''Leoni Leo'' (subtitled ''The Life of an Armenian Adventurer'') is a 1917 Hungarian
adventure 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 wa ...
and featuring
Béla 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 ''S ...
. It is thought to be Bela Lugosi's first appearance in a motion picture (credited as "Arisztid Olt"). The Jozsef Pakots screenplay was adapted from the original novel by
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, bein ...
called ''Leone Leoni''. The original novel was set in Venice, but the film changed the setting to Brussels. The sets were designed by Sironthai Istvan.
Plot
Lugosi plays the noble bandit Baron Leone Leo, who leads a group of roguish gentlemen known as "the Ten". He tricks Juliette, whose father is the richest jeweler in Brussels, into thinking he is in love with her, but he is really just after her for her money.
Cast
* Norbert Dán
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Béla 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 ''S ...
as Leoni Leo (credited as Arisztid Olt)
* Annie Góth as Juliette
* Lilla Bársony as Princess Zagarolo
* Róbert Fiáth as Marquis Lorenzo
* Lajos Gellért as Róbert (credited as Viktor Kurd)
* Marel Rolla as Carmen
* Gusztáv Turán as Mario
* Klara Pet
* Loth Ila
* Richard Kornay
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, was in many movies during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York befor ...
References
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1917 films
1917 adventure films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Hungarian silent films
Films directed by Alfréd Deésy
Austro-Hungarian films
Films based on French novels
Films based on works by George Sand
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