The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Movie Info
Cast
as Virgil Smith
as Johanna Augusta Franziska
as Emperor Franz-Josef
as Princess Bitotska
as Baron Holenia
as Dr. Zwieback
as Archduchess Stephanie
as Chamberlain
as Chambermaid
as Tyrolean Girl
as Abbe
as Gamekeeper
as Von Usedon
as Officer
as Master of Ceremonies
as Diplomat
as Obersthofmeister
as Marquis
as Chauffeur
as Proprietor of Tyrolean Inn
as Marques Alonso
Critic Reviews for The Emperor Waltz
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)
Multiple functions of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder on Waltz have given film an infectious quality that surmounts the gorgeously apt trappings against which is projected the fable of an American travelling phonograph salesman.
Brackett and Wilder have made up with casualness and charm -- and with a great deal of clever sight-humor -- for the meagerness of the idea.
Generally reckoned to be Wilder's worst movie.
Not one of Billy Wilder's strong films, this bizarre period musical teams the director with crooner Bing Crosby, who's pleasant enough and some of the tunes are medlodic.
Definitely colorful, but otherwise mediocre Bing Crosby musical with few memorable tunes.
This is a charming musical from Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, two of the best screenwriters ever.
Audience Reviews for The Emperor Waltz
A work so slight so as to nearly anger one with the gall of it's presumptions and yet the charisma of its main participants do manage to engage and, indeed, to charm. Crosby is a Yank abroad who runs into a bankrupt royale and sparks fly despite position. Joan Fontaine is especially surprising, even though you'll wonder if the featured animals aren't doing the main heavy lifting.
Super Reviewer
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