United States / Dec 15, 1939 / NR
Where there's wine, women, and song!
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dalies Frantz | Dimitri Marakov |
| Phillip Terry | Lieutenant Smirnoff |
| Walter Woolf King | Michael Sibirsky |
| Frederick Worlock | Ramensky |
| Abner Biberman | Leo Proplinski |
| Arthur W. Cernitz | Sergei Pavloff |
| Roland Varno | Lieutenant Nikitin |
| George Tobias | Slaski |
| Paul Sutton | Anton |
| Willy Castello | Capt. Testoff |
| Paul Irving | Prince Morodin |
| Mildred Shay | Jeanette Sibirsky |
| Alma Kruger | Mrs. Danchenoff |
| Zeffie Tilbury | Natalya Petrovna |
| Demetrius Alexis | (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Ates | Cafe Girl (uncredited) |
| Douglas Beattie | Baritone (uncredited) |
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| 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 | (uncredited) |
| Dick Dennis | Singer (uncredited) |
| Al Ferguson | Singer (uncredited) |
| Jack George | Violinist (uncredited) |
| Boris Glagolin | (uncredited) |
| John Gubbins | (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hart | (uncredited) |
| John Holland | (uncredited) |
| Charles Judels | Batoff (uncredited) |
| Ilia Khmara | (uncredited) |
| Harry Lamont | (uncredited) |
| David Laughlin | (uncredited) |
| Jack Luden | (uncredited) |
| Michael Mark | (uncredited) |
| Art Miles | (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Policeman |
| Sigurd Nilssen | Sultan (uncredited) |
| Ed Payson | (uncredited) |
| Irra Petina | (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Rex Post | (uncredited) |
| Frank Puglia | Ivan (uncredited) |
| Constantine Romanoff | (uncredited) |
| William Royle | (uncredited) |
| Hector V. Sarno | (uncredited) |
| Earl Seaman | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | (uncredited) |
| Marla Shelton | (uncredited) |
| Florence Shirley | Lily Allison (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | (uncredited) |
| Kay Sutton | Girl (uncredited) |
| Dirk Thane | (uncredited) |
| Andrew Tombes | Wilbur Allison (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Corporal (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | (uncredited) |
| Ernö Verebes | Danchenoff's Secretary (uncredited) |
| George Volk | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Woodworth | Russian Girl (uncredited) |
| Harry Worth | (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Balalaika |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 15 dicembre 1939 |
| Production | Lawrence Weingarten |
| Writer | Jacques Deval, Leon Gordon, Charles Bennett, Eric Maschwitz |
| Editing | George Boemler |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund |
| Assistant directors | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Camera operators | Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Herbert Stothart |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart |
| Costume design | Adrian |
| Makeup | Adrian |
| Hairstyling | Adrian |
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