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.
Total trailers found: 26
20 June 1928
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.
29 August 1935
The celebrated operetta prima donna Elsa Bruun is famous nationwide for her amazing smile. One day she is approached by a shabby man who pushes a script on her.
25 August 1933
Hans, living in Vienna during the Great Depression, intends to drown himself in the river after losing his livelihood.
14 May 1931
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.
13 October 1929
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.
01 November 1931
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress.
31 December 1932
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.
27 May 1929
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
23 June 1931
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.
20 April 1930
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.
16 November 1938
Images of work, nature and living in the "Swedish" city Tambora in the East Indies.
01 January 1963
At first, the demolition of a biography. Shortly before his death, Fejos tells his life story. His voice, the melody of his Hungarian-accented English, his humour and his ability to tell stories lead us through the short documentation.
20 May 1932
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.
15 February 1928
A man drowns himself in lake. As he is dying, he recalls the crucial moments of his life and the incidents that led to his final, fatal decision.
16 September 1935
We are in a big city in a country that differs from our own in many ways, among other things in that the people there are so noble and good that the police have no business at all.
02 March 1933
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.
22 December 1934
On a dark and gloomy evening, the heirs of the deceased millionaire Jensen-Bosch gather at his old castle to hear his last wishes.
25 December 1927
A Texas Ranger insinuates himself into a murderous gang by showing off his talents. When he is taken prisoner by the ringleader, he makes a getaway and returns with a sheriff.
08 January 1940
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.
24 December 1931
A young American lady has certain prejudices against the people in France, but comes there to find a lover.
04 November 1932
It tells the story of Marie, an austerely beautiful young peasant girl played by the French star, Annabella.
