The title character in Maria Nover (Sister Maria) is played by Eva Szorenyi. A convent-bred lass on the verge of taking her final vows, Maria falls in love with a handsome artist, portrayed by popular operatic baritone Sandor Sved. Due to a silly misunderstanding, she walks out on Sved and marries his best friend Paul Javor. The frustrated suitor quits the art world to become a world-famous concert singer. Years later, he returns to reclaim Maria, only to find that she's not only still a wife, but also a mother and a dedicated nurse. Gracefully bowing out of her life, the Pagliacci-like Sved continues his singing career to assuage his broken heart.
Éva Szörényi | Mária Berényi |
Lili Berky | Mary's mother - widow Berényi |
Sándor Svéd | János Kibédy |
Pál Jávor | Mihály Ladányi - landowner |
Gyula Gózon | Doctor |
Imre Apáthi | Tibike - János's friend |
Tibor von Halmay | Mr. Vadász - the secretary |
Piroska Vaszary | Teacher Zárdai |
Gerő Mály | Housekeeper |
Lajos Gárday | Uncle Gyuri |
Ági Donáth | A student of the convent |
Hilde von Stolz | Klári Halmay, widow of a German impresario |