" "Yes." "Why?" "What makes you think so?" "You let your friend lead you up the garden path." "Mixi?" "Yes, Mixi." "He is breaking your agreement." "Unheard of." "How do you know?" "Rolla told me." "That Mixi is double dealing you." "He's hanging around her all the time, though she finds you more attractive." "That's unheard of!" "Then I won't be correct, either." " Don't be." "Cheat him, too." " I'll cheat him, too." "And If he dares to protest, give him one." "I'll give him one." " You see, you're not such an idiot after all." " But I am!" " What?" " Let's go." "I don't know much about such things as village, estate, railway, etc." " I can only see that you are an enemy of my father's." " I am not." "But I can't argue with him." "It is as If I were speaking in Chinese." "You are not a hopeless case yet." "Maybe you can learn a thing or two." "Let's sit down." "Let's start with a little mathematics." "What is more?" "Something that serves a rich man or something that serves 650 poor people, a whole village." "What is better?" "The question seems very simple, professor, though it is a very great question." "If you are able to answer well, you may step into a higher class." "That's exasperating." "She is still with that Baracs." "That fellow ought to be removed somehow." " Cheat him, too." " I'll cheat him, too." "And If he dares to protest, slap him." "I'll slap him." "What are you staring around, why don't you dance with count Tasilo?" "What can I do?" "He doesn't even notice me." "I cannot ask him." "Am I doing well, sir?" "You are excellent, Mickey." "You are better than a realI one." "Fun starts only now!" "First of all count Pixi and count Mixi will be carried home half dead." "Mickey, wrestling is strictly forbidden." "I won't even touch them." "This will roll by itself." "Just watch." " Pray, where are you going?" " That's none of your business." " So you want to cheat me again." " You dare say anything, you rascal!" " You infamous guy!" " What?" " That's for you." " And that's for you." "Take it." "Catch it." "Give it to him." "Hit his head so that he shan't get lame." "That's fine, Mickey." "That's settled." "Now comes the duel." "The duel, please." "Gentlemen, this calls for blood." "You are Pixi's seconds." "You are Mixi's seconds." "In such cases duel must be fought within half an hour." "Let's go, gentlemen." "This calls for blood." "Now, which is my leg?" "So this is settled." "Do you find this count Eleméry repulsive?" "On the contrary." "I have the feeling that the tip of his little finger is worth more than the whole noble company." "well then?" "I shall only marry a man I love." "Absurd!" "But Rolla!" "What immoral ideas are these?" "Ladies' choice!" " May I?" " May I?" "Is all this genuine?" "Girls, don't tear me to pieces!" "It's ladies' choice." "Ask him at least for a dance." "With pleasure." "I'll shut my eyes and hold out my hand." "I'll dance with the one I touch." "Well, may I?" "Oh, he went away." "Next week we'll give a party and then I'll dance with him." "How is it that such a pretty girl has no fiancé yet?" " Because I haven't found Mr. Right yet." " And this Baracs?" "Isn't he Mr. Right?" "You know this is impossible." "My parents would never consent." "Of course, he is not a count." "They would marry you off to me with pleasure." "Tell me, Rolla, what would happen If I asked you to marry me?" "What happened?" "My parents want me to marry count Tasilo." "I knew it in advance." "Is this that upset you so?" "Why?" "It seems, you mean more to me than I thought." "Thank you." "If the count proposes to me, my parents will announce the engagement here right now." "Don't worry." "The count won't propose to you." "He already has, halfway." "What?" "Why are you so upset?" "Because..." "It seems you mean more to me than I thought." "This music is lovely." "Indeed." "Let us listen..." "Who really knows a woman's heart?" "Explore its secrets is too hard." "Today is yours her smile and love," "And then she says, I had enough." "Explore its secrets is so hard..." "Who really knows a woman's heart?" "Full charm and mystery Is every lady..." "Deep and sweet mystery which you want to solve." "Her eyes are as blue skies above," "Full of hidden secrets." "Flames oftenderness are burning in her kiss," "Her words ring like bells, casting on you spells," "She means hell and heaven For your faithful heart." "She is whom you love, Sorrow grief, joy and bliss," "You'd die for her kiss." "In the fairy tales She's the fairy queen." "Playful