Spring Parade (1940)
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- Approved
- 1h 29min
- Comedy, Musical
- 27 Sep 1940 (USA)
- Movie
A young Hungarian woman whose fortune card predicts that she will marry, may find it coming true after she meets an army drummer.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins.
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Cast
| Deanna Durbin | ... |
Ilonka Tolnay
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| Robert Cummings | ... |
Corporal Harry Marten
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| Mischa Auer | ... |
Gustav
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| Henry Stephenson | ... |
Emperor Franz Joseph
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| S.Z. Sakall | ... |
Latislav Teschek - the Baker
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Billy Lenhart | ... |
Max
(as Butch)
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Kenneth Brown | ... |
Moritz
(as Buddy)
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| Walter Catlett | ... |
Headwaiter
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| Anne Gwynne | ... |
Jenny
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| Allyn Joslyn | ... |
Count Zorndorf
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| Peggy Moran | ... |
Archduchess Irene
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| Reginald Denny | ... |
The Major
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| Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Wiedlemeyer
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Inga - the Fortune Teller
(as Ed Gargan)
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
Sergeant
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Von Zimmel
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| Leon Belasco | ... |
Violinist Orchestra Leader
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| Eddie Acuff | ... |
Earl (uncredited)
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| Kathryn Adams | ... |
Girl with Fortune Teller (uncredited)
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| Herbert Ashley | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Michael Audley | ... |
Hans (uncredited)
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| Frank Austin | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Polly Bailey | ... |
Minnie (uncredited)
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| John Banner | ... |
Cymbalist (uncredited)
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| Bobby Barber | ... |
Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)
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Vangie Beilby | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Mandate (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Josef - Waiter (uncredited)
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| Dora Clement | ... |
Mrs. Tressler (uncredited)
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Polly Connell | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Bonnie Gaye Cowen | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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| Virginia Engels | ... |
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
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| William Gould | ... |
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
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Ernest Grooney | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Grace Hayle | ... |
Mrs. Burkhart (uncredited)
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Herbert Heywood | ... |
Sepp - Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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| Howard Hickman | ... |
Colonel (uncredited)
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Fay Holderness | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Maynard Holmes | ... |
Bugler (uncredited)
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Claire James | ... |
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
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| Frank Jaquet | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Sidney Kibrick | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Kay Leslie | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Lomas | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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| Aubrey Mather | ... |
Baron (uncredited)
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| Eric Mayne | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Sue Mednick | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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| Gene Morgan | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| George O'Hanlon | ... |
Peasant (uncredited)
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Tony Paton | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Joe Ploski | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Thomas Pogue | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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| Eddie Polo | ... |
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
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| Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Sam Savitsky | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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| Frank Sully | ... |
Bert - Shawl Salesman (uncredited)
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| Henry Victor | ... |
Dutch Officer (uncredited)
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| Morgan Wallace | ... |
Frederick - Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)
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| Douglas Wood | ... |
General (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Townswomen (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Koster | ||
Written by
| Bruce Manning | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Felix Jackson | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ernst Marischka | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
| Joe Pasternak | ... | producer |
Music by
| Charles Previn | ||
| Hans J. Salter | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph A. Valentine | ... | director of photography (as Joe Valentine) |
Editing by
| Bernard W. Burton | ||
Art Direction by
| Jack Otterson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Costume Design by
| Vera West | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frank Shaw | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Richard H. Riedel | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound supervisor |
| Joe Lapis | ... | sound technician |
Music Department
| Andrés de Segurola | ... | vocal coach (as Andres de Segurola) |
| Charles Previn | ... | musical director |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | orchestrator (as H.J. Salter) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | orchestrator |
Additional Crew
| Larry Ceballos | ... | dances |
| Ricardo de Opel | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1940) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1946) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1947) (France) (theatrical)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a young Hungarian woman (Deanna Durbin) attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterwards, she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer (Robert Cummings) who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately, the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka (Durbin) secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the fortune card's prediction. Written by Stephen Hawkins |
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| Taglines | LIVE, LAUGH and LOVE! With a Dancing, Romancing Deanna! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Banner's film debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Orson Welles Story: Part 1 (1982). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Waltzing in the Clouds See more » |