Land Without Music

Land Without Music
Directed byWalter Forde
Written by
Produced byMax Schach
StarringJimmy Durante
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Edited byLynn Harrison
Music by
Production
company
Capitol Film Corporation
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 8 October 1936 (1936-10-08)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Land Without Music is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Tauber, Diana Napier and Jimmy Durante. It was made at Denham Studios.[1] The film was one of a number of operetta films made in Britain during the decade.

The film is also known by the alternative title Forbidden Music in the United States.

Plot summary

After discovering that her state is penniless because its citizens spend their time making music instead of money, a European Grand Duchess bans music in her domains.[2] A New York journalist conspires with rogues to stage a concert.

Cast

Soundtrack

The musical score for this film was composed by Oscar Straus.[3] The main songs are 'Simple Little Melody', 'Smile for Me', 'Heaven in a Song' and 'You must have Music', all of which were recorded by Tauber for Parlophone.

References

  1. ^ Wood p. 91
  2. ^ LAND WITHOUT MUSIC (1936) Because Films Inspire
  3. ^ "Land without Music (1936) - Elenco e Equipe no MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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