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Balalaika / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screen play by Leon Gordon, Charles Bennett, Jacques Deval ; musical adaptation and score, Herbert Stothart ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten ; directed by Reinhold Schunzel.

Schünzel, Reinhold, 1888-1954 (film director.). Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960 (screenwriter.). Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995 (screenwriter.). Deval, Jacques, 1890-1972 (screenwriter.). Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975 (film producer.). Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949 (composer (expression)). Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967 (actor.). Massey, Ilona, 1910-1974 (actor.). Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970 (actor.). Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949 (actor.). Posford, George, 1906-1976 (composer.). Grun, Bernard, 1901-1972 (composer.). Ruttenberg, Joseph, 1889-1983 (director of photography.). Freund, Karl, 1890-1969 (director of photography.). Boemler, George (editor of moving image work.). Maschwitz, Eric, 1901-1969 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Balalaika. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charlie Ruggles, Frank Morgan. (Cast).

Summary:

Nelson Eddy stars as a Czarist prince who falls in love with a caf šinger in the days just before the Russian Revolution in this gorgeous period musical.

Item details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Remastered edition.
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2012]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Based on the play "Balalaika" book and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, George Posford and Bernard Grün ; directors of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund ; film editor, George Boemler.
Participant or Performer Note:
Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charlie Ruggles, Frank Morgan.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, fullscreen (4x3, 1.37:1); Dolby Digital mono.

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