Scandal in Budapest (German: Skandal in Budapest) is a 1933 German-Hungarian comedy film, filmed in Hungary in the German language and directed by Géza von Bolváry and Istvan Szekely and starring Franciska Gaal, Werner Pledath, and Lotte Spira.[1] It was made at Budapest's Hunnia Studios by the European subsidiary of Universal Pictures, headed by Joe Pasternak, which had recently left Germany in the face of Hitler's "de-Judification" of that country. A separate Hungarian-language version was also made, with a different cast, titled Pesti Szerelem (or Romance in Budapest). Both versions were released in the United States by Arthur Mayer's DuWorld Pictures Inc.
| Scandal in Budapest | |
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| German | Skandal in Budapest |
| Directed by | Steve Sekely Géza von Bolváry |
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| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodszky |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Universal-Film |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film was subsequently remade in Hollywood as Top Hat, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.[1]
Cast
- Paul Hörbiger as Paul Murray
- Franciska Gaal as Eva Balogh
- Werner Pledath as Gutsbesitzr Balogh, ihr Vater
- Lotte Spira as Frau Balogh, seine Frau
- Oskar Sima as Direktor Roland
- Ursula Grabley as Tini, Evas Freundin
- S. Z. Sakall as Stangl
- Charles Puffy as Ein Herr
- Hermann Blaß
- Egon Brosig
- Olga Engl
- Sándor Góth
- Hans Reimann
- Else Reval
- Lotte Stein
References
Bibliography
- Hales, Barbara & Weinstein, Valerie. Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2020.
