Carnegie Hall (1947)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers:

Karl Kamb (screenplay)
Seena Owen (story)

Release Date:

28 February 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Music | Drama

Plot:

A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall but...

Plot Keywords:

Pianist | Mother | Beautiful Woman | Mother Son Relationship

Cast

Marsha Hunt	...	Nora Ryan
William Prince	...	Tony Salerno Jr.
Frank McHugh	...	John Donovan
Martha O'Driscoll	...	Ruth Haines
Hans Jaray	...	Tony Salerno Sr. (as Hans Yaray)
Olin Downes	...	Himself
Joseph Buloff	...	Anton Tribik
Walter Damrosch	...	Himself
Bruno Walter	...	Himself
Lily Pons	...	Herself
Gregor Piatigorsky	...	Himself
Risë Stevens	...	Herself
Artur Rodzinski	...	Himself
Artur Rubinstein	...	Himself
Jan Peerce	...	Himself

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12197, General Audience)

Filming Locations:

Carnegie Hall - 57th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Federal Films (II)

Trivia:

Film debut of Cloris Leachman.

Goofs:

Continuity: Johns arrives on stage for rehearsal and is introduced to Ruth who is standing opposite of him with the piano in between. Close up of Ruth's face shows her looking to her left as she speaks to John who is center to her.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Moments in Music (1950)

Soundtrack:

Symphony no 5

Marsha Hunt Gave an Outstanding Performance

Enjoyed this film from the very beginning to the end with great artists performing in Carnegie Hall and a great story revolving around a woman named Nora Ryan, (Marsha Hunt) and her son named Tony Salerno, Jr., (William Prince) who wants her son to become a great concert pianist. Nora works in Carnegie Hall as a cleaning lady polishing brass rails and works hard to support her son who she loves very much. Tony grows up in Carnegie Hall and gets to meet all the famous conductors, singers and famous musicians. However, Tony wants to cut the apron strings of his mother and branches off to the modern dance bands and meets up with a very attractive gal which sort of breaks his mother's heart. If you like Classical Music and enjoy the great talents of super star talents from the past, this is the film for you. By the way, Marsha Hunt is approaching the age of 90 years and contributed a great deal of her acting ability to the Hollywood Silver Screen. Great film, don't miss it. Enjoy.