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A Star Fell from Heaven

  • 1936
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
Comedy

A music student is hired to dub an indisposed tenor in a film entitled A Star fell from Heaven. He does it to become successful and be able to propose to his beloved, his housekeeper's daugh... Read allA music student is hired to dub an indisposed tenor in a film entitled A Star fell from Heaven. He does it to become successful and be able to propose to his beloved, his housekeeper's daughter. But things won't be so easy. English version of one of the few Joseph Schmidt films, ... Read allA music student is hired to dub an indisposed tenor in a film entitled A Star fell from Heaven. He does it to become successful and be able to propose to his beloved, his housekeeper's daughter. But things won't be so easy. English version of one of the few Joseph Schmidt films, with a different ending than the German one.

  • Director
    • Paul Merzbach
  • Writers
    • Jack Davies
    • Marjorie Deans
    • Gerald Elliott
  • Stars
    • Joseph Schmidt
    • Florine McKinney
    • Billy Milton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    21
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    • Director
      • Paul Merzbach
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Marjorie Deans
      • Gerald Elliott
    • Stars
      • Joseph Schmidt
      • Florine McKinney
      • Billy Milton
    • 1User review
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    Joseph Schmidt
    Joseph Schmidt
    • Josef Reiner
    Florine McKinney
    Florine McKinney
    • Anne Heinmeyer
    Billy Milton
    Billy Milton
    • Douglas Lincoln
    W.H. Berry
    W.H. Berry
    • Tomson
    George Graves
    George Graves
    • Fischer
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Willi Wass
    • (as Steve Geray)
    Judy Kelly
    Judy Kelly
    • Flora
    C. Denier Warren
    C. Denier Warren
    • Starfel
    • (as Denier Warren)
    Iris Hoey
    Iris Hoey
    • Frau Heinmeyer
    Bruce Lester
    Bruce Lester
    • Winkler
    • (as Bruce Lister)
    Eliot Makeham
    Eliot Makeham
    • Music Professor
    Frank Birch
    • Werner Kranz
    • (uncredited)
    Hindle Edgar
    • Schneider
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Godden
    • Undetermined role
    • (uncredited)
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Merzbach
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Marjorie Deans
      • Gerald Elliott
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    5boblipton

    Pleasant If Standard Movie

    Billy Milton is starring in the latest super-production of Miracle Productions -- and yes, they use that joke, as well as all the other tired standards. He's a singing star. When he loses his voice, they have to get someone to dub him. Fortunately, Joseph Schmidt's singing voice is exactly the same.

    It's a decently done and amusing musical picture, even if all the standard tropes and gags are present. Schmidt's voice is excellence, although the soundtrack of the print I listened to is a bit buzzy, making mush of the words.

    Schmidt was born in 1904 in Austria-Hungary. He was Jewish and his earliest training was as a cantor. He was just over five feet tall, and too short for roles in opera. The story is that the conductor Leo Blech told him it was a pity he wasn't small. "But I am small," replied Schmidt. "No, you aren't small, you're too small." Despite that, he was popular on the radio and in concert. His film career stretched from 1931 through 1936, but the rise of the Nazis in Germany forced him to flee, first to Austria, then to France. During the Second World War, he snuck into Switzerland and was eventually interred as an illegal emigrant. He died of a heart attack, the day before he was due to get a resident permit.

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    • Trivia
      The ending of the UK version is markedly different to the German version where the hero, played by Joseph Schmidt, actually gets the girl for once. In the UK version, he loses her to the handsome film star (played by Billy Milton).
    • Soundtracks
      A Star Fell from Heaven
      (uncredited)

      Music by Hans May

      Lyrics by Ruth Feiner

      Sung by Joseph Schmidt

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1936 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • British and Dominions Studios, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British International Pictures (BIP)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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