Good Night, Vienna

Good Night, Vienna

1932 · 75 min · ★ 9.0 · Music

Max is an Austrian officer in the army and son of a highly placed general. His father wants him to marry a Countess but he has fallen in love with Vicki. Attending a party given in his honour, they are informed that war has broken out. Max writes a note to Vicki and goes off to war. Unfortunately the note is lost. Some time after the war, Max is just a shoe shop assistant while Vicki is now a famous singer. They meet and at first she snubs him but then falls in love with him again

Directed by Herbert Wilcox · Written by Eric Maschwitz

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Jack Buchanan Captain Maximilian Schletoff
Anna Neagle Viki
Gina Malo Frieda
Clive Currie General Schletoff
William Kendall Ernst
Joyce Bland
Joyce Bland Countess Helga
Gibb McLaughlin Max's Orderly
Herbert Carrick Johann
Clifford Heatherley Donelli
O.B. Clarence Theater Manager
Peggy Cartwright Greta

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