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János Székely (writer)
János Székely (7 July 1901, Budapest – 16 December 1958, East Berlin) was a Jewish Hungarian writer and screenwriter. His best-known work is the 1949 autobiographical novel ''Kísértés'' (''Temptation''). He published some of his books under the pen name John Pen. Further alternative names of his were Hans Székely and John S. Toldy. At the age of 18, he fled World War I, from Hungary to Germany. In Berlin, he wrote numerous screenplays for silent movie stars like Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings. Ernst Lubitsch in 1934 invited him to work in Hollywood. In 1938 he emigrated to the United States and became a sought-after screenwriter for silent and sound films. In 1940 he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Story for '' Arise, My Love''. In the McCarthy era, he left the United States, moved to Mexico, and in 1957 to East Berlin to work with the DEFA film studio. Novels *(1940) ''You can't do that to Swoboda'' *(1949) ''Kísértés'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing City
''The Singing City'' (German: ''Die singende Stadt'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. An English-language version of the film, '' City of Song'', also directed by Gallone and starring Kiepura along with a British cast, was released in 1931.Bock & Bergfelder p.243 Synopsis While holidaying in Naples, a wealthy young Austrian woman discovers the singing talents of her tour guide. He falls in love with her, but once she has taken him to Vienna to launch his career, he becomes disillusioned with her lifestyle and circles of friends and returns home to Italy and his original girlfriend. Cast * Jan Kiepura as Giovanni Cavallone - Fremdenführer * Brigitte Helm as Claire Landshoff - junge Witwe * Walter Janssen as Professor Andreas Breuling * Trude Berliner as Carmela - neapolitanisches Mädchen * Georg Alexander as Rudi Fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Male Screenwriters
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians/Magyars, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Uralic language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Magyar konyha'') is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary, and its primary ethnic group, the Hungarians, Magyars. Hungarian cuisine has been described as being the P ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian-language Writers
Hungarian, or Magyar (, ), is an Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland). It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's most widely spoken language. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family's existence was established in 1717. Hungarian is assigned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Story Academy Award Winners
Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, a lock manufacturer * Best Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company * Best Products, a chain of catalog showroom retail stores * Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, a public transport and utility provider * Best High School (other) Acronyms * Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, a project to assess global temperature records * BEST Robotics, a student competition * BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport * Bootstrap error-adjusted single-sample technique, a statistical method * Bringing Examination and Search Together, a European Patent Office initiative * Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training, a program of the Sustainable South Bronx organization * Smart BEST, a Japanese experimental train * Brihanmumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geschwader Fledermaus
''Geschwader Fledermaus'' (''Bat squadron'') is an East German film. It was released in 1958. Cast * Wolfgang Heinz – General Lee * Christine Laszar – Flessy * Günther Simon Günther Simon (11 May 1925 – 25 June 1972) was an East German actor. Biography Early life A bank clerk's son, Simon attended an acting school already in '' Gymnasium''. At the age of 16, he was sent to a premilitary training camp of the ... – Tex Stankowsky * Kurd Pieritz – Mitch Bryk * Norbert Christian – Terry Varney * Hans-Walter Clasen – Andy West * Werner Lierck – Sam Kirby * Otto Stark – Leo Cayman * Gerhard Frei – Percy Brown * Horst Schön – Smart Lewis * Dom de Beern – John Cainfield * Wolf Martini – Colonel D'Allard * Thi Hoa Nguyen – Thao * Benno Bentzin – Lieutenant Matthieu * Johannes Knittel – Lieutenant Lambert External links * 1958 films East German films 1950s German-language films First Indochina War films German aviation films Films with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Us This Day (1949 Film)
''Give Us This Day'' (also known as ''Salt to the Devil''; U.S. title: ''Christ in Concrete'' ) is a 1949 British film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani and Kathleen Ryan. It was written by Ben Barzman from an adaptation by John Penn of the 1939 novel'' Christ in Concrete'' by Pietro Di Donato. The title is taken from the Lord's Prayer. Plot Geremio is an Italian bricklayer living with his family. The film depicts how Geremio and his family endure the struggles of living in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. Cast *Sam Wanamaker as Geremio * Lea Padovani as Annunziata * Kathleen Ryan as Kathleen * Charles Goldner as Luigi * Bonar Colleano as Giulio * William Sylvester as Giovanni * George Pastell as The Lucy (as Nino Pastellides) *Philo Hauser as Head of Pig * Sid James as Murdin * Karel Stepanek as Jaroslav * Ina De La Haye as Dame Catarina *Rosalie Crutchley as Giulio's wife Production At the time this movie was made, Dmytryk had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Calling
