Underplayed Gems

The Ball Is On (1939)

The Ball Is On poster
Original title
Áll a bál
Directed by
Viktor Bánky
Genre
comedy
Country
Hungary
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A romantic comedy set just before World War Two. A young woman gets caught up in a love story while attending a ball in Warsaw.

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What happens

The Ball Is On (Hungarian: Áll a bál) is a 1939 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Zita Szeleczky, Erzsi Simor and Hilda Gobbi. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location in Warsaw shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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