Acting
Jan Kiepura
Born May 16, 1902 · Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Died August 15, 1966 · aged 64
From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland, with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him ab…
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My Heart Is Calling · 1935My Heart Is Calling
★ 7.51935
MovieMusicComedy
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo
The Song of Night · 1932The Song of Night
★ 8.01932
MovieComedyMusic
He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole Litwak when he helmed the German musical Das Lied Einer Nacht (The Song of Night). Famed Polish tenor Jan Kiepura stars as famed Italian tenor Ferraro. Escaping from his tyrannical manager, Ferraro switches identities with a young tourist (Fritz Schulz) and goes off on an unscheduled Swiss holiday. Still travelling incognito, our hero falls in love with a winsome mountain girl (Magda Schneider). Alas, both his romance -- and his freedom -- are placed in jeopardy when it turns out that the charming young fellow with whom Ferraro traded identities was actually a notorious swindler. Anatole Litvak also directed the English-language version of Das Lied Einer Nacht, Be Mine Tonight
Give Us This Night · 1936Give Us This Night
★ 7.01936
Movie
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.
Another Experience · 1939Another Experience
★ 7.01939
MovieDrama
A popular stage tenor can't stay away from his female admirers until his wife threatens to divorce him.
One Night's Song · 1933One Night's Song
★ 5.81933
MovieComedy
Opera singer Enrico Ferraro, tired of his too many engagements, jumps off the train escaping from his manager and changes to another going to the Riviera. He makes a friend and stops at a village, where (it seems) he can at last have some well deserved holidays, with the added interest of meeting a beautiful girl in the surroundings.
The Land of Smiles · 1952The Land of Smiles
★ 9.01952
Movie
An Austrian singer and an oriental prince who loves singing, fall in love in Vienna, get married and go to his country. She discovers how different the role for women is there, and he fights the old tradition refusing to marry a princess.
My Song for You · 1934My Song for You
★ 4.81934
MovieRomanceComedy
In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young woman who sneaks into the opera house to try and get her fiancé hired as the orchestra's pianist.
My Heart Calls You · 1934My Heart Calls You
★ 10.01934
MovieComedyMusic
An opera company tries to get an engagement.
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The Land of Smiles · 1952The Land of Smiles
★ 9.01952
Movie
An Austrian singer and an oriental prince who loves singing, fall in love in Vienna, get married and go to his country. She discovers how different the role for women is there, and he fights the old tradition refusing to marry a princess.
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