Goodnight, Vienna
| Goodnight, Vienna | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Eric Maschwitz |
| Starring |
Jack Buchanan Anna Neagle Gina Malo |
| Music by |
Tony Lowry Harry Perritt |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Michael Hankinson |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Goodnight, Vienna (also known as Magic Night) is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Anna Neagle and Gina Malo.[1] Two lovers in Vienna are separated by the First World War, but are later reunited.
It was based on a radio operetta written by Eric Maschwitz.[2] It features the song "Good-night, Vienna". Wilcox reportedly cast Neagle, whom he would later marry and direct in many films, after discovering her by chance in a stage show.[3]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Jack Buchanan - Captain Maximilian Schletoff
- Anna Neagle - Vicki
- Gina Malo - Frieda
- Clive Currie - General Schletoff
- William Kendall - Ernst
- Joyce Bland - Countess Helga
- Gibb McLaughlin - Max's Orderly
- Herbert Carrick - Johann
- Clifford Heatherley - Donelli
- O. B. Clarence - Theatre Manager
- Peggy Cartwright - Greta
- Muriel Aked - Marya
- Aubrey Fitzgerald - Waiter
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Street, Sarah. British National Cinema. Routledge, 2009.