Waltzes from Vienna (1933)
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Synopsis of Waltzes from Vienna
Anxious to finish off his contract with British International Pictures, Alfred Hitchcock agreed to direct Waltzes from Vienna, a schmaltzy musical about "waltz king" Joseph Strauss and his son Joseph Jr. Edmund Gwenn stars as the elder Strauss, with Esmond Knight as his talented progeny. The crux of the film is the intense rivalry between the two Strausses, which is somehow resolved by the inaugural performance of Joseph Junior's "The Blue Danube." Displeased with his work in this film, Hitchcock at one point threw up his hands and confessed to his actors "I hate this sort of stuff. Melodrama is the only thing I can do." Hitch regarded Waltzes in Vienna and his silent Champagne as his worst films, and never directed anything like them again. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Waltzes from Vienna
- Fay Compton - The Countess
- Edmund Gwenn - Johann Strauss the Elder
- Frank Vosper - The Prince
- Hindle P. Edgar - Leopold
- Marcus Barron - Drexter
- Betty Huntley Wright - Maid
- Billy Shine Junior
- Bertram Dench
- Jessie Matthews - Rasi
- Esmond Knight - Strauss the Younger
- Robert Hale - Ebezeder
- Charles Heslop - Valet
- B.M. Lewis
- Cyril Smith
- Sybil Grove - Mme. Fouchett
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer(s):
- Alma Reville, Guy Bolton
- Producer(s):
- Tom Arnold
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