The Stolen Bride (1927 film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Written by | Carey Wilson |
| Produced by | Carey Wilson |
| Starring | Billie Dove Lloyd Hughes Armand Kaliz Frank Beal |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle |
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| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Stolen Bride is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Lloyd Hughes, and Armand Kaliz. The film is a Hungarian-set romance across classes, where an aristocrat and a peasant fall in love.[1]
Cast
[edit ]- Billie Dove as Sari, Countess Thurzo
- Lloyd Hughes as Franz Pless
- Armand Kaliz as Baron von Heimburg
- Frank Beal as Count Thurzo
- Lilyan Tashman as Ilona Taznadi
- Cleve Moore as Lt. Kiss
- Otto Hoffman as Papa Pless
- Charles Wellesley as The Regiment Pater
- Bert Sprotte as Sergeant
- Paul Vincenti
- Patty Falkenstein as The Little Princess (uncredited)
Production
[edit ]The production was Korda's first Hollywood film after moving to America from Berlin where he had previously been working. Korda was assigned the film in large part because he was a native of Hungary, where the film's action is set.[2] It was shot at the Burbank Studios of First National Pictures during the summer of 1927. It was a moderate success once it was released in August 1927.[3] It was released in Britain on May 28, 1928.[4] Korda's next film was the far more successful The Private Life of Helen of Troy .
Preservation
[edit ]A print of The Stolen Bride is reportedly held in a foreign archive.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Stolen Bride at silentera.com
- ^ Kulik pp. 43-45
- ^ Kulik p. 45
- ^ Kulik p. 343
- ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Stolen Bride
Bibliography
[edit ]- Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
External links
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- 1927 films
- 1927 romantic drama films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- American World War I films
- Films directed by Alexander Korda
- Films set in Austria
- Films set in Hungary
- First National Pictures films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Surviving American silent films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs