Land Without Music

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.

Land Without Music
Directed byWalter Forde
Produced byMax Schach
Written byArmin Robinson (story) &
Fritz Koselka (story)
Rudolf Bernauer (adaptation)
Ernest Betts (additional dialogue) and
Eric Maschwitz (additional dialogue)
Marion Dix (writer)
L. du Garde Peach (writer)
StarringJimmy Durante
Music byOscar Straus
Van Phillips
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Edited byLynn Harrison
Production
company
Capitol Film Corporation
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
8 October 1936
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. 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

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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