Balalaika (1939)
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In this romantic musical, a Russian prince sees a lovely singer in a town cafe and falls head-over-heels. Realizing that he cannot be seen with her in royal garb, he masquerades as a worker. Later he secretly arranges for her to sing at the Imperial Opera. Unfortunately, his father the emperor is wounded that night by the wicked Reds. The girl's father is among the would-be assassins. Years pass. Just before the dawn of WWII, the girl and her family are exiled to Siberia while the former prince heads for Paris to become a famous nightcub singer. When revolution erupts in Russia, the girl is freed and the lovers are eventually reunited. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, (more)
- Director(s):
- Reinhold Schünzel
Synopsis of Balalaika
In this romantic musical, a Russian prince sees a lovely singer in a town cafe and falls head-over-heels. Realizing that he cannot be seen with her in royal garb, he masquerades as a worker. Later he secretly arranges for her to sing at the Imperial Opera. Unfortunately, his father the emperor is wounded that night by the wicked Reds. The girl's father is among the would-be assassins. Years pass. Just before the dawn of WWII, the girl and her family are exiled to Siberia while the former prince heads for Paris to become a famous nightcub singer. When revolution erupts in Russia, the girl is freed and the lovers are eventually reunited. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Balalaika
- Nelson Eddy - Prince Peter Karagin
- Charlie Ruggles - Pvt. Nicki Popoff
- Lionel Atwill - Prof. Marakov
- Joyce Compton - Masha, Lydia's Maid
- Phillip Terry - Lt. Smirnoff
- Roland Varno - Lt. Nikitin
- Paul Sutton - Anton
- Paul Irving - Prince Morodin
- Alma Kruger - Mrs. Danchenoff
- Dalies Frantz - Dimitri Marakov
- Frederic Worlock - Dr. Ramensky
- Ilona Massey - Lydia Pavlovna Marakova
- Frank Morgan - Ivan Danchenoff
- C. Aubrey Smith - Gen. Karagin
- Walter Woolf King - Capt. Sibirsky
- Abner Biberman - Leo
- George Tobias - Slaski, the Counterman
- William Costello - Capt. Testoff
- Mildred Shay - Jeanette Sibirsky
- Zeffie Tilbury - Princess Morodin
- Lee Phelps - Doorman
- Director(s):
- Reinhold Schünzel
- Writer(s):
- Charles Bennett, Eric Maschwitz, Leon Gordon
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Weingarten
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