Spring Parade

For the 1934 film, see Spring Parade (1934 film).
Spring Parade

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Henry Koster
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Screenplay by
Story by Ernst Marischka
Starring Deanna Durbin
Music by Hans J. Salter (uncredited)
Cinematography Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by Bernard W. Burton
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Studios
Release dates
  • September 27, 1940 (1940-09-27) (USA)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Spring Parade is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin.[1] It is a remake of the 1934 film Spring Parade. Producer Joe Pasternak and screenwriter Ernst Marischka worked on both films.

Plot

Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about an Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller which says she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Soon after the woman gets a job as a baker's assistant and meets a handsome army drummer who dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor, but is held back by the military which discourages original music. Wanting to help the army drummer, the woman sends one of his waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries, which leads to the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.

Awards

Spring Parade received four Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Original Song, Best Musical Score, and Best Sound Recording.[2]

Cast

Awards

The film was nominated for four Academy Awards.[3]

References

  1. "Spring Parade (1940)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Spring Parade (1940)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  3. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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