Number 111 Synopsis & Summary

Maria Lazar essays a dual role in the Hungarian mystery melodrama Number 111. Lazar number one is Olga, the stage assistant of sinister vaudeville hypnotist Joe Selfridge (Jeno Torzas). Lazar number two is Olga's sister Vera, a previous victim of Selfridge's sadistic ways. The plot involves the efforts by Selfridge to pass off Olga as Vera, thereby separating an impressionable young aristocrat (Paul Javor) from his money. The villain's schemes are foiled when True Love rears its pretty head. Number 111 looks a lot like the sort of low-budget "B" melodramas in which director Steve Szekely specialized when he moved to Hollywood in the 1940s. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide