Spring Parade

"LIVE, LAUGH and LOVE! With a Dancing, Romancing Deanna!"

Sep 27 1940 Approved 1h 29m
Comedy, Musical

In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.

Plot

In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman(Deanna Durbin) attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer (Robert Cummings) who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka (Durbin) secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.

Written by

Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson, Ernst Marischka

Directed by

Henry Koster

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
418
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA