Pál Fejős
1897 - 1963Menschen hinter Gittern
Pál Fejős
Heinrich George, Gustav Diessl
German-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.
Men Behind Bars
Tavaszi zápor
Pál Fejős
Annabella, Steven Geray
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.
Spring Shower
Révolte dans la prison
Jacques Feyder, Pál Fejős
Charles Boyer, André Berley
French-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Charles Boyer in Chester Morris's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.
The Big House
Ítél a Balaton
Pál Fejős
Mária Medgyesi, Ernő Elekes
The story of balladistic intonation takes place at Lake Balaton, in a fisher village. The love of Kovács Mária and Szabó Mihály is hopeless due to a long animosity between their families. Mária is married by her father to his adopted son Kovács Jani. The unhappy young woman is unable to hide her love for Mihály and therefore her angry father sentences her with the traditionally suitable penalty of unfaithful women, she is put on the stormy waters of Balaton in a boat without oars or scull.
The Waters Decide
Man och kvinna
Gunnar Skoglund, Pál Fejős
Hugo Björne, Gerda Björne
The prologue shows a Swedish home, where a family discusses what "a handful of rice" can mean. The action then moves to Thailand and shows the life of a Thai couple, Pó Chai and Mé Ying, and their lives of joy and hardship in the jungle growing rice.
A Handful of Rice
Fantômas
Pál Fejős
Thomy Bourdelle, Tania Fédor
The Marquise de Langrune invites her friends at her castle in Beaulieu. Among them is Lord Beltham who also came to bring her a significant sum of money. The mysterious Fantômas kills the Marquise during the night. Inspector Juve is sent on his trail.
Ghosts