Ball at the Savoy (German: Ball im Savoy) is a 1935 Austrian-Hungarian musical film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Gitta Alpar, Hans Jaray and Rosy Barsony.[1] Part of the tradition of operetta films, it is based on the 1932 work of the same title by Paul Abraham. It was remade the following year in Britain.
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| Directed by | Steve Sekely |
| Written by | Alfred Grünwald (libretto) Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto) Henry Koster Géza von Cziffra |
| Produced by | Ernö Gál |
| Starring | Gitta Alpar Hans Jaray Rosy Barsony |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | Ladislao Vajda |
| Music by | Paul Abraham |
Production company | City-Film |
Release date | 1 February 1935 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Hungary |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Marton Vincze. The film was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios in Budapest.
Cast edit
- Gitta Alpar as Anita Helling
- Hans Jaray as Baron André v. Wollheim
- Rosy Barsony as Mary v. Wollheim
- Willy Stettner as Der Zimmerkellner Jean
- Felix Bressart as Birowitsch, der Sekretär
- Otto Wallburg as Der Verleger Haller
- Hermann Blaß as Der Direktor im Grand Hotel
- Emmi Buttykay as Szobalány
- Harry Csáktornyai as Táncoló statiszta
- Oszkár Dénes as Sänger
- Edit Kállay as Pofozkodó lány
- László Keleti
- Lili Székely
References edit
- ^ Von Dassanowsky p.70
Bibliography edit
- Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
External links edit
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