The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman 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. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer 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 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 gypsy's prediction.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry KosterDirector
- Bruce ManningScreenplay
- Felix JacksonScreenplay
Cast
- Deanna DurbinIlonka Tolnay
- Robert CummingsCorporal Harry Marten
- Mischa AuerGustav
- Henry StephensonEmperor Franz Joseph
- S.Z. SakallLatislav Teschek - the Baker
- Walter CatlettHeadwaiter
- Anne GwynneJenny
- Peggy MoranArchduchess Irene
- Reginald DennyThe Major
- Kenneth BrownMoritz
- Billy LenhartMax
- Franklin PangbornWiedlemeyer
Stills
Themes
musical