And the Puszta Gleams (1933)
Overview
Set on the Hungarian plains and in romantic Budapest, the film follows Rose Barsony’s spirited dancer-singer and Wolf Albach-Retty’s young noble as they navigate love, song and national pride. When the aristocratic family’s fortunes are threatened by the heir’s prodigality, veteran estate manager Károly Sugár steps in to safeguard the daughter’s inheritance. Against a backdrop of blooded horses, vineyard laborers and patriotic pageantry, the couple’s romance unfolds through musical numbers and colorful travelogue sequences that celebrate Hungary’s landscape and culture.
Cast
Rosy Barsony
Baroneß Maria Inockay (as Rosi Barsony)
Wolf Albach-Retty
Peter Borly, Husarenleutnant
Tibor von Halmay
Graf Balassa, Leutnant (as Tibor von Halmay)
Heinz Salfner
Baron Inokay
Hansi Arnstaedt
Baronin Inokay
Olga Limburg
Gräfin Balassa
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Thury
Tivadar Bilicsi
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