The Gallant Hussar

The Gallant Hussar (German: Der fesche Husar) is a 1928 German-British romance film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Ivor Novello, Evelyn Holt, and Paul Hörbiger.[2] It was based on a story by the Hungarian writer Arthur Bárdos and Margarete-Maria Langen.

The Gallant Hussar
Directed byGéza von Bolváry
Produced by
Written by
Starring
CinematographyEduard Hoesch
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
September 1928
Running time
6,666 feet[1]
Country
  • German
  • United Kingdom
Language

The film was a co-production made under an agreement between Gainsborough Pictures and the German studio Felsom-Film and was shot in Berlin. After the passage of the Cinematograph Films Act 1927 by the British Parliament it was classified under the terms of the Act as a foreign film and only received a limited release in Britain.[3] It is also known under the alternative title The Bold Dragoon. It is now considered a lost film.[4]

Along with A South Sea Bubble (1928), the film marked a significant change in the role played by Novello. He had previously appeared as unsettled, outsider figures in films such as The Lodger, but from now on played more well-balanced romantic figures.[5]

Synopsis

The daughter of an American millionaire falls in love with a Hungarian hussar officer during a visit to the Austrian Empire.

Cast

References
  1. Low, p. 370.
  2. "Der FESCHE HUSAR (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. Bergfelder & Cargnelli, p. 42.
  4. Williams, pp. 167–168.
  5. Williams, p. 6.

Bibliography
  • Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.
  • Low, Rachael (1997) [1971]. The History of British Film. Volume IV, 1918–1929. Hoboken, NJ: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20634-4.
  • Slattery-Christy, David (2008). In Search of Ruritania: Ivor Novello. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5403-9082-0.
  • Williams, Michael (2003). Ivor Novello: Screen Idol. London: British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-982-6.
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