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Heart's Desire (1935)

Heart's Desire poster
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Genre
drama film, musical film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young opera singer is discovered in Vienna and brought to London. He rises to stardom in the opera world.

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What happens

Heart's Desire is a 1935 British musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Richard Tauber, Leonora Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, Diana Napier and Frank Vosper. Its plot involves a young opera singer who is discovered in Vienna and brought to London where he rises to stardom. The film was made at Elstree Studios in April/May 1935, and had its charity premiere at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London on 17 October that year. It was part of a cycle of British operetta films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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