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Lili (1918 Film)
''Lili'' ( hu, Egy Nagymama naplójából) is a 1917 Hungarian comedy film directed by Cornelius Hintner. The film was first shown on 21 October 1917 at the Urania Theater in Budapest.Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover) Some sources list Bela Lugosi in the cast, but that is unverified. Cast In alphabetical order * Ida Andorffy as Lili as a young woman * Klára Peterdy as Lili as an older woman * Sándor Góth * Richard Kornay as Br. de la Grange * Ila Lóth as Antoinin * Cläre Lotto * Charles Puffy (credited as Károly Huszár) * Zoltán Szerémy * Gusztáv Turán as René * Károly Ujvári as Saint Hypothese * Gusztáv Vándory Production The film is a comedy in four acts based on Hervé (composer), Hervé's operetta of the same name. As late as September 1917, promotional material for the film claimed that Arisztid Olt (later known as Bela Lugosi) played Plinch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ila Lóth
Ila Lóth, born: ''Mária Rónai'' (28 May 1900 – 21 September 1975) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1918 and 1973. She was born in Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) and died in Budapest. In 1923, she married GyÅ‘zÅ‘ János Rohoczy Storer. Through her daughter Judit, she is grandmother of an actress Sunnyi Melles, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Selected filmography * ''Az Élet királya'' (1917) * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Küzdelem a létért'' (1918) * ''Casanova'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * ''Under the Mountains ''Under the Mountains'' (Hungarian: ''Hegyek alján'') is a 1920 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Oszkár Dénes, Ila Lóth and László Mihó. Cast * Oszkár Dénes - Sebastiano, földbirtokos * Ila Lóth ...'' (1920) * '' For Love and Crown'' (1922) References External links * 1900 births 1975 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cläre Lotto
Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de Vogt (born 14 May 1917). Selected filmography * '' Az Ezredes'' (1917) * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' A 99-es számú bérkocsi'' (1918) * '' A Napraforgós hölgy'' (1918) * '' Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses'' (1920) * '' Die Todeskarawane'' (1920) * '' The Lord of the Beasts'' (1921) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * ''The Thirteen of Steel'' (1921) * ''The White Desert'' (1922) * '' Alone in the Jungle'' (1922) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''Demon Circus'' (1923) * ''The Terror of the Sea'' (1924) * ''Slaves of Love'' (1924) * ''Prater'' (1924) * '' Ballettratten'' (1925) * '' The Girl from America'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * ''Curfew'' (1925) * ''Hell of Love ''Hell of Love'' (german: Hölle der Liebe – Erleb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Puffy
Charles Puffy (born Károly Hochstadt; 3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) was a Hungarian film actor. Biography Hochstadt appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the only slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appearing under the name "Pufi" (meaning "Fatty" in Hungarian, referring to his weight) and Carlie Puffy in the United States for Universal Studios. His other stage names were Károly Huszár or Pufi Huszár. Besides his work on films, he frequently appeared on stage, mostly in comical roles. Later, he worked in films in both Germany and the United States, including such classics as Fritz Lang's '' Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'' (''Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'') (1922) and Josef von Sternberg's '' Der blaue Engel'' (''The Blue Angel'') (1930). He used the names "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" or "Charles Puffy". In the sound era, he returned to his native Hungary, where he was featured in smaller roles in a number of films. Puffy was Jewish, and dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gusztáv Vándory
Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben a pokol'' (1921) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Flying Gold'' (1932) * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * '' An Auto and No Money'' (1932) * '' The Dream Car'' (1934) * '' Hotel Kikelet'' (1937) * ''Modern Girls'' (1937) * '' Sportszerelem'' (1938) * '' Azurexpress'' (1938) * ''The Lady Is a Bit Cracked'' (1938) * '' The Hen-Pecked Husband'' (1938) * ''The Five-Forty'' (1939) * ''Duel for Nothing ''Duel for Nothing'' (Hungarian: ''Párbaj semmiért'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Emil Martonffy and starring Gyula Csortos, Lili Berky and Alice Nagy. It was based on a novel by Sándor Hunyady. Plot summary Cast * Gyula C ...'' (1940) Bibliography * Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé (composer)
Louis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 Р4 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Herv̩ (), was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman, following Reynaldo Hahn, credited with inventing the genre of operetta in Paris. Life Herv̩ was born in Houdain near Arras. Part Spanish by birth, he became a choirboy at the Church of Saint-Roch, Paris. His musical promise was noted, and he was enrolled in the Conservatoire and studied with Daniel Auber, and by the age of fifteen was serving as organist at Bic̻tre Hospital and a stage vocalist in provincial theatres, where he trained his fine tenor voice. He won a competition in 1845 for the prestigious Paris post of organist at the Church of Saint-Eustache, while he doubled with his theatrical music career, a situation that he turned to advantage years later, in his most famous work, ''Mam'zelle Nitouche''. Before he became musical director of the Th̢̩tre du Palais Royal in 1851 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its shorter length, the operetta is usually of a light and amusing character. It sometimes also includes satirical commentaries. "Operetta" is the Italian diminutive of "opera" and was used originally to describe a shorter, perhaps less ambitious work than an opera. Operetta provides an alternative to operatic performances in an accessible form targeting a different audience. Operetta became a recognizable form in the mid-19th century in France, and its popularity led to the development of many national styles of operetta. Distinctive styles emerged across countries including Austria-Hungary, Germany, England, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Cuba, and the United States. Through the transfer of operetta among different countries, cultural cosmop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bela Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939) and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. Lugosi began acting on the Hungarian stage in 1902. After playing in 172 different productions in his native Hungary, Lugosi moved on to appearing in Hungarian silent films in 1917. He had to suddenly emigrate to Germany after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919 because of his former socialist activities (organizing a stage actors' union), leaving his first wife in the process. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany, before arriving in New Orleans as a seaman on a merchant ship, then making his way north to New York City and Ellis Island. In 1927, he starred as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Films
1917 in film was a particularly fruitful year for the art form, and is often cited as one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1913. Secondarily the year saw a limited global embrace of narrative film-making and featured innovative techniques such as continuity cutting. Primarily, the year is an American landmark, as 1917 is the first year where the narrative and visual style is typified as "Classical Hollywood". __TOC__ Events *January – ''Panthea'' is released, the first film from the company that Joseph Schenck formed with his wife, Norma Talmadge, after leaving Loew's Consolidated Enterprises. *February – Buster Keaton first meets Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in New York and is hired as a co-star and gag man. *April 9 – Supreme Court of the United States rule in Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. which ends the Motion Picture Patents Company appeal and results in the end of the company. *April 23 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Comedy Films
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Hungarian Black-and-white Films
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