Good Night, Vienna

Good Night, Vienna (1932)

Max is an Austrian officer in the army and son of a highly placed general. His father wants him to marry a Countess but he has fallen in love with Vicki. Attending a party given in his honour, they are informed that war has broken out. Max writes a note to Vicki and goes off to war. Unfortunately the note is lost. Some time after the war, Max is just a shoe shop assistant while Vicki is now a famous singer. They meet and at first she snubs him but then falls in love with him again

Date of release
1932-03-28
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Music
Director
Herbert Wilcox

Casting

Interesting facts

Goodnight, Vienna is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Anna Neagle and Gina Malo. It was written by George Posford, Eric Maschwitz and Miles Malleson based on a BBC radio operetta by Maschwitz. it features the song "Good-night, Vienna".

Production

Herbert Wilcox was played the score by Eric Maschwitz and George Posford. He liked it and bought the rights. Within a week Wilcox persuaded Jack Buchanan to play the lead. He wanted Lea Seidl or Evelyn Lane to play the female lead but neither was available. He went to tell Buchanan that the film was going to be postponed; Buchanan was playing in a show Stand Up and Sing with Anna Neagle.

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