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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	Germany; 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.^[2] 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.^[3] It is also known under the alternative title The Bold Dragoon. It is now considered a lost film.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

References

^ Low, p. 370.
^ "Der FESCHE HUSAR (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ Bergfelder & Cargnelli, p. 42.
^ Williams, pp. 167–168.
^ Williams, p. 6.

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.