The Gallant Hussar

The Gallant Hussar
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Arthur Bárdos Margarete-Maria Langen
Produced by	Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo
Starring	Ivor Novello Evelyn Holt Hilde Hildebrand Paul Hörbiger
Cinematography	Eduard Hoesch
Production companies	Gainsborough Pictures Felsom-Film
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service Deutsche Fox
Release date	September 1928
Running time	6,666 feet
Countries	German United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English/German intertitles

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. It was based on a story by the Hungarian writer Arthur Bárdos and Margarete-Maria Langen.

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. It is also known under the alternative title The Bold Dragoon. It is now considered a lost film.

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.

Synopsis

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

Cast

• Ivor Novello as Lieutenant Stephen Alrik
• Evelyn Holt as Mary Wentworth
• Paul Hörbiger as Baron von Korporetzky
• Paul Otto as Oberst von Stromm
• Hilde Hildebrand as Vilma von Noszty
• Ernő Verebes as Bubenyik
• Ibolya Szekely as Katy
• Gyula Szőreghy as Herr Ocks
• Fritz Alberti as Michael Toth
• Franz Paray as Paul von Noszty
• Elisabeth Pinajeff as Rosie Velkovicz

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. Vol. 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.

External links

• The Gallant Hussar at IMDb