Das tanzende Wien

Jan 6 1929 Passed NA
Fantasy, Music, Romance

A cabaret singer in Germany is in love with a young American boy, and must convince his disapproving father that she is worthy of his son.

Plot

A paean in praise of three-quarter time in which Emperor Franz Josef (Eugen Burg) visits Heaven where he asks Mozart, Offenbach and Johann Strauß to use their influence to send back to earth the Spirit of the Waltz, which, he fears, is being superseded by an intrusive new type of music called jazz. Cut to earth and Germany and a cabaret star, Komtesse Frizzi Zirsky ( Lya Mara) who convinces Carl Conzaga (Arnold Korff), the father of her American lover, Johnny Conzaga (Ben Lyon).

Written by

Fanny Carlsen, Willy Haas

Directed by

Frederic Zelnik

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Deutsche Fox-Film

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

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