''The Stolen Bride'' is a surviving 1927
American
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silent drama film
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directed by
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)[Billie Dove
Lillian Bohny (born Bertha Eugenie Bohny; May 14, 1903 – December 31, 1997), known professionally as Billie Dove, was an American actress.
Early life and career
Dove was born Bertha Eugenie Bohny in New York City in 1903 to Charles and Ber ...](_blank)
,
Lloyd Hughes, and
Armand Kaliz
Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage.
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. The film is a
Hungarian-set romance across
classes, where an aristocrat and a peasant fall in love.
Production
The production was Korda's first
Hollywood
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film after moving to America from
Berlin
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where he had previously been working. Korda was assigned the film in large part because he was a native of Hungary, where the film's action is set. It was shot at the
Burbank Studios of
First National Pictures
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during the summer of 1927. It was a moderate success once it was released in August 1927. It was released in Britain on May 28, 1928.
[Kulik p.343] Korda's next film was the far more successful ''
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' is a 1927 American silent film about Helen of Troy based on the 1925 novel of the same name by John Erskine, and adapted to screen by Gerald Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred Marà ...
''.
Cast
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Billie Dove
Lillian Bohny (born Bertha Eugenie Bohny; May 14, 1903 – December 31, 1997), known professionally as Billie Dove, was an American actress.
Early life and career
Dove was born Bertha Eugenie Bohny in New York City in 1903 to Charles and Ber ...
- Sari, Countess Thurzo
*
Lloyd Hughes - Franz Pless
*
Armand Kaliz
Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage.
Career
B ...
- Baron von Heimburg
*
Frank Beal
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Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ...
- Count Thurzo
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Lilyan Tashman
Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses or playing the vindictive "other woman". She made 66 films over the course of her ...
- Ilona Taznadi
* Cleve Moore - Lt. Kiss
*
Otto Hoffman
Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer.
Hoffman's Broadway credit ...
- Papa Pless
*
Charles Wellesley
Charles Wellesley (November 17, 1873 – July 24, 1946) was an Irish-born American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1928. He was born in Dublin and died in Amityville, New York.
Partial filmograph ...
- The Regiment Pater
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Bert Sprotte
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Los Angeles ( ; es, Los ...
- Sergeant
* Paul Vincenti
References
Bibliography
* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.
External links
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