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Blossom Time (1934)

Blossom Time poster
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Genre
musical film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Vienna, composer Franz Schubert secretly helps a young woman he loves while she pursues someone else. The story follows his quiet devotion and heartache.

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What happens

Blossom Time is a 1934 British musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Richard Tauber, Jane Baxter and Carl Esmond. It was based on the opera Blossom Time by Heinrich Berté. In nineteenth century Vienna, composer Franz Schubert assists a girl with whom he is secretly in love. The film had a London midnight premiere on 10 July 1934, a trade/press showing in Nottingham on 25 July, and opened to the public on 24 August at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, where it ran for seven weeks. The Vienna premiere was at the 'Apollo' on 20 November 1934. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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