Vilma Banky

Actress - Hungary
Born January 9, 1898 in Nagyrodog, Ungarn
Died March 18, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Mini-Biography:
Vilma Banky was born on January 9, 1898 in Nagyrodog, Ungarn. She was a Hungarian Actress, known for The Son of the Sheik (1926), Der Zirkuskönig (1925), Der Rebell (1932), Vilma Banky's first movie on record is from 1920. Vilma Banky died on March 18, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her last motion picture on file dates from 1932.
Biographical Notes in German: Die Schauspielerin Vilma Banky wurde in Nagyrodog, Ungarn geboren. Sie begann ihre Karriere beim Stummfilm in Europa, wo sie zwischen 1920 und 1925 in Österreich, Ungarn und Frankreich Filme drehte. Zu ihren europäischen Produktionen gehören "Im letzten Augenblick" (1920), "Galathea" (1921), "Das Auge des Toten" (1922), "Das Bildnis" (1923), "Das verbotene Land" (1924) und "Soll man heiraten?" (1925).

1925 war das Jahr ihres Durchbruchs. Samuel Goldwyn bot ihr einen Vertrag für Hollywood an und Vilma Banky griff zu. Sie hatte das Glück, mit dem legendären Rudolph Valentino als Partner in den Kinoerfolgen "The Eagle" (1925) und vor allem "The Son of the Sheik" (1926) zu spielen (Valentinos letzter Film), die sie im Nu zu einem Star werden liessen. Daneben drehte sie erfolgreich Filme mit dem Schauspieler Ronald Colman als ihren Partner. Zu ihren weiteren Stummfilmerfolgen gehören "The Winning of Barbara Worth" (1926), "The Night of Love" (1927), "The Magic Flame" (1927) und "The Awakening" (1928). 1927 heiratete Vilma Banky den nicht minder berühmten Schauspieler Rod La Rocque. Die Hochzeit wurde von Samuel Goldwyn bezahlt und galt als eine der extravagantesten Hochzeiten Hollywoods. Der Tonfilm leitete das Ende ihrer Karriere ein. Sie spielte in "This Is Heaven" (1929) und "A Lady to Love" (1930), danach ging sie mit ihrem Ehemann Rod La Rocque nach Deutschland, wo sie noch in zwei weiteren Filmen mitwirkte - "Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau" (1930) und "Der Rebell" (1932).

Vilma Banky Filmography [Auszug]
1932: [/ /1] Der Rebell (Cast: ERika Leroy), Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, Luis Trenker, with Erika Dannhoff, Olga Engl,
1930: [] A Lady to Love (Cast: Lena Shultz), Directed by Victor Sjöström, with Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames,
1930: [] Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (Cast: Mizzi), Directed by Victor Sjöström, with Henry Armetta, William Bechtel,
1929: [] This is heaven (Cast), Directed by Alfred Santell,
1928: [11.17] The Awakening (Cast), Directed by Victor Fleming, with Walter Byron, Louis Wolheim,
1928: [] Two Lovers (Cast: Donna Leonora de Vargas), Directed by Fred Niblo, with Lydia Yeamans Titus, Marcella Daly,
1927: [08.14] The magic flame (Cast: Bianca), Directed by Henry King, with Ronald Colman, Agostino Borgato,
1927: [] The Night of Love (Cast: Prinzessin Marie), Directed by George Fitzmaurice, with Ronald Colman, John George,
1926: [10.14] The Winning of Barbara Worth (Cast: Barbara Worth), Directed by Henry King, with Sammy Blum, Ed Brady,
1926: [/ /1] The Son of the Sheik (Cast: Yasmin), Directed by George Fitzmaurice, with Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres,
1925: [09.27] The Dark Angel (Cast: Kitty Vane), Directed by George Fitzmaurice, with George Bunny, Ronald Colman,
1925: [10.09] Soll man heiraten ? (Cast), Directed by Manfred Noa, with Angelo Ferrari, Max Landa,
1925: [/ /1] Der Zirkuskönig (Circusmania, King of the Circus) (Cast), Directed by Max Linder, Édouard-Émile Violet, with Eugen Burg, Viktor Franz,
1925: [/ /1] The Eagle (Cast: Masha Trojekurov), Directed by Clarence Brown, with Rudolph Valentino, Spottiswoode Aitken,
1924: [12.22] Das schöne Abenteuer (The Lady from Paris) (Cast), Directed by Manfred Noa, with Hans Albers, Georg Alexander,
1924: [/ /1] Das verbotene Land (Cast), Directed by Friedrich Feher, with Oscar Beregi sr., Hansi Frühwirt,
1924: [] Die letzte Stunde (Hotel Potemkin, One Night) (Cast), Directed by Max Neufeld, with Lilith Adams, Jean Angelo,
1923: [] Das Bildnis (Cast), Directed by Jacques Feyder, with Fred Louis Lerch, Arlette Marchal,
1922: [] Kauft Mariett-Aktien (Cast), Directed by Alexander von Antalffy, with Sybille Binder, C.M. Clifford,
1922: [] Schattenkinder des Glücks (Cast), Directed by Franz Osten, with Emil Fenyö, Carl Goetz,
1922: [. .] Das Auge des Toten (A halott szerelme) (Cast), Directed by Carl Boese, with Grete Hollmann, Hermann Pfanz,
1921: [] Veszélyben a pokol (Cast), Directed by Béla Balogh, with Erszi Kürthy, Ivan Petrovich,
1921: [] Tavaszi szerelem (Cast), Directed by Géza von Bolváry, with Norbert Dan, Emil Fenyvessy,
1921: [] Galathea (Cast), Directed by Béla Balogh, with Erszi Kürthy, Ivan Petrovich,
1920: [] Im letzten Augenblick (Cast), Directed by Carl Boese, with Grete Hollmann,

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