A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
In this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own. During the film's premiere, news that he sang the songs slips out and suddenly he finds that he himself has become a star. Unfortunately he soon encounters unanticipated problems. He is especially concerned about his girl friend who dumped him in favor of the voiceless star.
- Date of release
- 1936-06-08
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Paul Merzbach
Casting
- Joseph Schmidt — Josef Reiner
- Florine McKinney — Anne Heinmeyer
- Billy Milton — Douglas Lincoln
- W.H. Berry — Tomson
- George Graves — Fischer
- Steven Geray — Willi Wass
- Judy Kelly — Flora
- C. Denier Warren — Starfel
- Iris Hoey — Frau Heinmeyer
- Bruce Lester — Winkler
- Eliot Makeham — Music Professor
- Hindle Edgar — Schneider
Interesting facts
A Star Fell from Heaven is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Joseph Schmidt, Florine McKinney and Billy Milton. It was written by Jack Davies, Marjorie Deans, Gerald Elliott, Val Guest, Geoffrey Kerr and Dudley Leslie, and was made at Elstree Studios. It is a remake of the 1934 Austrian film of the same name which also starred Schmidt.
Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.
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