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The Red Samson
''The Red Samson'' ( hu, A Vörös Sámson) (german: Der rote Simson) is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. The production is based upon the 1890 novel ''The Bondman'' by Hall Caine. 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, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and f ... 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 films {{Hungary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent. Curtiz was already a well-known director in Europe when Warner Bros. invited him to Hollywood in 1926, when he was 39 years of age. He had already directed 64 films in Europe, and soon helped Warner Bros. become the fastest-growing movie studio. He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations. James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction. He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis. He himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bondman (1916 Film)
''The Bondman'' is an American silent film, silent film directed by Edgar Lewis (director), Edgar Lewis and starring William Farnum, L. O. Hart and Dorothy Bernard. The film is an adaptation of Hall Caine's 1890 novel ''The Bondman (novel), The Bondman''. Plot The narrative hinges on Jason's vow to wreak vengeance on his father for abandoning his mother. But his father dies, and Jason turns his desire for revenge against Sunlocks, his father's son of another wife. Both Sunlocks and Jason are in love with Greeba, daughter of the governor of the Isle of Man. Sunlocks and Jason go to Iceland, and are confined in prison. Jason not knowing Sunlocks, saves his half-brother from death in the mines. Jason is freed, but Sunlocks is condemned to death. Greeba pleads for Sunlocks' life, and Jason sacrifices himself by taking Sunlocks' place and dying for him. Cast * William Farnum as Stephen Orry/Jason Orry * L. O. Hart as Adam Fairbrother * Dorothy Bernard as Greeba * Charles E. Graham, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Silent Feature Films
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars. Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, bread, and dairy products. ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Black-and-white Films
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars. Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, bread, and dairy products. ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...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] |
Films Directed By Michael Curtiz
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and finally the United States. As his biographer Alan K. Rode notes, "A cinematic pioneer, Curtiz made a seamless transition from hand-cranking cameras in silent films to directing the first Sound film, sound feature where the characters spoke their parts. He led the way in Technicolor#Process 3, two- and Technicolor#three-color Technicolor, three-color Technicolor, directed the first motion-picture produced in VistaVision, and worked extensively in CinemaScope." Rode also notes that "he helmed rousing Adventure film, adventures, Western (genre), westerns, Musical film, musicals, war film, war movies, Romance film, romances, Historical drama, historical dramas, Horror film, horror films, tearjerkers, melodrama#Film, melodramas, Comedy film, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bondman (1929 Film)
''The Bondman'' is a 1929 British silent adventure directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Norman Kerry, Frances Cuyler, and Donald Macardle. It was based on the 1890 novel ''The Bondman'' by Hall Caine. The film was made at Cricklewood Studios. Because it was made as a silent film at a time when sound film was taking over it was only able to secure release as a second feature. Hall Caine enjoyed the final film. Cast * Norman Kerry as Jason * Frances Cuyler as Greeba Fairbrother * Donald Macardle as Michael * Henry Vibart as Father Ferrati * Harold Saxon-Snell as Testa * Judd Green as Adam Fairbrother * Florence Vie as Mrs. Fairbrother * Edward O'Neill as Father * Dora Barton as Mother * Charles Emerald as Captain See also *''The Bondman ''The Bondman'' is a later Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1624. The play has been called "the finest of the more serious tragicomedies" of Massinger. Performance and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projectograph
Projectograph was a Hungarian film distribution company established in 1908 by Mór Ungerleider and József Neumann. They had originally been cafe owners before switching into the more lucrative business of film screening and distribution. During the first few years of the company's existence during the Silent era Projectograph came to dominate the Hungarian market. While they distributed some Hungarian films made by leading companies such as Corvin Film, they mostly dealt with the distribution of foreign films.Cunningham p.9 Their principal rival was the French Pathé company which was a leading distribution outfit in Central and Eastern Europe. The company's founders both diversified into film production Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ..., founding separate companie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mór Ungerleider
Mór Ungerleider (January 18, 1872 in MezÅ‘laborc – April 20, 1955 in Budapest) was a Hungarian cafe owner and showman, and was the first person to show cinema in Hungary. The first film was shot in Hungary in 1896 by Arnold Sziklay. Ungerleider owned the Velence Café in Rákóczi út The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rakoczy'' in some forei ..., a street in Budapest, where he showed films. To begin with, he just projected films in his cafe, but he later adapted his projector to shoot film and in 1898 formed Projectograph with József Neumann. Mór Ungerleider was active from 1902 to 1923 with 53 Producer Credits. He was married to Janka Glänczer in March 17, 1920. References External links * * * http://mek.niif.hu/00300/00355/html/ABC16127/16191.htm 1872 births 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivadar Uray
Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös Sámson'' (1917) * '' A Kuruzsló'' (1917) * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1918) * '' The New Landlord'' (1935) * '' Salary, 200 a Month'' (1936) * '' It Was Me'' (1936) * '' The Golden Man'' (1936) * '' Hotel Springtime'' (1937) * '' Help, I'm an Heiress'' (1937) * ''The Five-Forty'' (1939) * '' Semmelweis'' (1940) * ''A Heart Stops Beating'' (1942) * '' A Woman Gets a Start'' (1949) * ''Különös házasság'' (1951) * '' Déryné'' (1951) * '' Semmelweis'' (1952) * ''Relatives'' (1954) * '' Dollar Daddy'' (1956) * ''Two Confessions ''Two Confessions'' ( hu, Két vallomás) is a 1957 Hungarian crime film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Mari TörÅ‘csik - Erzs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ica Von Lenkeffy
Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest. Partial filmography * '' A Vörös Sámson'' (1917) * '' Tavasz a télben'' (1917) * '' A Senki fia'' (1917) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * '' A Kuruzsló'' (1917) * ''Sulamith'' (1917) * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * ''Faun'' (1918) * ''Liliom'' (1919) * '' Man of Gold'' (1919) * ''The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) * ''Othello'' (1922) * '' Miss Madame'' (1923) * ''Yvette Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...'' (1928) External links * 1896 births 1955 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
