A young woman traveling to Poland with her employer meets a count, and they fall in love as World War II begins.A young woman traveling to Poland with her employer meets a count, and they fall in love as World War II begins.A young woman traveling to Poland with her employer meets a count, and they fall in love as World War II begins.
Alla Nazimova
- Zofia Orwid
- (as Nazimova)
Harry Adams
- Ballet Attendee
- (uncredited)
Alex Akimoff
- Wine Seller
- (uncredited)
Sylvia Arslan
- Naneczka
- (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
- Friend of Count Orvid
- (uncredited)
George Blagoi
- Polish Peasant
- (uncredited)
John Bleifer
- Wladek
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Ballet Attendee
- (uncredited)
Cyd Charisse
- Ballerina
- (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
- Peasant at Party
- (uncredited)
- …
Julius Cramer
- Polish Diplomat
- (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaCount Stefan takes Jennifer on a walking tour of Warsaw. As they walk, stock footage is shown of various important monuments, culminating in the bronze statue of Chopin by sculptor Waclaw Szymanowski. These monuments were all systematically destroyed by the Germans in 1940.
- GoofsAt the ballet, Count Stefan and others in his box use the opera glasses to look down at Jennifer in the audience below. The first shot through the glasses shows her not looking straight up at Count Stefan, but to her right, even though they have acknowledged each other. In subsequent shots through the glasses, the perspectives are far too low and to the front of Jennifer to be from the box above.
- Quotes
Count Pawel Orwid: [at the ballet] Stefan, when I was a young man, I came for the ballerinas. Later on I came for the music. Now I come to sit.
- Crazy creditsAfter the WB logo appears at the end, the letters W and B are separated and letters added to form the words "BUY War Bonds".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: In Our Time (1959)
- SoundtracksPolonaise in A major, Op.40, No.1 ('Military')
(1838-39) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Partially played during the opening credits and at the end
Variation in the score throughout
Played on a radio to signal that Warsaw is still fighting
Featured review
What a Great Find!
Stumbled onto this on TCM ... granted, it's a wartime film to be sure - down to the "Buy War Bonds" cleverly configured Warner Brothers credit at the end, and brimming with patriotic emotion - but incredibly enjoyable/entertaining. I was happily surprised by all the talent in the cast - besides the ALWAYS wonderful Ida Lupino and the wonderfully debonair/attractive Paul Henreid (sigh!), it was delightful to see - albeit briefly - Mary Boland (for an extensive Mary Boland treat, check her out in "The Women"). And the rarely-seen-on-screen Alla Nazimova was illuminating ... while I heard her name being mentioned by the host, I didn't put it together until afterward. Great WWII Western European homefront film - highly recommend it!
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- sunchicago
- Jul 1, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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