Balalaika (1939) |
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| Director(s) | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Producer(s) | Lawrence Weingarten |
| Top Genres | Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Mistaken Identity, Royalty, Show Business, Singers |
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Balalaika
Released
1939
Nelson Eddy
(as Prince Peter Karagin, ...)
Balalaika
Released
1939
Ilona Massey
(as Lydia Pavlovna Marakov...)
Balalaika
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1939
Charles Ruggles
(as Nicki Popoff)
Balalaika
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1939
Frank Morgan
(as Ivan Danchenoff)
Balalaika
Released
1939
Lionel Atwill
(as Prof. Marakov)
Balalaika
Released
1939
C. Aubrey Smith
(as Gen. Karagin)
Balalaika
Released
1939
Joyce Compton
(as Masha)
Balalaika
Released
1939
Phillip Terry
(as Lt. Smirnoff)
Balalaika Overview:
Balalaika (1939) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and produced by Lawrence Weingarten.
SYNOPSIS
A musical romance, with Eddy riding at the head of a Cossack singing regiment and falling tunefully in love with Massey. Based on the operetta by Eric Maschwitz.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Balalaika BlogHub Articles:
Musical Monday: Balalaika (1939)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Balalaika (1939) – Mu... Read full article
Balalaika (1939)
Balalaika Directed by Reinhold Schünzel Written by Charles Bennet, Jacques Deval et al 1939/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive Collection DVD Well, I guess I needed to see this to find out that Ilona Massey is no Jeanette MacDonald. This musical is OK but not more. Lydia Pavlov... Read full article
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