and coquette, full of charming spleen." "And I dared to hope that she gave me her heart," "That my beautiful dream come true," "I'm desiring hard." "Who really knows a woman's heart?" "To explore its secrets is too hard." "Today is yours her smile and love," "And then she says, I had enough." "She is coquette, With you she plays," "And changes moods Like nights change days." "To explore its secrets is too hard." "Who really knows a woman's heart?" "To explore its secrets is too hard." "Who really knows a woman's heart?" "Intendant!" "Intendant, please." "The car is coming." "Welcome, Sir." "Good evening." "You telegraphed this noon that at the station." "That's right, because I decided to come by car." "Nothing is wrong, then." "But we planned a beautiful reception for you." "All right." "We'll celebrate it tomorrow." " What are these?" " Today's mail, sir." "An invitation?" "To the Korláthy's in my honour?" "That's really kind." "I'll go there." "Where is my tailcoat?" "As soon as I arrived at a place, a real panic broke out among the lions." "Friends of mine told me that on the French Riviera they met emigrant lions who all fled from Africa because of me." " Excuse me, gentlemen..." " It's god you've come, engineer." "Here is an affair which will be of interest to you." "This railway affair." "The engineer wants to build the railway next to the village." "Our reply to this is that we won't let it pass through our estate." "We'll simply won't let it!" "Well, count, this is too much." " Can't you understand, please, that this is a poor village?" " Excuse me, in my opinion this is no business of an engineer." "This is a business of gentlemen." "We'll settle this among ourselves." "Since you are my friend, count, I hope..." "There is no friendship in business." " It's best you leave us alone now, engineer." " But..." "You go out, engineer!" "Bravo." "Bravo." "That's how you have to treat his kind." "As to the railway, we'll make up a declaration in writing, according to which we refuse to let it cross our estate." "And I'll make another declaration, according to which I'll let it cross." "Why?" "The railway pays a tenfold price for the land." "But this is a secret." "Well, then we'll sign it, too." " That's right!" " That's right!" "No, even then I'm making a separate document." "Because I let the railway through gratis." "But why?" " But why?" " Why?" "I don't want to spread gossip but his Majesty usually rewards such noble presents very generously." "He confers decorations..." "even an annuity..." "Naturally, I'm telling you this only as a secret." "But then we'll give it gratis, too." "No, no, for then his Majesty will know right away that I spilled the beans." "We won't tell anybody." "Word of honour?" "Word of honour." "Then I don't mind, you may sign it." "When "to the arms" is called, the adversaries start, take ten steps, turn around and shoot." "The first shot is yours." "Mine?" "Thank you, how much?" "What are you doing?" "1, 5, 10." "Let's go!" "These are not ten steps." "Not ten steps, aren't you very particular!" "Start!" " Have you gone crazy?" " Why?" "Am I not to fire at you?" "Just tell me." "It's all the same to me." "Move to your place." "Don't move so much, I can't hit you." "Hurry, please." "Excuse me, couldn't you step a little closer?" "Poor chap, how shortsighted he is!" "A little to the right... to the left... downwards... a little upwards..." "So, so that's good." "O, now you've moved." "The moment I don't look, he moves." "If you don't hit me now then never." "Fire!" " Won't there be anything wrong?" " Fire!" "Here!" "Here's the document." "They voluntarily consent to letting the railway cross their estates." "Gratis." "That's right, Mickey!" "This is settled, too." "Now let's get out of here, enough of the joke." "No, now I'll tell you when it's enough." "If I start a joke, I'll finish it, too." "I don't want to have Rolla mixed into a scandal." "Do you want to marry her, sir?" "Yes." "Then a little joke won't do her any harm." "Let her learn." "For she, too has a bad temper, not only Marcsa." "Listen!" "If you don't come immediately, I'll simply unmask you." "I'll tell them who you are." "Go ahead." