Ball at the Savoy (1935 film)

Ball at the Savoy (German: Ball im Savoy) is a 1935 Austrian-Hungarian musical film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Gitta Alpar, Hans Jaray and Rosy Barsony.[1] Part of the tradition of operetta films, it is based on the 1932 work of the same title by Paul Abraham. It was remade the following year in Britain.

Ball at the Savoy
Directed bySteve Sekely
Produced byErnö Gál
Written byAlfred Grünwald (libretto)
Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto)
Henry Koster
Géza von Cziffra
StarringGitta Alpar
Hans Jaray
Rosy Barsony
Music byPaul Abraham
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited byLadislao Vajda
Production
company
City-Film
Release date
1 February 1935
Running time
88 minutes
CountryAustria
Hungary
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Marton Vincze. The film was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios in Budapest.

Cast

  • Gitta Alpar as Anita Helling
  • Hans Jaray as Baron André v. Wollheim
  • Rosy Barsony as Mary v. Wollheim
  • Willy Stettner as Der Zimmerkellner Jean
  • Felix Bressart as Birowitsch, der Sekretär
  • Otto Wallburg as Der Verleger Haller
  • Hermann Blaß as Der Direktor im Grand Hotel
  • Emmi Buttykay as Szobalány
  • Harry Csáktornyai as Táncoló statiszta
  • Oszkár Dénes as Sänger
  • Edit Kállay as Pofozkodó lány
  • László Keleti
  • Lili Székely

References

  1. Von Dassanowsky p.70

Bibliography

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