József Babay (1898–1956) was a Hungarian journalist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
[Juhász p.165] He was active in the
Hungarian film industry particularly during the late 1930s and the
Second World War
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. He supplies the
libretto
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s for
operetta
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s by
Dénes von Buday.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Five-Forty
''The Five-Forty'' (Hungarian: ''Öt óra 40'') is a 1939 Hungarian mystery thriller film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Maria von Tasnady, Margit Makay and Ferenc Kiss. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Hungary's Revival
''Hungary's Revival'' (Hungary: ''Magyar Feltámadás'') is a 1939 Hungarian war drama film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and Ferenc Kiss and starring Anna Tõkés, Manyi Kiss and Gyula Benkö.https://www.hangosfilm.hu/filmografia/magyar-feltamada ...
'' (1939)
* ''
The Ball Is On
''The Ball Is On'' (Hungarian: ''Áll a bál'') is a 1939 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Zita Szeleczky, Erzsi Simor and Hilda Gobbi.Rîpeanu p.39 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on locat ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Fehérvári huszárok'' (1939)
* ''
Semmelweis
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures and was described as the "saviour of mothers". Postpartum infections, ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Rózsafabot
''Rózsafabot'' is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Zita Szeleczky, József Timár and Kálmán Rózsahegyi.Rîpeanu p.111 The film's sets were designed by the art director János Pagonyi.
Cast
* Zita Szeleczky a ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Flames
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'' (1941)
* ''
The Marriage Market
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'' (1941)
* ''
A Heart Stops Beating'' (1942)
* ''
The Dance of Death'' (1942)
* ''
Two Blue Eyes
''Two Blue Eyes'' () is a 1955 West German romance film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Marianne Koch, Claus Holm and Helen Vita.Bock & Bergfelder p. 253
It was made at the Wandsbek Studios of the Hamburg-based company Real Film. The film ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Leila and Gábor
''Leila and Gábor'' (Hungarian: ''Gábor diák'') is a 1956 Hungarian historical musical film directed by László Kalmár and starring Ferenc Zenthe, Marianne Krencsey and Imre Sinkovits. An operetta film, it is inspired by the 1905 stage wor ...
'' (1956)
References
Bibliography
* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007.
* Vilmos, Várkonyi. ''Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora''. Zima Szabolcs, 2013
External links
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1898 births
1956 deaths
Hungarian male screenwriters
20th-century Hungarian journalists
People from Nagyatád
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