Vienna and Berlin Alexander Korda

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korda s first wife actress maría corda, starred in many of silent films in europe , america.


during next eleven years, korda made films in several countries, working in vienna, berlin, london , paris before moving hollywood in 1940. worked closely many artists on films, including hungarian friend, painter , set designer emile lahner.


after leaving hungary, korda accepted invitation count alexander kolowrat work company sascha-film in austrian capital vienna. korda worked alongside kolowrat, had attracted several leading hungarian , german directors employment, on 1920 historical epic prince , pauper. film major international success , inspired korda idea of making international films global box office appeal.


korda s next 2 films, masters of sea (1922) , vanished world (1922), both nautical-set adventures based on hungarian novels. stage, korda had grown irritated kolowrat s interference work , left sascha make independent film, samson , delilah (1922), set in world of opera. film made on lavish scale, large crowd scenes. lengthy shooting schedule lasted 160 working days. film not success.


unable find further backing film projects, korda left vienna , travelled germany. korda raised funding melodrama unknown tomorrow (1923). backing germany s biggest film company, ufa, korda returned vienna make s woman (1924). while there, began work on next film, historical tragedy in house of habsburg (1924), portrayed mayerling incident. earned around half of production cost. followed dancing mad (1925), melodrama.


korda had frequent problems money, , had receive support friends , business associates. korda had cast wife maria corda female lead in german-language films , large degree, productions depended on star power. growing tension in marriage came head after moved united states.


they settled in hollywood, film capital. korda cast again in modern dubarry (1927), adapted life story of madame du barry, based on original screenplay lajos biro. film may have intended highlight maria corda s star potential hollywood. korda made final german film madame wants no children (1926) american studio s fox s berlin-based subsidiary. although made later, released before modern dubarry.








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