Sunset in Vienna
1937 film by Norman Walker
Sunset in Vienna (also known as Suicide Legion) is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Tullio Carminati, Lilli Palmer and John Garrick. It was written by Marjorie Gaffney, Harrison Owen and Florence Tranter, and was made at Pinewood Studios. A shortened version of the film was released in the United States in 1940 and this year and running time are sometimes listed.
Plot
An Italian officer marries an Austrian, but the outbreak of the First World War devastates their relationship.
Cast
Tullio Carminati as Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti
Lilli Palmer as Gelda Sponek
John Garrick as Lt. Adolphe Sponek
Geraldine Hislop as Wanda
Davina Craig as deaf lady
Hubert Harben as Austrian general
Edgar Driver as Alfred
Alice O'Day as Maddalena
Eileen Munro as Superintendent of V.A.D.
Patrick Barr as Ludwig
Peter Bull as Turk outside café
Katie Johnson as woman in café
Andreas Malandrinos as café manager
Julian Vedey as Candiani
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Sectacular war-time romantic drama turning on national enmity and embellished with song. The story seldom deviates from the obvious, but it covers an immense amount of colourful ground, is compelling in its love interest, and has the advantage of a first-rate cast. By appealing to the eye, the ear and the senses, it countenances no neglect of the essentials."
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Tullio Carminati is well cast as Toni, a role he enlivens with engaging touches of audacity. His handling of occasional songs is also quite pleasant.
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