The Man of Gold
About The Man of Gold
Mihály Tímár, captain of the St. Barbara, keeps his word and becomes guardian of Kondja, daughter of a Turkish aristocrat on the run. He pulls her from the Danube and marries her. He handles her money, becomes a wheat wholesaler, and ships grain to Brazil. The marriage, made from gratitude, fails. He is split between the moneyed town and a simpler life. He goes to an island in the Danube and to Noémi. Oszkár Beregi plays Tímár. Margit Makay plays Kondja. Ica von Lenkeffy plays Noémi.
Cast & crew
More about The Man of Gold
Alexander Korda directed. Ladislaus Vajda wrote the script from Mór Jókai’s novel The Man with the Golden Touch. Corvin Film made it in 1919. A listed running time is 80 minutes. A restored version is timed at 83. The Hungarian title is Az aranyember. Gábor Rajnay is Krisztyán Todor. Lili Berky is Athalia. Gyula Bartos is Maxim Krisztyán. An Internet Archive copy is filed as silent-man-of-gold.
Themes
Making
Korda films Jókai’s double life as a river captain’s promise, a grain fortune, and a hut on an island. Beregi is the man who cannot stay in both.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A restored print of about 83 minutes survives.
Notes
- Jenő Horváth is Atanáz Brazovic. Mari K. Demjén is his wife. Szeréna Fáy is Mama Teréza.
- Gyula Szőreghy is Pasha Ali Csorbadzhi. Gusztáv Vándory is Captain Kadisa.
- The island is the Danube refuge. Brazil is where the wheat goes.
- The film survives and has been restored.
Scenes
- Tímár takes Kondja from the Danube and becomes her guardian.
- The wheat trade makes him rich and the marriage does not hold.
- He stays on the island with Noémi.
Influenced by
- The Man with the Golden Touch (Mór Jókai)
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-man-of-gold)
