beginning with "márciusi mese" (a march tale) he begins to like doing movies. after the 1934 premier of "meseautó" (dream car), his other massive success, he is confronted with standing ovation. the sudden fame surprises kabos, as he does not understand why a movie star should be famous (by then he only watched a few scene of his own work). in his numerous later film characters he plays the tragicomical small man in the hard years of the 30s, motivated by fear to carry out foolish acts. while the public believed he became a rich movie star, kabos's financial situation remained dire, as he needed to pay the debts of his theatrical failure, and had to support his poor family, who did not believe that he was much like them. even while being the most known comedy star, because of the creditors, he only got 10 pengő from his original 60 pengő/day payment (as comparison actress sári fedák got 540 pengő/day). to get his livelihood, he needed to make movie after movie, while also playing numerous theatres. his role in the "vígszínház" act "lovagias ügy" is another great success, winning back his theatrical audience. by 1935, he becomes one of the most sought-after movie actor, as he could greatly adapt to the then-special process of shooting only one scene at a time. notable movies of this era are "halló budapest" and "köszönöm, hogy elgázolt".