Ball at Savoy (1936 film)
Appearance
Ball at Savoy | |
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Directed by | Victor Hanbury |
Written by | Alfred Grünwald Fritz Löhner-Beda Reginald Long Ákos Tolnay |
Produced by | John Stafford |
Starring | Conrad Nagel Marta Labarr Fred Conyngham Aubrey Mather |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Edited by | David Lean |
Music by | Paul Abraham Jack Beaver |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | 18 November 1936 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Ball at Savoy (sometimes known as Ball at the Savoy) is a 1936 British operetta film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Conrad Nagel, Marta Labarr and Fred Conyngham. The film is based on the 1932 operetta Ball im Savoy by Paul Abraham, which had been turned into an Austrian film in 1935. It was made at Elstree Studios.[1]
A British diplomat falls in love with a famous singer when he meets her in Cannes.
Cast
- Conrad Nagel as John Egan/Baron Dupont
- Marta Labarr as Anita Stella
- Lu Ann Meredith as Mary
- Fred Conyngham as George
- Aubrey Mather as Herbert
- Fred Duprez as Not Herbert
- Bela Mila as Terese
- Dino Galvani as Manager
- Monti DeLyle as Stranger
- Esther Kiss as Suzanne
- Tony De Lungo as Maitre d'Hotel
- Bruno Barnabe as Train Conductor
References
- ^ Wood p.85
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
Categories:
- 1936 films
- British films
- British musical comedy films
- British romantic comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s musical comedy films
- 1930s romantic comedy films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Victor Hanbury
- Films shot at Elstree Studios
- Operetta films
- Films based on operettas
- Films set in Cannes
- Films scored by Paul Abraham
- Austrian film remakes
- Films scored by Jack Beaver
- 1930s British film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs