

The Emperor Waltz
"Bing hits the high notes! Joan hits the love notes! You'll hit a happy note... in this king-sized muscial wonder!"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Key Crew

Billy Wilder
Director

Charles Brackett
Writer

Billy Wilder
Writer

Charles Brackett
Producer
Cast

Bing Crosby
Virgil Smith

Joan Fontaine
Johanna Augusta Franziska

Roland Culver
Baron Holenia

Lucile Watson
Princesse Bitotska

Richard Haydn
l'empereur François-Joseph

Harold Vermilyea
Chamberlain

Sig Ruman
Dr. Zwieback

Julia Dean
Archduchess Stephanie
Bert Prival
Chauffeur
Alma Macrorie
Inn Proprietress
Roberta Jonay
Chambermaid
John Goldsworthy