''Paris Calling'' is a 1941 American war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner and Basil Rathbone. It was produced by Universal Pictures before America's entry into World War II and released just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Plot Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier * Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan * Basil Rathbone as Andre Benoit * Gale Sondergaard as Colette * Lee J. Cobb as Captain Schwabe * Charles Arnt as Lt. Lantz * Edward Ciannelli as Mouche * Elisabeth Risdon as Madame Jannetier * Georges Renavent as Butler * William Edmunds as Prof. Marceau * J. Pat O'Malley as Sgt. Bruce McAvoy * George Metaxa as Waiter * Paul Leyssac as Chief of underground * Gene Garrick as Wolfgang Schmitt * Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramatic School (film)
''Dramatic School'' is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshal, Lana Turner, and Gale Sondergaard. Based on the play ''School of Drama'' by Hans Székely and Zoltan Egyed, the screenplay was written by Ernest Vajda and Mary C. McCall. The film was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Modest, kind-hearted aspiring actress Louise Mauban (Luise Rainer) attends the Paris School of Drama while working nights at a dreary factory job, where she has made friends with another worker. She often comes to class late but rather than admit she has to work nights, she tells her fellow students stories of a luxurious life and her wealthy, handsome boyfriend, Marquis Andre D'Abbencourt ( Alan Marshal). The other girls begin to suspect that her stories are just fantasies that she weaves to relieve her humdrum life. One of them, Nana (Paulette Goddard), maliciously invites Louise to her "birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lie Of Nina Petrovna
''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (French: ''Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aimé Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film '' The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna'' with the setting moved from the Russian Empire to Imperial Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis A beautiful Russian woman in Vienna becomes the mistress of the powerful Baron Engern. However, she meets and falls in love with a young army officer. She is prepared to give up everything for him, but knowing that the Baron will ruin his career, she is forced to leave him and return to her former lover. Partial cast * Isa Miranda as Nina Petrovna * Fernand Gravey as Lieutenant Franz Korff * Aimé Clariond as Baron Engern * Annie Vernay as Lisl * Gabrielle Dorziat as Baroness Engern * Paulette Dubost as Lotte * Roland Toutain as Tony * Raymond Galle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desire (1936 Film)
''Desire'' is a 1936 American romantic crime comedy-drama film directed by Frank Borzage, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, and produced by Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch. The picture is a remake of the 1933 German film '' Happy Days in Aranjuez''. The screenplay was written by Samuel Hoffenstein, Edwin Justus Mayer, and Waldemar Young, based on the play ''Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez'' by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. The music score was composed by Frederick Hollander and the cinematography was shot by Charles Lang and Victor Milner. Marlene Dietrich's wardrobe was designed by Travis Banton. The supporting cast features John Halliday, William Frawley, Akim Tamiroff, and Alan Mowbray. Plot In Paris, Madeleine de Beaupre cons jeweler Aristide Duvalle and psychiatrist Maurice Pauquet by telling each man that she is married to the other. Duvalle delivers a string of pearls worth millions of francs to Pauquet's office, expecting to be paid, but Pauquet thinks he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Days In Aranjuez
''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operating in high society.Kreimeier p. 217 The title refers to Aranjuez in Spain. The film was made by UFA, Germany's largest production company. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin. It was based on a play of the same name by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. A separate French-language version ' with Brigitte Helm and Jean Gabin was made. In 1936 the film was remade in Hollywood as ''Desire'', a vehicle for Marlene Dietrich. Cast * Brigitte Helm as Olga * Gustaf Gründgens as Alexander * Wolfgang Liebeneiner as Pierre * Kurt Vespermann as Fred * Jakob Tiedtke as Juwelier Dergan * Max Gülstorff as Professor Ronnay * Ernst Dumcke as Kommissar Léron * Rudolf Biebrach as Der alte Gaston * Elfriede Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
