Ernest Vajda

Ernest Vajda

Komárno, Austria-Hungary [now Slovakia]

Hungarian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, and actor.

Most Known for...

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The Smiling Lieutenant 1931 (6.9)

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
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The Merry Widow 1934 (6.808)

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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Broken Lullaby 1932 (7.5)

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.