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Balalaika (1939) Poster

(1939)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Reinhold Schünzel ... (as Reinhold Schunzel)

Writing Credits  

Leon Gordon ... (screenplay) and
Charles Bennett ... (screenplay) and
Jacques Deval ... (screenplay)
 
Eric Maschwitz ... (based on the play by)
 
Richard Connell ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Vincent Lawrence ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
George Oppenheimer ... (unconfirmed) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Nelson Eddy ... Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
Ilona Massey ... Lydia Pavlovna Marakova
Charles Ruggles ... Nicki Popoff (as Charlie Ruggles)
Frank Morgan ... Ivan Danchenoff
Lionel Atwill ... Prof. Marakov
C. Aubrey Smith ... Gen. Karagin
Joyce Compton ... Masha (Lydia's maid)
Dalies Frantz ... Dimitri Marakov
Walter Woolf King ... Capt. Michael Sibirsky
Phillip Terry ... Lt. Smirnoff
Frederick Worlock ... Ramensky
Abner Biberman ... Leo Proplinski
Arthur W. Cernitz Arthur W. Cernitz ... Capt. Sergei Pavloff
Roland Varno ... Lt. Nikitin
George Tobias ... Slaski (bartender)
Paul Sutton ... Anton (waiter)
Willy Castello ... Capt. Testoff
Paul Irving Paul Irving ... Prince Morodin
Mildred Shay ... Jeanette Sibirsky
Alma Kruger ... Mrs. Danchenoff
Zeffie Tilbury ... Princess Natalya Petrovna
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Demetrius Alexis Demetrius Alexis ... (uncredited)
Dorothy Ates Dorothy Ates ... Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Beattie Douglas Beattie ... Baritone (uncredited)
John Bleifer ... (uncredited)
Charles Brokaw ... Soldier (uncredited)
Rand Brooks ... Crying Soldier (uncredited)
Maurice Cass ... (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Irene Coleman ... Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Alexis Davidoff Alexis Davidoff ... (uncredited)
Dick Dennis Dick Dennis ... Singer (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Anatol Frikin Anatol Frikin ... Singing Russian Cossacks Director (uncredited)
Jack George Jack George ... Violinist (uncredited)
Boris Glagolin Boris Glagolin ... (uncredited)
John Gubbins John Gubbins ... (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... (uncredited)
John Holland ... (uncredited)
Charles Judels ... Batoff (uncredited)
Ilia Khmara Ilia Khmara ... (uncredited)
Harry Lamont ... (uncredited)
David Laughlin David Laughlin ... (uncredited)
Jack Luden ... (uncredited)
Michael Mark ... (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Aristocrat (uncredited)
Art Miles ... (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sigurd Nilssen Sigurd Nilssen ... Sultan (uncredited)
Ed Payson Ed Payson ... (uncredited)
Irra Petina Irra Petina ... (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Doorman (uncredited)
Rex Post Rex Post ... (uncredited)
Frank Puglia ... Ivan - Troika Inn Owner (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff ... (uncredited)
William Royle ... (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno ... (uncredited)
Earl Seaman Earl Seaman ... Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... (uncredited)
Marla Shelton ... (uncredited)
Florence Shirley Florence Shirley ... Lily Allison (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson ... (uncredited)
Kay Sutton ... Girl at the Balalaika (uncredited)
Dirk Thane Dirk Thane ... (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes ... Wilbur Allison (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift ... Corporal (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes ... Danchenoff's Secretary (uncredited)
George Volk George Volk ... Soldier (uncredited)
Marjorie Woodworth ... Russian Girl (uncredited)
Harry Worth ... (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lawrence Weingarten ... producer

Music by 

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by 

Karl Freund ... director of photography
Joseph Ruttenberg ... director of photography

Editing by 

George Boemler

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Adrian ... (gowns)
Valles ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Dolph Zimmer ... assistant director

Art Department 

Eddie Imazu ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Music Department 

William Axt ... conductor
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator
Anatol Frikin ... choir director
Wally Heglin ... orchestrator
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator
William Axt ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Julio Brito ... Lyricist (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Ernst Matray ... choreographer
Albertina Rasch ... ballet choreographer
Florence Nelson ... assistant: Albertina Rasch (uncredited)
Andrei Tolstoy ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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