Carnegie Hall (film)

Carnegie Hall
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edgar G. Ulmer
Produced by	William LeBaron; Boris Morros; Samuel Rheiner (supervising producer)
Screenplay by	Karl Kamb
Story by	Seena Owen
Starring	Marsha Hunt; William Prince
Cinematography	William Miller
Edited by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Production; company	Federal Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	February 28, 1947
Running time	144 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Carnegie Hall is a 1947 film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. It stars Marsha Hunt and William Prince.[1]

Ulmer made Carnegie Hall with the help of conductor Fritz Reiner, godfather of the Ulmers' daughter, Arianné.[2] The New York City concert venue Carnegie Hall serves as the film's setting for the plot and performances presented. A tribute to classical music and Carnegie Hall, the film features appearances by some of the prominent music figures of 20th century performing within the legendary concert hall. Based on a story by silent movie actress Seena Owen, Carnegie Hall follows the life of Irish immigrant Nora Ryan who arrives in America just as the grand concert hall is christened in 1891, and whose life is intertwined with the performers, conductors, aspiring artists and humble employees who call it home. The plot serves as a thread to connect the music performances.

Plot

A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall. The son would prefer to play jazz with Vaughn Monroe's orchestra. But Mama's wishes prevail and the son appears at Carnegie Hall as the composer-conductor-pianist of a modern trumpet concerto, with Harry James as the soloist.

Cast

Marsha Hunt as Nora Ryan
William Prince as Tony Salerno Jr.
Frank McHugh as John Donovan
Martha O'Driscoll as Ruth Hainess
Hans Jaray as Tony Salerno Sr.
Alfonso D'Artega as Tchaikovsky
Cloris Leachman as Dancing Nightclub Patron – Vaughn Monroe sequence (uncredited)
Barbara Woodell as Nellie – Irish Charwoman (uncredited)

Music guests

Walter Damrosch (conductor)
Olin Downes (music critic)
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
Harry James (trumpeter)
Vaughn Monroe (band leader)
Jan Peerce (vocalist)
Gregor Piatigorsky (cellist)
Ezio Pinza (vocalist)
Lily Pons (vocalist)
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
Artur Rodziński (conductor)
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
Risë Stevens (vocalist)
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
Bruno Walter (conductor)
New York Philharmonic Quintet (John Corigliano Sr., William Lincer, Nadia Reisenberg, Leonard Rose, Michael Rosenker)

Music

Richard Wagner – Prelude from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninoff – "Vocalise" – sung by Lily Pons
Léo Delibes – "Bell Song" from opera Lakmé – sung by Lily Pons
Camille Saint-Saëns – "The Swan" from The Carnival of the Animals – Gregor Piatigorsky, cello
Georges Bizet – "Seguidilla" from Carmen – sung by Risë Stevens (mezzo-soprano)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 (excerpts) – New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodziński, conductor
Frédéric Chopin – Polonaise héroïque – Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Manuel de Falla – "Ritual Fire Dance" – Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Eduardo di Capua – "’O sole mio" – sung by Jan Peerce (tenor)
Giuseppe Verdi – "Il lacerato spirito" from Simon Boccanegra – sung Ezio Pinza (bass)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "Fin ch'han dal vino" from Don Giovanni- sung Ezio Pinza (bass)
Sam Coslow – "Beware, My Heart" – sung by Vaughn Monroe
Frank L. Ryerson/Wilton Moore – "The Pleasure's All Mine" – sung by Vaughn Monroe
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, first movement – New York Philharmonic, Fritz Reiner, conductor, Jasha Heifetz, violin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, second movement – New York Philharmonic, Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Hal Borne – "Brown Danube" – sung by Harry James
Léo Delibes – "Ah!... Par les dieux inspirés ... Où va la jeune indoue" from opera Lakmé – sung by Lily Pons
Camille Saint-Saëns – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from opera Samson et Dalila – sung by Risë Stevens (mezzo-soprano)
Mischa Portnoff – The 57th Street Rhapsody (composed for this film) – pianist uncertain; Portnoff's hands are filmed playing the climactic piece.

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References

"Carnegie Hall (1947) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". AllMovie.
Cantor, Paul A. (2006). "Film Noir and the Frankfurt School: America as Wasteland in Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour," in The Philosophy of Film Noir, ed. Mark T. Conard (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky), p. 150. ISBN 0-8131-2377-1.

External links

Carnegie Hall at the American Film Institute Catalog
Carnegie Hall on IMDb
"Carnegie Hall, in Which an Array of Musical Talent Is Seen, Has Dual Premiere – Two Other Films Arrive" by Bosley Crowther, The New York Times, May 3, 1947

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[1] "Carnegie Hall (1947) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". AllMovie.

[2] Cantor, Paul A. (2006). "Film Noir and the Frankfurt School: America as Wasteland in Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour," in The Philosophy of Film Noir, ed. Mark T. Conard (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky), p. 150. ISBN 0-8131-2377-1.