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József Bécsi
József Bécsi (1884–1947) was a Hungarian cinematographer, particularly active during the silent era.Burns p.1 He worked on many of the early films of director Michael Curtiz. Selected filmography * '' The Last Bohemian'' (1912) * '' My Husband's Getting Married'' (1913) * ''Bánk Bán'' (1914) * '' The Borrowed Babies'' (1915) * '' The Wolf'' (1916) * '' Seven of Spades'' (1916) * '' The Medic'' (1916) * '' Nobody's Son'' (1917) * '' The Red Samson'' (1917) * '' The Charlatan'' (1917) * '' The Last Dawn'' (1917) * '' Confessions of a Monk'' (1922) * '' The Dead Wedding Guest'' (1922) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * '' Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929) * '' The Empress and the Hussar'' (1935) * ''I Can't Live Without Music Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "I Can't Live Without Music", composed by Ralph Siegel (songwriter), Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by Corinna May. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosonszentmiklós
Mosonszentmiklós is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. People * Iván Hécz * István Kormos István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first k ... (hu) * Artúr Nikisch * József Samodai (hu) * Damján György Vargha (hu) External links Street map Official web page of Mosonszentmiklós Populated places in Győr-Moson-Sopron County {{Gyor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Samson
''The Red Samson'' () () is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. The production is based upon the 1890 novel ''The Bondman'' by Hall Caine. Plot Cast * Gyula Csortos as Samson Woronzow * Ica von Lenkeffy as Edith Thursten * Tivadar Uray as Michael Woronzow * László Csiky as Edward Thursten * János Bodnár as Ivan Woronzow * Irma Lányi as Samson's mother See also *''The Bondman'' (1916) *''The Bondman'' (1929) * Michael Curtiz filmography Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period, he directed 178 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria, and, finally, to the Unit ... References External links * Films directed by Michael Curtiz 1917 films Hungarian black-and-white films Hungarian silent feature films Films based on British novels Austro-Hungarian drama films Films based on works by Hall Caine {{1910s-Hungary-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 7 – German microbiologist Robert Koch isolates '' Vibrio cholerae'', the cholera bacillus, working in India. * January 18 – William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * January – Arthur Conan Doyle's anonymous story " J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" appears in the ''Cornhill Magazine'' (London). Based on the disappearance of the crew of the '' Mary Celeste'' in 1872, many of the fictional elements introduced by Doyle come to replace the real event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Is A Bit Cracked
''The Lady Is a Bit Cracked'' (Hungarian: ''A hölgy egy kissé bogaras'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Klári Tolnay, Imre Ráday and Gerö Mály. Rîpeanu p.147 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. Synopsis Bimbi is unemployed and struggling to find work. She discovers a letter of recommendation that belonged to the previous tenant of her room, and uses it to secure work as a typist. She gets a job but the letter had suggested that she was a bit eccentric, so she does her best to live up to this even after she is employed as the secretary to the boss's son. Cast * Klári Tolnay as Takács Klári, Bimbi * Imre Ráday as Tormássy Péter * Gerö Mály as Kropacher, titkár * Gyula Gózon as Tormássy, vezér * Sándor Pethes as Gerber * Marcsa Simon as Háziasszony * Zoltán Makláry as Csupori, intézõ * Gyula Köváry as Dr. Gereben * Hilda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Live Without Music (film)
''I Can't Live Without Music'' (Hungarian: ''Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül'') is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Alfréd Deésy and starring Pál Jávor, Erzsi Somogyi and Gyula Gózon.Bolton & Wright p.46 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in 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 popul .... Cast * Pál Jávor as Balázs * Erzsi Somogyi as Pólika, a felesége * Ferenc Delly as Viktor * Györgyi Sághy as Birike * Gyula Gózon as Lajos bácsi * Ilona Dajbukát as Lajos bácsi felesége * Mariska Vízváry as Zsani néni * Lili Berky as Pepi néni * Piroska Vaszary as Mina néni * Lajos Gárdonyi as Fodor * Gyula Tapolczay as Cigányprímás * József Berky as Nagybõgõs * Mihály Dávid as Gergõ, béres * István Falussy as Foga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empress And The Hussar
