The Gallant Hussar

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 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 (1928-09)
Running time	6,666 feet[1]
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English/German intertitles

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