Come to Uncle
Genres
Overview
Antonis is the nephew of the good-hearted grocer Harilaos Toukouras. He is slothful and lazy but he is the only heir to his uncle, who considers marriage as the only solution to his nephew’s problems. That’s why he is looking for a bride for him by checking the newspaper ads. Due to a printing error, an ad for the sale of a sewing machine appears in the personal ads column, bringing uncle and nephew to the house of a serious and honest estate agent who has two single sisters.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1950-12-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.8
Smaroula Giouli
Roula Giore
Nikos Stavridis
Antonis Doukouras
Mimis Fotopoulos
Fotis Giores
Giannis Ioannidis
Harilaos Doukouras
Sperantza Vrana
Nana
Lela Patrikiou
aunt Eleni
Nikos Vastardis
Kostas
Thanasis Tzeneralis
Zafeiris
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