Movie Review: The Great Waltz (1938)

Definitely a classic; soprano Korjus is special treat

The Great Waltz

Carla Donner: You probably deserve him more than I do, but he’s going with me.

Back into the wayback machine, another reason not to give up on your basic cable with Turner Classic Movies (TCM) or to make sure one of your Netflix favorites groupings is Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) musicals.  I’m not sure this particular movie is regarded as a musical per se: it’s more of a children’s story about Johann Strauss the Younger, who plays across from this ingenue who has this simply indescribable operatic voice (and a bubbly, fetching personality).

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