Vilma Banky

Vilma Banky

From Wikipedia Vilma Bánky (January 9, 1901 – March 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-born American silent film actress, although the early part of her acting career began in Budapest, spreading to France, Austria, and Germany. Banky was best known for her roles in The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino and several romantic teamings with Ronald Colman. She was hailed as "The Hungarian Rhapsody" and was an immediate hit with American audiences. The New York Times remarked in its review of her first American film, The Dark Angel, that she "is a young person of rare beauty ... so exquisite that one is not in the least surprised that she is never forgotten by Hillary Trent" (the movie's leading male character). It is commonly believed that Banky's thick Hungarian accent cut her career short with the advent of sound. However, she began losing interest in films and wanted to settle down with her husband actor Rod La Rocque. By 1928 she had begun announcing her intention to retire in a few years. She married Rod La Rocque in 1927. The couple had no children and remained together until his death in 1969. Vilma Bánky died on March 18, 1991, aged 90.

  • Title: Vilma Banky
  • Popularity: 1.049
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1901-01-09
  • Place of Birth: Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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  • Also Known As: Vilma Bánky, The Hungarian Rhapsody
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Vilma Banky Movies

  • 1961
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    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    1 1961 HD

    A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

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  • 1926
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    The Son of the Sheik

    The Son of the Sheik

    6.2 1926 HD

    Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed...

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  • 1926
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    The Winning of Barbara Worth

    The Winning of Barbara Worth

    6.6 1926 HD

    While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's...

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  • 1925
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    The Eagle

    The Eagle

    6.3 1925 HD

    Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a...

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  • 1922
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    Galathea

    Galathea

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Lady to Love

    A Lady to Love

    4.167 1930 HD

    Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother...

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  • 1927
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    The Magic Flame

    The Magic Flame

    4.5 1927 HD

    The Magic Flame (1927) is a feature film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the play Konig Harlekin by Rudolph Lothar....

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  • 1928
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    Two Lovers

    Two Lovers

    1 1928 HD

    Set during the 16th-century Spanish occupation of Flanders, the story concentrates on the fiercely patriotic Mark Van Ryke (Colman). Donning the...

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  • 1928
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    The Awakening

    The Awakening

    5 1928 HD

    A French country lass Marie Ducrot, name is "mud" after she is compromised by a German soldier . Turning to religion, Banky becomes one of the...

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  • 1928
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    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

    5.4 1928 HD

    Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

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  • 1927
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    The Night of Love

    The Night of Love

    5 1927 HD

    Montero, son of a Gypsy leader, is about to take a bride according to primitive ritual, when the Duke de la Garda demands his right as feudal...

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  • 1929
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    This Is Heaven

    This Is Heaven

    1 1929 HD

    This film was released in both silent and sound versions.

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  • 1950
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    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

    1 1950 HD

    Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

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  • 1925
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    The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

    1 1925 HD

    Alan Trent (Ronald Colman), his cousin Gerald Shannon (Wyndham Standing) and neighbor Kitty Vane (Vilma Bánky) have grown up together, as...

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  • 1924
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    King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

    5 1924 HD

    Directed by Édouard-Émile Violet.

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  • 1923
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    The Portrait

    The Portrait

    1 1923 HD

    Three men fall in love with a woman from a window photograph. When they find her living as a recluse in an isolated Hungarian mansion, they decide...

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  • 1930
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    Every woman's longing

    Every woman's longing

    1 1930 HD

    Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as...

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  • 1962
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    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    6.9 1962 HD

    Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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