''Masked Ball'' () is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by
Alfréd Deésy
Alfréd Deésy (22 September 1877 – 18 July 1961) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 77 films between 1915 and 1947. Deésy also appeared as an actor in 28 films between 1913 and 1960.
Biography
Deésy was ...
and featuring
Béla Lugosi
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( ; ), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic ''Dracul ...
and Norbert Dan.
The screenplay was written by Francesco Maria Piave, Eugène Scribe and Antonio Somma. It was based on the opera ''
Un ballo in maschera'' by Giuseppe Verdi.
Lugosi played Rene, a Secretary Governor, one of his earliest "red herring" roles. The film was first shown at the Urania Theater in Budapest on Oct. 21, 1917.
[Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)]
Cast
* Norbert Dán
* Róbert Fiáth
* Lajos Gellért (credited as Viktor Kurd)
* Annie Góth as Amalia
* Richard Kornai as Rendorfonok
*
Béla Lugosi
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( ; ), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic ''Dracul ...
as Rene
* Gyula Feher as Osvals
See also
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Béla Lugosi filmography
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, performed in many films during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York b ...
References
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1918 films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Hungarian silent films
Films directed by Alfréd Deésy
Films based on operas by Giuseppe Verdi
Films based on works by Eugène Scribe
Austro-Hungarian drama films
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