''Ball at the Savoy'' (German: ''Ball im Savoy'') is a 1935 Austrian-Hungarian musical film directed by

Steve Sekely Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hun ...

and starring Gitta Alpar,

Hans Jaray Hans Jaray (1906–1990) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He also wrote and directed several television films. Jaray starred as a leading man in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic ''Gently My Songs Entreat'' (1933).Bergfelde ...

and Rosy Barsony.Von Dassanowsky p.70 Part of the tradition of

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese oper ...

s, it is based on the 1932 work of the same title by

Paul Abraham Paul Abraham ( hu, Ábrahám Pál, links=no; 2 November 1892 – 6 May 1960) was a Jewish-Hungarian composer of operettas, who scored major successes in the German-speaking world. His specialty – and own innovation – was the insertion of ...

. It was remade the following year in Britain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marton Vincze. The film was shot at the

Hunnia Film Studio Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film comp ...

s in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

Cast

* Gitta Alpar as Anita Helling *

as Baron André v. Wollheim * Rosy Barsony as Mary v. Wollheim *

Willy Stettner Willy Stettner (1895–1961) was a German singer and stage and film actor.Wottrich p.166 Selected filmography * ''The Land of Smiles'' (1930) * ''How Do I Become Rich and Happy?'' (1930) * ''The Night Without Pause'' (1931) * '' Victoria and Her ...

as Der Zimmerkellner Jean *

Felix Bressart Felix Bressart (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1949) was a German-American actor of stage and screen. Life and career Bressart (pronounced "BRESS-ert") was born in East Prussia, Germany (now part of Russia). His acting debut came in 1914 as Malvo ...

as Birowitsch, der Sekretär *

Otto Wallburg Otto Wallburg (21 February 1889 – 29 October 1944) was a German actor and Kabarett performer. He was a prolific film actor during the late silent and early sound era. Wallburg was born Otto Maximilian Wasserzug in Berlin, the son of a Jewis ...

as Der Verleger Haller * Hermann Blaß as Der Direktor im Grand Hotel *

Emmi Buttykay Emmi may refer to: People *Emmi (Australian singer), singer-songwriter and voice of Blind Pig *Emmi (Finnish singer), a Finnish singer-songwriter *Emmi Dölling (1906–1990), a Czechoslovak/German political activist and journalist *Emmi Welter (18 ...

as Szobalány * Harry Csáktornyai as Táncoló statiszta * Oszkár Dénes as Sänger * Edit Kállay as Pofozkodó lány * László Keleti * Lili Székely

References

Bibliography

* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 musical films Austrian musical films Hungarian musical films 1930s German-language films Operetta films Films based on operettas Films directed by Steve Sekely Films scored by Paul Abraham Hungarian black-and-white films Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub