''The Wedding Song'' ( hu, A Nászdal) is a 1918 Hungarian 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
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The film was released on 27 February 1918, first shown at the Corso Theater in Budapest. Lugosi's co-star in the film, Karoly Lajthay, later went on to direct the first film version of "Dracula", entitled ''Drakula halála'' (1923). (Lugosi had already emigrated to America by then.)
Plot
Bela Lugosi played Paul Bertram, a celebrated violinist. While on their honeymoon, Bertram and his wife are assaulted by Izau (Károly Lajthay), a rival pianist who is in love with Bertram’s wife. Bertram kills the pianist in a duel and escapes into the forest. His wife remains behind, still believing that Bertram was killed by Izau. They are later reunited when she hears her husband playing a tune that he played to her on their wedding night.
Cast
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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 (1931 English-lan ...
as Paul Bertram, a famous violinist (credited as Arisztid Olt)
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Károly Lajthay
Károly Lajthay (7 December 1883 – 30 August 1946) was a Hungarian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1918 and 1944. He also appeared in 13 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in Marosvásárhely, Aust ...
as Izau (credited as Charles Lederle)
* Klara Peterdy as Sylvia
* Richard Kornay as Strom Tivadar
* Iren Barta as Bertramek Kislanya
* Karoly Hatvani as Strom Karoly
See also
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Béla Lugosi filmography
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, 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 N ...
References
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1918 films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Hungarian silent feature films
Films directed by Alfréd Deésy
Austro-Hungarian films
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