''The Empress and the Hussar'' (Hungarian: ''A királyné huszárja'') is a 1935 Hungarian historical drama film directed by István György and starring Ilona Dajbukát, László Perényi and Lili Berky. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. Cast * Ilona Dajbukát as Erzsi, szakácsnõ * László Perényi as Ikerváry György báró * Lili Berky as Erzsébet királynõ * Gyula Gózon as Keszeg Matyi, tisztiszolga * Sándor Pethes as Szeles Berci * Piroska Vaszary as Viki, Hohenfels felesége * Piri Peéry as Stanzi, Marika nénje * Magda Olthy as Steffy baronesse, Hohenfels lánya * Klári Balogh as Nagy Marika színésznõ * Nóra Apor as Éva, Steffy barátnõje * József Berky as Cigányzenész * Géza Boross as Hohenfels Nepomuk báró * Jóska Dombi as Cigányprímás * Kató Eõry as Udvarhölgy * Nándor Gallai as Franzi, inas * Vilmos Komlós as Döbröközi, színházigaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Number Seven
''Prisoner Number Seven'' (German: ''Achtung! - Kriminalpolizei!'' or ''Gefangene Nr. 7'', Hungarian: ''Rabmadár'') is a 1929 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Lázár and Paul Sugar and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Lissy Arna and Charlotte Susa.Prawer p.87 Cast * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Jenõ, szállodai pincér * Lissy Arna as Rabnõ * Charlotte Susa as Börtönorvosnõ * El' Dura as Maláji táncosnõ * Ida Turay as Madárka * Mariska H. Balla Mariska is a female given name. People bearing it include: *Mariska (rapper) (born 1979), Finnish solo performer, former partner in Mariska & Pahat Sudet *Mariska Aldrich (1881–1965), American dramatic soprano singer and actress *Mariska Beijer, ... as Szállodaigazgtónõ * Olga Kerekgyarto as új szobalány * Szidi Rákosi as Börtönõr References Bibliography * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Waltz By Strauss (1925 Film)
''A Waltz by Strauss'' () is a 1925 Austrian silent film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Eugen Neufeld, Tessy Harrison, and Svet Petrovich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. Cast *Eugen Neufeld as Bankpräsident Mario Velloni *Tessy Harrison as Elisabeth Velloni *Svet Petrovich as Rittmeister Baron *Max Sterenyi as Lengsfelder *Fred Louis Lerch as Dr. Poldi Mahler *Charlotte Ander as Lintschi Ebeseder *Robert Valberg as Nicolaus Baransky * Hans Ziegler as Prokurist Leiser *Max Nekut as President of the Foreign Bank Association *Armin Seydelmann as President of the Paris Bank Trust *Hans Melzer as Colonel of the Reichswehr *Anton Amon as Velloni's valet *Ferdinand Mayerhofer as Master of the Club *Otto Schmöle as man in a tailcoat *Strauß Johann as Nephew *Anita Berber as dancer *Philipp von Zeska as Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tales Of Hoffmann (1923 Film)
''The Tales of Hoffmann'' () is a 1923 Austrian silent film directed by and starring Max Neufeld.Von Dassanowsky p.31 The film also features Karl Ehmann, Eugen Neufeld and Robert Valberg. Cast * Max Neufeld as E. T. A. Hoffmann * Kitty Hulsch as Olympia * Josef Zetenius as Narr * Karl Ehmann as Puppenhändler * Viktor Franz as Trödler * Karl Forest as Rat Crespel * Paul Askonas as Dr. Mirakel * Lola Urban-Kneidinger as Antonia * Eugen Neufeld as Dapertuto * Robert Valberg as Schlemihl * Friedrich Feher * Dagny Servaes Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ... * Hans Moser References Bibliography * Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1923 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Wedding Guest
''The Dead Wedding Guest'' () is a 1922 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Eugen Neufeld, Karl Ehmann and Carmen Cartellieri.Büttner & Dewald p.72 It is based on the poem ''Don Ramiro'' by Heinrich Heine, set in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Berger, Hans Rouc and Julius von Borsody. Cast * Eugen Neufeld as Don Fernando * Karl Ehmann as Narr * Carmen Cartellieri as Donna Clara * Max Neufeld as Don Ramiro * Josef Recht as König * Midy Elliot as Knappe Don Ramiros * Eugen Preiß as Vertrauter * Pauline Schweighofer Pauline may refer to: Religion *An adjective referring to St Paul the Apostle or a follower of his doctrines *An adjective referring to St Paul of Thebes, also called St Paul the First Hermit *An adjective referring to the Paulines, various relig ... as Mutter Donna Claras * Eduard Selder as Vater Don Ramiros References Bibliography * Elisabeth Büttner & Christian Dewald. ''Das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Monk
''Confessions of a Monk'' () is a 1922 Austrian silent drama film written and directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Max Neufeld and Friedrich Feher.Loacker, Armin. ''Kunst der Routine: der Schauspieler und Regisseur Max Neufeld''. Filmarchiv Austria, 2008. p. 358. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Kunz and Franz Meschkan. Cast *Magda Sonja as Elga *Max Neufeld as Graf Starschensky *Friedrich Feher as Oginski *Viktor Franz as Diener *Tini Senders *Victor Kutschera * Max Devrient *Auguste Stärk-Liedermann See also *''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1919) *''The Monastery of Sendomir ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' () is a 1920 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on an 1828 short story by Franz Grillparzer. It has also been released in the UK as ''The Secret of the Monastery''. A German adaptation of the ...'' (1920) References External links * Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Friedrich Feher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
