Julius Szoreghi Movies
- 1938
Fekete Gyemantok is based on a novel by Maurice Jokal. The title translates as Black Diamonds, a reference to the Hungarian coal-mining community where the story takes place. Amidst political, economic and labor-relations intrigue, a triangular romance develops involving Ivan (Paul Javor), Evila (Zita Szeleczky) and Felix (Eugene Torzs). Since Felix is the villain of the peace, the outcome of the "love stuff" is predetermined from the start. Director Ladislao Vajda does wonders with an obviously tight budget, especially during the elaborate stock-exchange sequences. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Zita Szeleczky
- 1932
Mein Leopold was based on the long-running play by A. L'Arronge, originally written in the 1870s. Max Adelbert plays a wealthy old Berlin shoe manufacturer who sacrifices all for the sake of his son Leopold (Harald Paulsen). The boy repays his father's devotion by behaving like a thorough bounder, though he eventually redeems himself through the simple expedient of honest hard work. Meanwhile, a trio of subplots involving three young couples are adroitly woven into the central narrative. A delicate blend of comedy, sentimentality and pathos, Mein Leopold proved to be a box-office bonanza. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Max Adalbert, Gustav Froehlich, (more)
- 1927
Just before launching the American phase of his career, filmmaker Alexander Korda directed his actress-wife Maria Corda in the German production A Modern DuBarry. Corda plays Toinette, a saucy, somewhat amoral scullery maid. Bouncing from bed to bed, Toinette becomes the mistress of Count Martel (Alfred Gerasch) and, ultimately, the King of Andalia (Jean Bradin). This final liaison very nearly topples the Andalian government, but Toinette manages to survive this ordeal with nary a hair out of place, though she does cry and cry a lot when things don't go her way. It was Modern DuBarry, completed in 1926, that landed Korda his Hollywood contract -- and the rest, as they say, is history. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
