Advertisement for Pető lottery shop
Creator(s)
- Dr. Katalin Pető
- György Pető (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
György Pető (Dec 20, 1906-1971) was a talented violin player, photographer, and class lottery businessman in the southern Hungarian city of Szeged. He began making 8mm films in 1938. Pető was first in a Jewish forced labor company in Kiszombor in 1940. After returning home, Pető married Eva Lengyel (d. 1970) on September 8, 1941. They had a son, András, on October 3, 1943. Pető was again transported to the Ukraine with another forced labor batallion, where he was captured, and imprisoned in a Soviet POW camp near Zaporozje. He escaped somehow and returned to Szeged. The Jews from Szeged, including Eva, baby András, and many Lengyel family members, were deported during the summer of 1944. They were transported to Strasshof and later to Neunkirchen (Austria) where baby András and Eva's mother and father died. Pető’s mother Zseni was killed at Auschwitz. His brother László died. Eva returned to Szeged in 1945; Pető followed one month later. In 1946, Eva and György had a second child, Katalin Pető. When all of Pető’s property was confiscated by the communist regime in Hungary in 1949, he escaped with his family to the city of Budapest where he established himself as viola player in the Budapest Operetta Theater.
Scope and Content
Hungarian titles throughout. Lottery prize winners selected. INTs, men seated at a table, talking. “A huzás vezetője engedélyt ad a huzás megkezdésére.” Man in a suit removes tag from a wheel. “Összekeverik a szerencsekerékben levő számokat.” Spinning wheel. “Kezdődik…A húzásnál két árvalány segédkezik.” Two girls make the pulls and pass the papers to the men at the table. “Minden számot és nyereményt hangosan kikiáltanak.” Men review the notes and prepare to announce the winners. Seated crowd. “A napilapok tudósítói lázasan úják a 'gyorslistát'.” Women (newspaper correspondents) record the prize winning numbers on sheets of paper. “A huzás a vége felé közeledik.....” Man announces numbers. “Már csak 10 szám van a kerékben…” Woman continues to pull and hand papers to the men seated at the table. 02:15 “A közönség is izgatottan figyel!!” The audience. A couple excitedly review their numbers. The girls make a record. Another couple awaits the remaining numbers. “Már csak 5…” More shots of the audience. “Most következik az utolsó szám!” Men at the table, the spinning wheel, the excited audience. “A 43.835 szám nyert 300.000.- forintot!” Man announces the grand prize winner. “A főhuzásnak vége, de már kezdődik az új!” 03:23 “Szerencsés lesz, ha Pető-nél sorsjegyet vesz!” The Pető lottery shop with customers entering and exiting the shop, LS of the shop from across the street. Scoreboard. Soccer match. “Vegyen osztálysorsjegyet Pető-nél!” Title text encourages viewers to buy a class lottery ticket at Pető . “Szerencsés lesz, ha Pető-nél sorsjegyet vesz!” “Vegyen osztálysorsjegyet Pető-nél!” Film ends 04:42
Note(s)
Film was enclosed in a paper package with the firm name "WUEST & LENGYEL Export Import Köln". This is perhaps the firm of Kalman or Laszlo Lengyel who both used to live in Germany.
Subjects
- FAMILIES
- JEWS
- BUSINESSES
- HUNGARY
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- SHOPS
Places
- Szeged, Hungary
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.