Description: ANTON VAVERKA AUTOGRAPHEDSIGNED PHOTO Anton Vaverka (1872-1937)), was born and died in Prague. He was an actor, known for The Wedding March (1928), Merry-Go-Round (1923) and Adjutant to His Highness (1933)He played Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria in two of Erich von Stroheim's films, Merry-Go-Round (1923) and The Wedding March (1928) and was the primary emcee in the Hungarian-language version of King of Jazz (1930), with his scenes shot separately and then inserted into the film that was otherwise in English. In their book King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman's Technicolor Revue, authors James Layton and David Pierce note that Vaverka's scenes were shown to the Hungarian consulate in Los Angeles, but the representative who viewed the film complained he couldn't understand Vaverka's speech. Other Hungarian-speaking viewers had similar problems with the veteran actor's dialog. Vaverka reportedly saw himself to blame for the fact that Hollywood made no further attempts to produce Hungarian-Language versions of their films during the early 1930s. A veteran of the Austro-Hungarian theatre, Vaverka appeared in supporting character roles in U.S. films during the late silent era. He reportedly never mastered English very well, perfecting only a phrase that introduced himself as a great actor of the Hungarian theatre. PARTIAL CREDITS Vera Ferbasová in Ulicnice (1936)UlicniceTri muzi ve snehu (1936)Vrátný Bártových závoduMilan Rastislav Stefánik (1935)Francouzský generál První políbeníHost na vecírku At zije neboztík (1935)Pal Vlasta Burian and Adina Mandlová Nezlobte dedecka (1934)Headquarters waiter from Axa V tom domecku pod Emauzy (1934)Komorník Alois Lionel Barrymore Nancy Carroll Phillips HolmesERNST LUBITSCHBroken Lullaby (1932)TownsmanJohn Boles Bing CrosbyKing of Jazz (1930)Host - Hungarian Version William Collier Jr. Alice DayThe Melody Man (1930)Franz JosefMaurice ChevalierERNST LUBITSCHThe Love Parade (1929)Cabinet MinisterFay Wray Zasu PittsERICH VON STROHEIMThe Wedding March (1928)Emperor Franz-JosefMary Philbin Conrad VeidtThe Man Who Laughs (1928)Secondary RolePola NegriThree Sinners (1928)Valet to DietrichRenée Adorée, Lew Cody, and Dorothy SebastianOn Ze Boulevard (1927)RibotOscar Beregi Sr.The Love Thief (1926)AideReginald Denny Marian NixonRolling Home (1926)PembertonLon Chaney Norman Kerry Mary PhilbinThe Phantom of the Opera (1925)PrompterMadge Bellamy James KirkwoodSecrets of the Night (1924)Joshua BrownNorman Kerry Claire WindsorThe Acquittal (1923)RussianStroheim Norman Kerry Mary PhilbinMerry-Go-Round (1923)Emperor Franz Josef $6.00 INSUREDUSA BOXED SHIPPING
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