Magyar Film Iroda

A journalist and his editor discuss stories and the need for sensation in the news. Four different stories are then portrayed including one in which a down-on-his-luck many takes employment in a circus as the assistant to a knife thrower.

Gábor Szávay works as a clerk at General Electricity Ltd, despite having a degree in engineering and having written a book on the future of electricity. He could apply for a grant to improve his financial situation, but he doesn't because he is a namesake of the director. However, he is not disadvantaged, because his benevolent colleague does it for him, and even invites him to the CEO's home. But the host dies suddenly, and speculation about the inheritance begins. Can Gábor Szávay inherit?

Solicitor Lukács is well known for his expertise in divorce. He lets a room and while he is away, Csahos, his articled clerk, in charge of business affairs in the absence of the solicitor, leaves almost all of the flat to Székely Klári, a pretty university student. Lukács, while driving his car to Siófok, accidentally bumps into his wife and their friend, Bognár Miklós. Misunderstanding the situation, he asks for a divorce.

The film takes place in Russia during the World War I. Three Hungarian POWs are on the run from their Russian captives. One of them gets shot down. Lieutenant Balogh and Miska, his servant, are brought before Szergej Dragow. The Russian offers to take them on to serve him. Balogh says yes, only to attempt to escape later.

Visky Andras, a medical professional, gets dejected in life as he is unable to get a job despite his degree. He plans to commit suicide but a chance meeting with a homeless man changes his life.

Based on a 1921 novel, a drama about a happily married couple whose young son unexpectedly dies, inevitably forcing the devastated duo to drift apart.

A day in wintertime Budapest. Shot in an avant-garde style, the study extended over the smallest details of everyday life, observing everybody from workers repairing the street to nightclubbing bourgeoisie. A special rarity is the Arizona pub from Nagymező street, featuring a primadonna on a stage equipped with a very special elevator.