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The Emperor Waltz (1948)

 -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -  2 July 1948 (USA)
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A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.

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Complete credited cast:
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Virgil Smith
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Johanna Augusta Franziska
Roland Culver ...
Baron Holenia
Lucile Watson ...
Princess Bitotska
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Harold Vermilyea ...
Chamberlain
Sig Ruman ...
Dr. Zwieback
Julia Dean ...
Bert Prival ...
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Alma Macrorie ...
Inn Proprietress
Roberta Jonay ...
Chambermaid
John Goldsworthy ...
Obersthofmeister
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Traveling Salesman Virgil Smith wants to sell his Grammophones in pre-WWI Austria. To enhance this, he especially wants to sell one to Emperor Franz Joseph, but at first the Austrian palace guards think he is carrying a bomb. He meets the Countess Johanna von Stolzenberg-Stolzenberg and after the usual misunderstandings, falls in love with her, this is especially assisted by his dog Buttons. But the relation between a Countess and an ordinary U.S. citizen cannot work in Austria, that is the Emperor's opinion. Is he wrong ? Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>

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2 July 1948 (USA)  »

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A Valsa do Imperador  »

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$4,070,248 (estimated)
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(Western Electric Recording)

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The song "The Kiss In Your Eyes" was given new words and a new name and became a popular hit for several artists in the late 1940s under the title of "Suddenly". See more »

Quotes

Baron Holenia: I am not narrow-minded! I could even forgive him being an American if he belonged to one of those Vander, Astor, uh, Rocker, uh, families. But a Mr. Smith?
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Referenced in Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) See more »

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"I Kiss Your Hand, Madame"
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Music by Ralph Erwin
English Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
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A delight-surprise
7 January 2008 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

What a nice delightful film this turned out to be. I'm in my musical phase of movies, and while this really cannot be classified as a true "musical", it does have a couple on nice songs and a short dance sequence. I guess you could classify this as a "quasi-musical". Anyway, the story is fun with the typical Billy Wilder political overtones that do not detract from the plot line. The scenery is great, as is Bing Crosby and Richard Haydin. Joan Fontaine is fine in what is asked of her. The real stars are the two dogs. Their scenes are delightful, as is the film. While there is a tad of dramatics at the end, it all turns out fine as expected. Would have like to have the fade-out of the two dogs cuddling up. See this one for a royal treat.


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