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Balalaika

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A Russian prince (Nelson Eddy) behaves in a proletarian fashion to woo a cafe singer (Ilona Massey), then flees to Paris and becomes a singer.
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P.S. Harrison Harrison's Reports 08/26/2020
Patrons who like operettas should enjoy this picture, for, in addition to the good music, it has comedy, and romance, and has been produced lavishly. Go to Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial 04/03/2020
Full of charm at all times when Ilona Massey appears on the screen. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/29/2011
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Mediocre operetta starring Nelson Eddy about the Soviet revolution Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/14/2015 Slow-moving MGM operetta; the song "At the Balalaika" became a hit record in 1940. See more 03/08/2010 52/100. Maybe it's me, but an operetta with Nelson Eddy as a Russian Cossack prince, singing on his horse no less, just didn't appeal to me. A rather bizarre movie and I found it a bit boring and hard to sit through. Some good costume design and art direction. See more 03/08/2010 52/100. Maybe it's me, but an operetta with Nelson Eddy as a Russian Cossack prince, singing on his horse no less, just didn't appeal to me. A rather bizarre movie and I found it a bit boring and hard to sit through. Some good costume design and art direction. See more Read all reviews
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Reinhold Schünzel

Director

Nelson Eddy

Prince Peter Karagin

Ilona Massey

Lydia Pavlovna Marakova

Charlie Ruggles

Nicki Popoff

Frank Morgan

Ivan Danchenoff

Lionel Atwill

Prof. Marakov
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Synopsis A Russian prince (Nelson Eddy) behaves in a proletarian fashion to woo a cafe singer (Ilona Massey), then flees to Paris and becomes a singer.
Director
Reinhold Schünzel
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Screenwriter
Leon Gordon, Charles Bennett, Jacques Deval
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 15, 1939, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
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