Pál Fejős

Directing

Pál Fejős

Born January 24, 1897 · Budapest, Hungary

Died April 23, 1963 · aged 66

Pál Fejős (1897-1963) was a Hungarian-born director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States. He also studied medicine in his youth and became a prominent anthropologist later in life.

Known For

The Last PerformanceThe Last Performance · 1929
The Last Performance
★ 6.51929
MovieDramaHorror
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
King of JazzKing of Jazz · 1930
King of Jazz
★ 6.41930
MovieMusic
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
La ChienneLa Chienne · 1931
La Chienne
★ 7.31931
MovieDramaCrime
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally found love, but Lulu is a streetwalker, still in love with her pimp.
LonesomeLonesome · 1928
Lonesome
★ 7.51928
MovieRomanceDrama
Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?
First LoveFirst Love · 1932
First Love
★ 6.51932
MovieDrama
Simultaneously filmed Romanian language version of Marie, Legende Hongroise: a peasant girl is cast out of her society after a man,who really loves the daughter of her employer, gets her pregnant.
Spring ShowerSpring Shower · 1932
Spring Shower
★ 6.01932
MovieDrama
It tells the story of Marie, an austerely beautiful young peasant girl played by the French star, Annabella. She is seduced beneath a flowering tree by the admirer of one of the daughters of the prosperous family for whom she works, becomes pregnant and is cast out.
Flugten fra millionerneFlugten fra millionerne · 1934
Flugten fra millionerne
★ 6.71934
MovieComedy
On a dark and gloomy evening, the heirs of the deceased millionaire Jensen-Bosch gather at his old castle to hear his last wishes. The darkness lies close around the old castle, everything portends evil. As long as the family has existed, it has never been able to agree. When the will is read, seriousness spreads across their faces, and defiance and anger can be read in the expectant eyes.
BroadwayBroadway · 1929
Broadway
★ 5.71929
MovieMusicCrime
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.

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