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CREDITS
1941, 102 minutes, B&W.
Producer, Victor Saville; Director, Roy del Ruth; Screenplay, Keith Winter and Leonard Lee; Cinematography, Karl Freund; Sound, Douglas Shearer; Music Direction, Herbert Stothart and Bronislau Kaper; Choreography, Ernst Matray.
CAST
Karl Lang, Nelson Eddy; Maria Lanyi, Rise Stevens; Bernard Fischer, Nigel Bruce; Madame Helene, Florence Bates; Liesel, Nydia Westman; Magda, Dorothy Gilmore; Anton, Max Barwyn; Klementor, Charles Judels.
SONGS
My Hero; Sympathy; The Flower Presentation; Thank the Lord the War Is Over; Ti-ra-la-la; Seek the Spy by Oscar Strauss and Stanislaus Stange; While My Lady Sleeps by Bronislau Kaper and Gus Kahn; Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea by Mussorgsky; Mon Coeur S'Ouvre a Ta Voix by Saint-Saens.
PLOT SYNOPSIS
"Vienesse opera stars Karl and Maria Lang have everything: looks, talent, fame - and very jealous natures. In fact, Karl is so suspicious that he masquerades as an amorous Russian nobleman to test his wife's fidelity. Of course, the smitten Maria knows it's really Karl she's flirting with. Or does she?"
- Liner Notes from Turner/MGM-UA Videotape
NOTES
"It gave Eddy his best-ever opportunity to shine. And although his 'straight' moments as the jealous spouse were lamentably unconvincing, his performance while masquerading as a flamboyant Cossack was a revelation, and the most effective piece of acting he ever committed to film."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical
"Talky musical remake of The Guardsman: it nearly comes off, but not quite."
- Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Film Guide
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Cinematography (Black and White)
Sound Recording
Scoring of a Musical Picture
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