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "It's time that I told you." "Count Tasilo Eleméry is neither Tasilo Eleméry, nor a count, but a simple groom, dressed up in a tailcoat." "That's grand!" "Don't laugh, please, I'm not joking." "The guest of honour of the house is a groom." "Engineer, I won't tolerate such jokes." "Leave my house, please." "Pray, pray..." "No indignation." "This was just a little, hm..." "Now comes the betting." "I was betting my friend 1000 crowns whether you would believe that I am not a count." "Oh, a bet!" "That's different!" "I said you wouldn't believe it, for even a blind man can recognise a count." "Bravo." "That' so." "Bravo!" "You won the bet!" "I know that you weren't joking." " Count Tasilo is a groom whom you dressed up in a tailcoat." " Yes." " Your joke was a success." " A greater one than I thought." "You ridiculed us before the whole world." "Look, Rolla, dear." "Not I made you ridiculous, you are ridiculous." "I only wanted that you should see it, too." "If you could do this, then let there be a scandal!" " Go ahead." " What head?" " Go ahead." "Hey, have you gone crazy?" "Give him another sword, this one is pricking." "This is unheard of." " Put down that sword, for upon my word of honour, I..." " Aye." "Help!" "The arms, please..." " That's unheard of!" " Terrible!" " Unheard of!" " Terrible!" " Hell!" " Hell!" "Evening frock, petticoat, corsets, a fan... silk slippers, false locks, jewellery, gloves..." "We are ready!" "Go and get dressed." "Is this all a countess consists of?" "Maybe some of even less." "You still have to learn some French words..." "S'il vous plait..." "Mon Dieu!" "S'il vous plait..." "Mon Dieu!" "Haven't you seen Rolla?" " Not I, have you?" " I neither." " Then we haven't seen her." " We haven't." " I have sensational news." " Well?" "Count Eleméry proposed to my daughter, Rolla." " You don't say!" " What!" "Where may this girl be?" "Rolla!" "Rolla!" "Eleméry?" "Asked her to marry him?" "Oh, that's why he made us quarrel." "To propose to Rolla." "So while we were fighting our duel, he proposed to her." "Eleméry must give us satisfaction." "No!" "I'm fed up with duels." "Let's talk to Rolla." "You are right." "That involves less risk." "Oh, la, la!" "S'il vous plait." "Mon Dieu!" "But this is our little honey girl!" "Our little darling baby!" "Honey girl?" "Darling baby?" "I beg your pardon!" "I am Countess Anastasia." "Anastasia?" "Terribly sorry, we must be mistaken." "We don't even want to tell you whom you resemble, for you might feel offended." "Don't tell me, Mon Dieu," "I am very offended..." "Would you permit us, Countess, to court you?" "Oh yes, do court me, kiss my hand, order champagne, ask me for a dance." "May I?" "My voice really is a beauty, And as a count I'm rather haughty," "So it happens day in day out, That I say to myself: clear out!" "So distinguished are my manners, That I hate my friendly chatters." "All who see me get gay and say, How do you do, Miss s'il vous plait?" "Good bacon is not made of dogs, Shoemakers cannot dance on ropes." "Volcanoes do not flame like straw, Nobody eats a rabbit raw." "Idiot." "I do confess that I'm silly, But this is here my friend Mixi." "And you may all see it clearly, That he is a bigger monkey." "Anastasia, dear, I've been looking for you." "It's nice you've come, Rolla." "We'd like to talk to you." "We heard from your father that Count Eleméry had proposed to you." "Count Eleméry is Countess Anastasia's fiancé." "The countess is Eleméry's fiancé?" "But don't let that disturb you." "Have a good time." "We got engaged here at the court..." "Oui, oui, at the French court." "Merveilleuse, pleureuse, grandieuse." "And what will you do now with him, Countess?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" "Slap him!" "Slap him, please." "All right, I'll slap him." "I bless you, my children." "Would you let me marry this beautiful Countess?" "Father!" "Mother!" "Gypsy!" "I want to dance with my respected mother-in-law!" "Bravo!" "Are you a kleptomaniac, too?" "No, Madam, I'm a fiddler." "So you don't know?" "At last I can explain it to somebody." "Kleptomania is that I feel compelled to steal from these people here." "This I have got, too." "But this is a serious illness, don't you know?" "I didn't know." "They never took me to hospital on account of it." "We'll never die, Mother!" "I wish to announce a happy family event." "Have courage, go ahead and tell him your opinion." " Don't give up, Countess." " Don't." "Just leave it to me." "Mon Dieu!" "What a scandal this will be!" "At last a little scandal." "Where is that scoundrel?" "Who are you looking for?" "Count Tasilo Eleméry, my fiancé." "S'il vous plait." "Mon Dieu." "What are you talking about?" "The Count is your fiancé?" "Yes, he is." "Well." "There is the scoundrel!" "Stop!" "How I'll show you!" "Go away!" "Go, catch him!" "The devil." "Catch him!" "I demand an immediate explanation!" "You have a fiancée?" "Yes, he does." "Aye, aye!" "Then how did you dare to ask my daughter in marriage?" "will you explain!" "Well, I think it is high time I explained everything." "Count Tasilo Eleméry." "Good evening." "Good evening." "My compliments to everybody present." "I hope I've come in time." "I've had enough of jokes for tonight." "Get out." "What behaviour is this?" "You must give me satisfaction." "Stop!" "Release the Count!" "One scandal after another." "Excuse me, Count, I thought you wouldn't arrive today." " I assumed to be Count Tasilo Eleméry." " That's grand." "And pray, who are you?" "Pray, I'm your groom." "At last, a charming night." "Who's responsible for this excellent joke?" "I am." "I wanted to show that even a groom may be taken for a count." "All he must do is to dress up in a tailcoat." "So it is not true that one has to be born a count." "You would've married your daughter to a groom, just because he put a monocle in his eye." "This was my only purpose." "No, no, this was not his only purpose!" "They also wanted to cheat me." "They made me sign a document in this railway affair." "This what's-his-name." "If you don't return it immediately, I'll call the police." "I think this is settled." "Good night." "Where is that other one?" "I'll slay him with my sword." "I'll shoot him." "I'll have him put in jail." "Where is that groom?" "Come on!" "I'm coming, just hold me from behind." "I'll hold you, I certainly will." "Why shouldn't I hold you just now?" "Come on." "Engineer Baracs, sir!" " Wait a moment." "Sir." " What is it?" " I want to give you the document." " What document?" "Right now I only gave you a blank sheet but here is the real document." "I knew that as soon as the scandal breaks loose, they'll take it back." "Tomorrow you can start building the railway." "You are a big bluff, aren't you?" "Again, you didn't even take a bite." "Why are you so sad, Miss?" "Face your mother and tell her:" "I love Pista Baracs." "Mother!" "What is it?" "I'll marry engineer Baracs." "Are you mad?" "No." "Just let your father hear this." "I'll teach you Engineer Baracs!" "Let us go to your father." "I'll never consent to this marriage." "I did not ask for your consent." "I just informed you." "I warn you, If you do this, I'll disinherit you." "I'm going to marry a man who wouldn't accept even a pin from this house." "Don't you know what obligations the title of a countess imposes on you?" "Dear daughter, just think what a child you might beget with a Baracs?" "What child?" "A child just like you, dear daughter." "You see, your father was... the assistant notary whom I met at the fair." " Mother!" " Leave her alone." "She'll recover." "I wish I had gone away with him, too, at your age." "For 80 years I was bored and my only amusement has been to steal like a magpie, just to disgrace my family." "Do you want to live this way?" "To do needlework and play the piano?" "Go away!" "Run away with him!" "Don't hesitate for a moment." "Are you still here?" "Why have you come?" "You asked me a question of mathematics and now" "I want to give my reply." "What is better for 650 people." "For a whole village." "That's why I have come." "Well answered." "You may step to a higher class." " Are you coming with me, Marcsa?" " Why on earth shouldn't I go?" "Why?" "Well, If the countess could go away with engineer Baracs then I can also go away with you." "Has the countess gone away with him?" "And what did the family have to say?" "Everybody fainted." "There was a terribly big scandal." "It even turned out that our Miss's grandfather was an assistant notary." "So she is not even a real countess!" "I could tell it by her smell." "Well, let us go." "Where to, Mickey?" " I'm going away." " Why are you going away?" "Here I managed to arrange something for the village." "Now I'll go to another village." "Maybe there, too, I'll find something to arrange." "So long, Mickey." "You're a nice fellow." "Servus, my dear friend." "No more souvenirs for sale," "That's the end of our tale." "And the wizard bids you farewell," "Thanks to him we all know quite well," "For the past who is not sorry," "Will in the future neither worry." "Good night to you and sleep well," "I've got nothing else to tell." "I'm longing to be happy" "And whisper to you my darling" "Oh, come and be mine, I cannot resign," "For I adore you my darling..." "THE END"