de Toth, Andre (1910)

Director. Born (Mihaly Endre Toth Sasvrai) and educated in Hungary where he learned his trade as actor, editor, scenarist and assistant direc?tor, he was hired by Alexander Korda and followed him to Hollywood in  1940.  De Toth's American films are often stylishly directed  and expertly edited genre pieces with an eye (he had only one eye) for bizarre details. Although sometimes pushing style over the edge into flashiness as in the 3-D House of Wax (1953), the bitter undertones of a disillusioned romanticism give an extra edge to his lyrical treatment of landscape. He often worked with Randolph Scott, includ?ing on Carson City and Man in the Saddle, but none of the films quite matched the actor's work for Boetticher. However, the austere Day 0/ the Outlaw and the disturbingly intense The Indian Fighter are superior con?tributions to the genre.