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Spring Parade (1940)

September 27, 1940 (US) Comedy, Music • 89m

Overview

In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.

Director

Henry Koster

Top Billed

Deanna Durbin

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin

Ilonka Tolnay

Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings

Corporal Harry Marten

Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson

Emperor Franz Joseph

S.Z. Sakall
S.Z. Sakall

Latislav Teschek - the Baker

Peggy Moran
Peggy Moran

Archduchess Irene

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Inga - the Fortune Teller

Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco

Violinist Orchestra Leader

Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff

Earl (uncredited)

John Banner
John Banner

Cymbalist (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber

Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)

Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman

Colonel (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold

Townswoman (uncredited)

George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon

Peasant (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace

Frederick - Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)

Kathryn Adams
Kathryn Adams

Girl with Fortune Teller

Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe

Josef - Waiter

Dora Clement
Dora Clement

Mrs. Tressler

Virginia Engels
Virginia Engels

Girl in Cafe

William Gould
William Gould

Chief of Detectives

Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle

Mrs. Burkhart

Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood

Sepp - Wagon Driver

Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst

Headwaiter

Claire James
Claire James

Cafe Customer

Leslie Kaye
Leslie Kaye

Townswoman

Eddie Polo
Eddie Polo

Cafe Proprietor

Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell

Restaurant Patron

Frank Sully
Frank Sully

Bert - Shawl Salesman

Henry Victor
Henry Victor

Dutch Officer

Crew


Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

February 13, 2023

Deanna Durbin signs her heart out here as the Hungarian peasant "Ilonka". She's been told by a fortune teller that happiness is looming - and she reckons that might just have come true when she encounters "Harry" (Robert Cummings) - a drummer in the Imperial army. Meantime, though, he is fond of writing music, a skill prohibited in the military so she determines to somehow get his works in front of the Emperor (Henry Stephenson). Creatively, she … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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