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Masked Ball
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Wikipedia article
'Masked Ball' is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Alfrd Desy and featuring Bla Lugosi and Norbert Dan. The screenplay was written by Francesco Maria Piave, Eugne Scribe and Antonio Somma. It was based on the opera 'Un ballo in maschera' by Giuseppe Verdi.
Lugosi played Rene, a Secretary Governor, one of his earliest "red herring" roles. The film was first shown at the Urania Theater in Budapest on Oct. 21, 1917.Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
Cast
* Norbert Dn
* Rbert Fith
* Lajos Gellrt (credited as Viktor Kurd)
* Annie Gth as Amalia
* Richard Kornai as Rendorfonok
* Bla Lugosi as Rene
* Gyula Feher as Osvals
See also
* Bla Lugosi filmography
References
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