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The Singing City

1930 film

The Singing City (German: Die singende Stadt) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff.

An English-language version of the film, City of Song, also directed by Gallone and starring Kiepura along with a British cast, was released in 1931.[1]

Synopsis

While holidaying in Naples, a wealthy young Austrian woman discovers the singing talents of her tour guide. He falls in love with her, but once she has taken him to Vienna to launch his career he becomes disillusioned with her lifestyle and circles of friends and returns home to Italy and his original girlfriend.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Bock & Bergfelder p.243

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.


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