Number 111 (Hungarian: A 111-es) is a 1938 Hungarian thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Jenő Törzs, Pál Jávor and Mária Lázár. It is a remake of the 1920 film Number 111, directed by Alexander Korda, which was itself an adaptation of a novel by Jenő Heltai.
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Plot
Olga, assistant of the hypnotist Joe Selfridge, is used by the latter to impersonate her own sister, Vera, herself a victim of Selfridge's cruelty. Selfridge's plan aims to obtain the fortune of the young Baron Vajk.
Partial cast
Jenő Törzs as Joe Selfridge
Pál Jávor as Baron Sandor Vajk
Mária Lázár as Vera Komarowska / Olga Komarowska
Marica Gervai as Mabel Arnett
Gyula Csortos as Sam Arnett
Gábor Rajnay as Baranyai
Andor Lendvay as Himself
Zoltán Makláry as Selfridge's Aide
Ferenc Hoykó as Hotel Alkalmazott
Gyula Justh as Rendõrtiszt
Reception
TV Guide described the film as "a lot like the sort of low-budget 'B' melodramas in which director Steve Szekely specialized when he moved to Hollywood in the 1940s."