Cheetah, The Chimp - Turner Classic Movies

Filmography

Read More

Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Photos & Videos

View All

Great Waltz, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Johann Strauss II And His Immortal Melodies

Great Waltz, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The Performance Is Not Over!

Biography

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Life Events

Videos

Great Waltz, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Johann Strauss II And His Immortal Melodies Opening MGM’s schmaltzy story of Strauss and Vienna, Fernand Gravet is introduced in the lead role, tangling with his employer (Sig Rumann), his in-laws to-be (Bert Roach, Greta Meyer) and his finaceè (Luiser Rainer), in The Great Waltz, 1938.

Great Waltz, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The Performance Is Not Over! Johann Strauss (Fernand Gravet), in Vienna ca. 1849, leads his waltz orchestra, at the casino run by Donnmayer (Herman Bing), his fianceè (Luise Rainer) and family the only audience until opera stars Schiller (George Houston) and Donner, (Miliza Korjus, the Polish soprano in her only Hollywood film) arrive, in MGM’s The Great Waltz, 1938

Great Waltz, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) There'll Come A Time Carla Donner (a fictional character, played for MGM by Polish soprano Miliza Korjus) has introduced un-credentialed Johann Strauss II (Fernand Gravet) to Vienna society, the song a Strauss compositoin with an original lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II, in The Great Waltz, 1938.

La Bete Humaine (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Lantier, Le Havre After a prologue, cribbed from the original Emile Zola novel in his Rougon-Macquare cycle, the headlong opening scene from director Jean Renoir, in La Bete Humaine, 1938, much of it shot by the director's nephew Claude, in which Lantier (Jean Gabin) and Pecqueux (Julien Carette) bring their train into Le Havre.

Anna Karenina (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Russia's Affairs Do Not Require Both Of Us Complex Tolstoy tensions emerge as Anna (Vivien Leigh) dines with her distracted husband Karenin (Ralph Richardson) in Alexander Korda's 1947 production of Anna Karenina.

Anna Karenina (1947) -- (Movie Clip) For The Polonaise Kitty (Sally Ann Howes) is stricken as Vronsky (Kieron Moore) forgets his dance card while in the thrall of Anna (Vivien Leigh) at the Meskov's ball in Alexander Korda's Anna Karenina, 1947, from the Tolstoy novel.

Anna Karenina (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Every Unhappy Family Opening credits followed by chastened Stiva (Hugh Dempster) awakening on the couch, with Tolstoy's opening words emphasized, in Alexander Korda's 1947 production of Anna Karenina, starring Vivien Leigh.

Anna Karenina (1947) -- (Movie Clip) What A Kind, Devoted Husband Tormented Anna (Vivien Leigh) departs Moscow, meaning to overlook the attentions of Vronsky (Kieron Moore), also on the train, which is met by her husband Karenin (Ralph Richardson), whereupon she rushes to son Sergei (Patrick Skipwith) in Alexander Korda's Anna Karenina, 1947.

Lydia (1941) -- (Movie Clip) The Past Always Improves Established as a Boston grande dame, Merle Oberon (title character) reunited with old suitors Michael, Bob and Frank (Joseph Cotten, George Reeves, Hans Jaray), for director Julien Duvivier's first flashback, featuring John Halliday and Edna May Oliver, early in Lydia, 1941.

Lydia (1941) -- (Movie Clip) As One Enters A Dream Boston seniors Michael (Joseph Cotten), Bob (George Reeves) and Frank (Hans Jaray) with their mutual old flame Merle Oberon (title character and wife of the producer, Alexander Korda) set up a more ambitious flashback from director Julien Duvivier, in Lydia, 1941.

Maria Chapdelaine -- (Movie Clip) Long Live The Canadian Girl Impressive opening on location in Quebec, logger Francois (Jean Gabin) meets Tit-be' (Emile Genevois), who has news of his sister (Madeleine Renaud, title character), two Canadian anthems featured, from Julien Duvivier's Maria Chapdelaine, 1934.

Maria Chapdelaine -- (Movie Clip) We Know Your Pigs! Church service and aftermath in the actual Quebec frontier town of Peribonka, logger Francois (Jean Gabin) socializing with Samuel (Andre Bacque) and his daughter (Madeleine Renaud, title character), in Julien Duvivier's Maria Chapdelaine, 1934.

Pepe Le Moko - (Original Trailer) Come with Pepe Le Moko (1937) to the Casbah as he hides from the police in the original version of the classic story.

Algiers (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The Casbah Rises Goaded by Parisian cop Janvier (Paul Harvey), local chief Louvain (Walter Kingsford) launches impromptu oratory about the neighborhood, later supported by Slimane (Joseph Calleia), early in Algiers, 1938.

Great Waltz, The - (Original Trailer) Waltz king Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful opera singer in The Great Waltz (1938).

Bibliography

By using this site, you agree to our updated Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use