Bitter Sweet

"A musical triumph!"

Nov 8 1940 Approved 1h 34m
Drama, Musical, Romance

A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.

Plot

In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.

Written by

Noël Coward, Lesser Samuels

Directed by

W.S. Van Dyke

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
596
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA