The Emperor Waltz (1948)

At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.

IMDb rating	6.1
Producers	Paramount
Original title	The Emperor Waltz
Directors	Billy Wilder
Writers	Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Cast

Bing Crosby

as Virgil Smith

Joan Fontaine

as Johanna Augusta Franziska

Roland Culver

as Baron Holenia

Lucile Watson

as Princesse Bitotska

Richard Haydn

as l'empereur François-Joseph

Harold Vermilyea

as Chamberlain

Sig Ruman

as Dr. Zwieback

Julia Dean

as Archduchess Stephanie

Bert Prival

as Chauffeur

Alma Macrorie

as Inn Proprietress

Roberta Jonay

as Chambermaid

John Goldsworthy