City of Song, also known as Farewell to Love, is a 1931 British/German romance film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield.[1] It was shot at Wembley Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Oscar Friedrich Werndorff and J. Elder Wills. A German-language version was released in 1930 under the title The Singing City.
| City of Song | |
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Arpad Viragh |
| Edited by | Lars Moen |
| Music by | |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sterling Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protégé.
Cast
edit- Jan Kiepura as Giovanni Cavallone
- Betty Stockfeld as Claire Winter
- Hugh Wakefield as Hon. Roddy Fielding
- Heather Angel as Carmela
- Franz Maldacea as Chi, a boy of the streets
- Philip Easton as John, an artist
- Miles Malleson as Theater Watchman
References
editBibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
edit- City of Song at IMDb
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