Moonlight Sonata (1937)
- Starring:
- Ignace Jan Paderewski, Charles Farrell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lothar Mendes
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Moonlight Sonata
Shortly before his desultory political career, famed Polish concert pianist Jan Paderewski starred as himself in the British romantic drama Moonlight Sonata. The bulk of the film is set in Sweden, where Eric Molander (Charles Farrell) professes his love for beautiful young baroness Lindenborg (Marie Tempest). Nearby, a plane carrying Paderewski and several other passengers is forced to land due to bad weather. The travelers take refuge on Lindenborg's estate; one of them, worldly Mario de la Costa (Eric Portman), sweeps Lindenborg off her feet. With Paderewski's implicit assistance, Molander proves that de la Costa is a fortune hunter, paving the way for a fade-out clinch for the hero and heroine. In addition to the title song, we are treated to such Paderewski "standards" as Chopin's Polonaise and the pianist's own composition Minuet in G Major. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 86 mins
Complete Cast of Moonlight Sonata
- Ignace Jan Paderewski - Himself
- Marie Tempest - Baroness Lindenborg
- Eric Portman - Mario de la Costa
- Queenie Leonard - Margit, His Niece
- J. Fisher White - Club Member
- Bryan Powley - Nils the Butler
- Binkie Stuart - Child
- Charles Farrell - Eric Molander
- Barbara Greene - Ingrid
- Graham Browne - Dr. Broman
- Lawrence Hanray - Bishop
- H.G. Stoker - Club Member
- Sybil Brooke - Anna the Housekeeper
- Director(s):
- Lothar Mendes
- Writer(s):
- Edward Knoblock, E.M. Delafield
- Producer(s):
- Lothar Mendes
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