The Blue Danube (film)
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The Blue Danube is a 1932 British romance film
directed by Herbert Wilcox
and starring Brigitte Helm
, Joseph Schildkraut
and Desmond Jeans
. Its plot, based on a short story by Doris Zinkeisen
, concerns a Hungarian gypsy who leaves his girlfriend for a countess, but soon begins to suffer heartache. The film was made in both English and German-language versions.
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
directed by Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton...
and starring Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double, the Maschinenmensch, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis.-Career:...
, Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut was an Austrian stage and film actor.-Early life:Born in Vienna, Austria, Schildkraut was the son of stage actor Rudolph Schildkraut. The younger Schildkraut moved to the United States in the early 1900s. He appeared in many Broadway productions...
and Desmond Jeans
Desmond Jeans
Desmond Jeans was a British film actor. He was the brother of Isabel Jeans and Ursula Jeans.-Selected filmography:* The Blue Danube * Diamond Cut Diamond * The Girl from Maxim's * Colonel Blood...
. Its plot, based on a short story by Doris Zinkeisen
Doris Zinkeisen
Doris Clare Zinkeisen was a Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design.-Early life:...
, concerns a Hungarian gypsy who leaves his girlfriend for a countess, but soon begins to suffer heartache. The film was made in both English and German-language versions.