Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, German:
Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 â€" 10 August 1961)
was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked
principally in Germany and Austria.Géza von Bolváry was born in
Budapest. He attended the Imperial Military Academy in Budapest and
subsequently served in the Hungarian army (Honved Hussars). After
World War I he left military service with the rank of Royal Hungarian
Rittmeister. He then earned his living in the new Hungarian film
industry. He began his career in about 1920 as an actor in various
silent films, but soon changed to the Star-Film company, where he was
first active as a director and made his debut as director and
screenwriter with A Kétarcú asszony.In 1922 the film concern Emelka
in Munich hired him as a director for four years. Between 1926 and
1928 he worked for the firm Felsom Film in Berlin, after which he went
to London for a year to work for British International Pictures. After
returning to Berlin, he worked until 1933 with Superfilm Berlin and
then until 1935 with Boston Films, also in Berlin. From 1936 Bolváry
worked for a number of production companies in Vienna, notably for
Styria-Film, Terra-Film and Wien-Film.
Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 â€" 10 August 1961)
was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked
principally in Germany and Austria.Géza von Bolváry was born in
Budapest. He attended the Imperial Military Academy in Budapest and
subsequently served in the Hungarian army (Honved Hussars). After
World War I he left military service with the rank of Royal Hungarian
Rittmeister. He then earned his living in the new Hungarian film
industry. He began his career in about 1920 as an actor in various
silent films, but soon changed to the Star-Film company, where he was
first active as a director and made his debut as director and
screenwriter with A Kétarcú asszony.In 1922 the film concern Emelka
in Munich hired him as a director for four years. Between 1926 and
1928 he worked for the firm Felsom Film in Berlin, after which he went
to London for a year to work for British International Pictures. After
returning to Berlin, he worked until 1933 with Superfilm Berlin and
then until 1935 with Boston Films, also in Berlin. From 1936 Bolváry
worked for a number of production companies in Vienna, notably for
Styria-Film, Terra-Film and Wien-Film.
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