Land Without Music
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
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| Produced by | Max Schach |
| Starring | Jimmy Durante |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Edited by | Lynn Harrison |
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Production company | Capitol Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Land Without Music is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Tauber, Diana Napier and Jimmy Durante. It was made at Denham Studios.[1] The film was one of a number of operetta films made in Britain during the decade.
The film is also known by the alternative title Forbidden Music in the United States.
Plot summary
[edit]After discovering that her state is penniless because its citizens spend their time making music instead of money, a European Grand Duchess bans music in her domains.[2] A New York journalist conspires with rogues to stage a concert.
Cast
[edit]- Richard Tauber as Mario Carlini
- Diana Napier as Princess-Regent Maria Renata
- Jimmy Durante as Jonah J. Whistler
- June Clyde as Sadie Whistler
- Derrick De Marney as Rudolpho Strozzi
- George Hayes as Police Colonel Strozzi
- Esme Percy as Austrian Ambassador
- John Hepworth as Pedro
- Edward Rigby as The Maestro
- George Carney as Prison Warder
- Ivan Wilmot as Chief Bandit
- Robert Nainby as Minister for War
- Joe Monkhouse as Finance Minister
- Quentin McPhearson as Customs Officer
- Evelyn Ankers as a Lady of the Court (uncredited; "Who's Carlini?" sequence)
Soundtrack
[edit]The musical score for this film was composed by Oscar Straus.[3] The main songs are 'Simple Little Melody', 'Smile for Me', 'Heaven in a Song' and 'You must have Music', all of which were recorded by Tauber for Parlophone.
References
[edit]- ^ Wood p. 91
- ^ LAND WITHOUT MUSIC (1936) Because Films Inspire
- ^ "Land without Music (1936) - Elenco e Equipe no MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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