Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

85 mins | Comedy | Feb. 5, 1937

n Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.

Champagne Waltz

85 mins | Comedy | Feb. 5, 1937

Champagne Waltz
n Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.
Producers Paramount
Original title Champagne Waltz
Directors A. Edward Sutherland
Writers Frank Butler, Don Hartman, H.S. Kraft, Billy Wilder

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Buzzy Bellew

Gladys Swarthout

as Elsa Strauss

Jack Oakie

as Happy Gallagher

Fritz Leiber

as Franz Strauss

Herman Bing

as Max Snellinek

Vivienne Osborne

as Countess Mariska

Veloz

as Larry

Maude Eburne

as Mrs. Scribner

Frank Forest

as Karl Lieberlich

Benny Baker

as Flip

Ernest Cossart

as Waiter

James Burke

as Mr. Scribner

Maurice Cass

as Hugo

Guy Bates Post

as Lumvedder

Carol Adams

as Dancer

Rudolph Anders

as Emperor Franz Joseph

Martha Bamattre

as Peasant

Irene Bennett

as Girl

Jerry Bergen

as Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Tommy Bond

as Otto, Singing Student

H.R. Brannum

as Drummer

Ralph Brooks

as Concert Attendee

Tom Brower

as Texan

Raymond Brown

as Commissionaire

Richard Carle

as Messenger

Lillian Castle

as Maggie

Nora Cecil

as Train Passenger

Jack Chefe

as Concert Attendee

Lillian Dean

as Minor Role

Mattie Edwards

as Old Woman

Jack George

as Concert Attendee

Henry Hanna

as Heinrich

Lucille Harding

as Minor Role

Emile Hoch

as Chef

Lucille House

as Minor Role

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Concert Attendee

Lois Kent

as Little Girl

Jack Lindquist

as Minor Role

George Lloyd

as Greek Proprietor

Nick Lukats

as Young Man

Henry Manna

as Heinrich

Eric Mayne

as Dignitary

Tony Merlo

as Headwaiter

Harold Minjir

as Clerk

Ferdinand Munier

as Mayor

Harold Nelson

as Driver

Dennis O'Keefe

as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room

Alexander Pollard

as Waiter

Russ Powell

as Moustache, Concert Attendee

Stanley Price

as Johann Strauss

Frances Raymond

as Concert Attendee

Henry Roquemore

as Moustache

Sam Savitsky

as Chief of Police

Larry Steers

as Jazz Palace Attendee

Bernard Suss

as Man

Dorothy Vernon

as Woman Patron

Michael Visaroff

as Ivanovitch

Bunnie Waters

as Minor Role

Jane Weir

as Minor Role

Alex Woloshin

as Peasant

Yolanda

as Anna