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