Moonlight Sonata (1937)
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- 1h 26min
- Romance, Drama
- 09 May 1938 (USA)
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski | ... |
Ignace Jan Paderewski
(as Ignace Jan Paderewski)
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Charles Farrell | ... |
Eric Molander
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Marie Tempest | ... |
Baroness Lindenborg
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Barbara Greene | ... |
Ingrid Hansen
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Eric Portman | ... |
Mario de la Costa
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W. Graham Brown | ... |
Dr. Kurt Broman
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Queenie Leonard | ... |
Margit
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Lawrence Hanray | ... |
Mr. Bishop
(as Laurence Hanray)
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Binkie Stuart | ... |
Eric and Ingrid's Child
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Bryan Powley | ... |
Nils
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Sybil Brooke | ... |
Anna (uncredited)
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Edwina Pierse | ... |
Child in audience (uncredited)
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H.G. Stoker | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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J. Fisher White | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lothar Mendes |
Written by
E.M. Delafield | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Edward Knoblock | ... | (screenplay) |
Hans Rameau | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Lothar Mendes | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Jan Stallich |
Editing by
Philip Charlot |
Production Management
Cecil Dixon | ... | unit manager |
Phil C. Samuel | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Allan | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Laurence Irving | ... | settings |
Sound Department
C.K. Medlen | ... | sound recordist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1937) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Malmar Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- National Film (1938) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Jerry Fairbanks Productions (1945) (United States) (tv)
- Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Ealing Distribution)
- Unity Television (1949) (United States) (tv) (as Unity Television Corp.)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Steinway & Sons (pianos provided by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In this romantic tale, Igor Paderewski, the famed pianist, and two other airplane passengers are the unexpected guests of a Swedish baroness after their pilot is forced to make an emergency landing. One of Mr. Paderewski's flying-companions takes an apparent liking to the baroness's impressionable young granddaughter, but in the end, the arrogantly-outspoken dandy is revealed to be just a self-centered (and incidentally already-married) con-artist. At first, the starry-eyed girl is rebelliously unwilling to believe this bitter fact after the shyster's seemingly adoring courtship of her, and she angrily lashes out at her long-time sweetheart when he tries to warn her of the philanderer's dishonesty, accusing him of merely being jealous. She eventually discovers written proof of the con-artist's treachery, however, and this new knowledge --- coupled with her subsequently hearing Mr. Paderewski play a hauntingly-soothing rendition of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" for her benefit --- calms her sufficiently to come back to her senses and re-accept the true-hearted affections of her original country-boy lover. (It is also revealed that Mr. Paderewski's playing of this very same melody two decades earlier had fortuitously brought the girl's own parents together, as well.) Interwoven throughout this gentle and charming story are exquisite piano solos performed superbly by the elderly pianist, Paderewski. Written by Lora64 |
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Taglines | PADEREWSKI in his only screen appearance See more » |
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Trivia | The aircraft on the "transcontinental flight", presumably from Stockholm to Paris, and which landed safely, rather than crashed, after a mechanical failure, is a British registered de Havilland 84 Dragon. Unfortunately one of the characters hides the registration markings. See more » |
Goofs | The curly-headed toddler's position changes between shots of her and her parents standing to listen to the Moonlight Sonata: Mom is alternately holding the child's hand or just letting her stand independently near the piano, the child is alternately holding her ball in both hands or in one hand, and sometimes the ball is not visible at all. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Art of Piano (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | Heroic Polonaise See more » |