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.
as Dr. Jenő Szekeres
as Tamás Hoffmann
as Koltay
as Koltay's wife
as The chieftain
as banker Bottlik
as Gizi
as Kató
as The son of the chieftain
as banker Brenner
as Dr. Króny
as Ágost Kandel, tailor
as (uncredited)
as Captain
as jailer
as mayor's wife
as notary public
as meat dealer
as student
as daughter of the mayor
as The mayor
as Kocsis
as uncle Szikszai
as prison guard
as Leihner Rudolf, dealer
as secretary to the minister
as (uncredited)
as Rab (uncredited)
as Card player at the station (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
