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Melody of the Heart

Original title: Melodie des Herzens
  • 1929
  • 1h 28m
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7.4/10
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Willy Fritsch and Dita Parlo in Melody of the Heart (1929)
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A young maid from the country looses her job as maid in k.u.k. Budapest, when she stays out too long with her beau, a soldier, who's saving money to buy a horse to open a transport company. ... Read allA young maid from the country looses her job as maid in k.u.k. Budapest, when she stays out too long with her beau, a soldier, who's saving money to buy a horse to open a transport company. After being unemployed for quite a while and her rent is long overdue, the landlady offers... Read allA young maid from the country looses her job as maid in k.u.k. Budapest, when she stays out too long with her beau, a soldier, who's saving money to buy a horse to open a transport company. After being unemployed for quite a while and her rent is long overdue, the landlady offers her a better job in a nightclub. Meanwhile the soldiers family has decided that her son s... Read all

  • Director
    • Hanns Schwarz
  • Writer
    • Hans Székely
  • Stars
    • Dita Parlo
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Tihamér Lázár
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
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    • Director
      • Hanns Schwarz
    • Writer
      • Hans Székely
    • Stars
      • Dita Parlo
      • Willy Fritsch
      • Tihamér Lázár
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Dita Parlo
    Dita Parlo
    • Julia Balog
    Willy Fritsch
    Willy Fritsch
    • János Garas
    Tihamér Lázár
    • János Garas
    • (voice)
    Gerö Mály
    • Vater Garas
    Marcsa Simon
    • Mutter Garas
    János Körmendy
    • Vater Kovács
    Juliska Ligeti
    • Mutter Kovács
    Anni Mewes
    • Anna Kovács
    Tomy Endrey
    • Der kleine Kovács
    Ilka Grüning
    Ilka Grüning
    • Fräulein Czibulka
    László Dezsõffy
    • Zugführer Benézel
    Paul Henckels
    Paul Henckels
    • Ehemann
    Sándor Pethes
    Mária Szepes
      • Director
        • Hanns Schwarz
      • Writer
        • Hans Székely
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      • Trivia
        Was the first UFA and second German movie with sound.
      • Connections
        Featured in I Learned It from Father (1964)
      • Soundtracks
        Bin kein Hauptmann, bin kein grosses Tier
        by Paul Abraham and Hans Szekely (lyrics)

        Sung by Willy Fritsch

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      • Release date
        • August 30, 1930 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Languages
        • English
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Greh seoske devojke
      • Filming locations
        • Temesvár, Hungary
      • Production company
        • Universum Film (UFA)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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