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During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.
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Kenneth Kent
- Andre De Guise
- (as Keneth Kent)
Marian Spencer
- Miss Gratton
- (as Marion Spencer)
Robert Beatty
- Mac - Reporter with Carol
- (as Bob Beatty)
- Director
- Writers
- Terence Young
- Rodney Ackland(uncredited)
- Brian Desmond Hurst(uncredited)
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- TriviaAnton Walbrook had aspirations as a classical pianist in real life and his hands are shown playing the piano. However, the piano part as heard was recorded by an uncredited Louis Kentner.
- GoofsAfter Stefan has climbed into his single-engined plane for the flight to Romania the scene merges into a take-off shot, but the aircraft taking off is twin-engined.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: LONDON NOVEMBER 1940
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shepperton Babylon (2005)
- SoundtracksWarsaw Concerto
(1941)
Written by Richard Addinsell
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Played on piano by Anton Walbrook (dubbed by Louis Kentner) often
Hummed by Sally Gray
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filmed before the US was in the war.
Dangerous moonlight, known as suicide squadron in the u s, was released june of 1941 in england. But it was not released in the united states until april 1942. Europe had already been in the war for several years, but the u s didn't officially join until pearl harbor, december of 1941. It took almost a year for the film to be shown in the u s. According to the film, it begins in london, november of 1940. American reporter carol meets polish airman and pianist stefan radetzky, during the bombing. They meet again in new york. When he talks about returning to europe to fight, carol can't stand the thought of it. Stefan wants to go fight for his homeland, but carol doesn't want his gift of music to be silenced. Or is it for more selfish reasons? Perfect issues to be discussed in a wartime propaganda film. It's pretty well done. Rather rushed ending, but it works. Directed by brian hurst, who had fought in world war one. The picture is all quite dark, for atmosphere? And there are many snaps and pops in the sound track. Could use a restoration.
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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