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Leoni Leo
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Wikipedia article
'Leoni Leo' (subtitled 'The Life of an Armenian Adventurer') is a 1917 Hungarian adventure film directed by Alfrd Desy and featuring Bla Lugosi. It is thought to be Bela Lugosi's first appearance in a motion picture (credited as "Arisztid Olt"). The Jozsef Pakots screenplay was adapted from the original novel by George Sand called 'Leone Leoni'. The original novel was set in Venice, but the film changed the setting to Brussels. The sets were designed by Sironthai Istvan.Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
Plot
Lugosi plays the noble bandit Baron Leone Leo, who leads a group of roguish gentlemen known as "the Ten". He tricks Juliette, whose father is the richest jeweler in Brussels, into thinking he is in love with her, but he is really just after her for her money.
Cast
* Norbert Dn
* Bla Lugosi as Leoni Leo (credited as Arisztid Olt)
* Annie Gth as Juliette
* Lilla Brsony as Princess Zagarolo
* Rbert Fith as Marquis Lorenzo
* Lajos Gellrt as Rbert (credited as Viktor Kurd)
* Marel Rolla as Carmen
* Gusztv Turn as Mario
* Klara Pet
* Loth Ila
* Richard Kornay
See also
* Bla Lugosi filmography
References
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