City of Song
City of Song, also known as Farewell to Love, is a 1931 British/German romance film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield.[1] It was shot at Wembley Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Oscar Friedrich Werndorff and J. Elder Wills. A German-language version was released in 1930 under the title The Singing City.
| City of Song | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger Isidore Schlesinger Bernard Vorhaus |
| Written by | C.H. Dand Miles Malleson Hans Székely |
| Starring | Jan Kiepura Betty Stockfeld Heather Angel |
| Music by | Paul Abraham Philip Braham Ernesto Tagliaferri |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Arpad Viragh |
| Edited by | Lars Moen |
Production company | Cine-Allianz Tonfilm Tobis Film |
| Distributed by | Sterling Films |
Release date | 9 January 1931 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protege.
Cast
- Jan Kiepura as Giovanni Cavallone
- Betty Stockfeld as Claire Winter
- Hugh Wakefield as Hon. Roddy Fielding
- Heather Angel as Carmela
- Franz Maldacea as Chi, a boy of the streets
- Philip Easton as John, an artist
- Miles Malleson as Theater Watchman
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References
- BFI.org
- Wood p.69
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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