From 1925 to 1937 von Géczy's orchestra had a long term engagement at the Hotel Esplanade in Berlin. He soon arose as one of Europe's most popular bandleaders, and also appeared in films such as This One or None and The Countess of Monte Cristo.[1] As the classically trained von Géczy favored strings over reeds and brass, he became a favorite of Hitler and Goebbels and continued his career in the Third Reich.[2] His orchestra performed at the Volksbühne in Berlin in 1933–1934, and von Géczy was invested with the title of "Professor" by Hitler in 1939.[3]
After the fall of the Third Reich, von Géczy was banned from performing for a few years. In 1952, he formed a new orchestra at the Café Luitpold in Munich, a city in which he would live until his death.
^Kater, Michael H. (1992). Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN0-19-505009-6.
^Kater, Michael H. (1992). Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 169. ISBN0-19-505009-6.