Mendelssohn's Wedding March

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

1939 · 9 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Music

This short film provides a fanciful account of how Felix Mendelssohn came to compose "The Wedding March".

Directed by James A. FitzPatrick · Written by James A. FitzPatrick

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