Saturday, August 26, 2017

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)


Gaumont British
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(YouTube)

Johann Strauss, Jr, plays second fiddle in his famous father's orchestra. He falls in love with a cafe worker, who convinces him to forget about music and learn to become a baker. Meanwhile, and older society woman pays him to set to music some of her lyrics, leading to the composition of the famous "Blue Danube". He becomes a sensation overnight, much to the chagrin of his father and girlfriend. However, he eventually wins them over at a big concert. Tame Hitchcock musical drama, with little to none of the director's touches.

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