The Wedding Song (1918 film) explained

The Wedding Song
Native Name:
Director:Alfréd Deésy
Producer:Star Film
Starring:Béla Lugosi
Károly Lajthay
Klara Peterdy
Richard Kornay
Distributor:Star Film
Runtime:47 minutes
Country:Hungary
Language:Silent

The Wedding Song (Hungarian: A Nászdal) is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy.[1] The film was released on 27 February 1918, first shown at the Corso Theater in Budapest.[2] Lugosi's co-star in the film, Karoly Lajthay, later went on to direct the first film version of "Dracula", entitled Drakula halála (1923). (Lugosi had already emigrated to America by then.)[3]

Plot

Bela Lugosi played Paul Bertram, a celebrated violinist. While on their honeymoon, Bertram and his wife are assaulted by Izau (Károly Lajthay), a rival pianist who is in love with Bertram’s wife. Bertram kills the pianist in a duel and escapes into the forest. His wife remains behind, still believing that Bertram was killed by Izau. They are later reunited when she hears her husband playing a tune that he played to her on their wedding night.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers . 2 October 2013. 9780786427659 . Rhodes . Gary Don . 22 March 2006 .
  2. Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
  3. Web site: The Wedding Song (1918) .