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| The songs in the film were written by ] and ], with uncredited music by Karl Hajos, Herman Hand, Sigmund Krumgold, and John Leipold. The most well known song in the film is "Beyond the Blue Horizon" by Richard Whiting and Franke Harling with lyrics by ]. |
The songs in the film were written by ] and ], with uncredited music by Karl Hajos, Herman Hand, Sigmund Krumgold, and John Leipold. The most well known song in the film is "Beyond the Blue Horizon" by Richard Whiting and Franke Harling with lyrics by ].The song became a hit on the film's release and again in the 1960's when it was covered by ]. | ||
| Other songs in the film are: | Other songs in the film are: | ||
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1930 film| Monte Carlo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Ernest Vajda Hans Müller Booth Tarkington Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland |
| Produced by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Starring | Jack Buchanan Jeanette MacDonald Claud Allister |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
| Music by | W. Franke Harling |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 1930 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Monte Carlo is a 1930 Musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Jeanette MacDonald as Countess Helene Mara. The film is also notable for the song "Beyond the Blue Horizon" being written for it later been covered by Lou Christie.
Synopsis
Countess Helene Mara is engaged to be married to Prince Otto Von Seibenheim but leaves him at the altar. She flees on a train to Monte Carlo and checks into a hotel. When she arrives at the casino a count named Rudolph Falliere takes a liking to her and poses as a hairdresser whom she hires and falls in love with but could not marry if he is a commoner. Her fiance later arrives and takes her to an opera and she sees Rudolph there in one of the expensive seats indicating he is too wealthy to be a hairdresser. When he reveals to her that he is a count, she realises she can marry him.
Songs
The songs in the film were written by Richard Whiting and W. Franke Harling, with uncredited music by Karl Hajos, Herman Hand, Sigmund Krumgold, and John Leipold. The most well known song in the film is "Beyond the Blue Horizon" by Richard Whiting and Franke Harling with lyrics by Leo Robin.The song became a hit on the film's release and again in the 1960's when it was covered by Lou Christie.
Other songs in the film are:
- "Give Me A Moment Please"
- "Always in All Ways"
- "She'll Love Me and Like It"
- "Days of Days"
- "Trimmin' the Women"
- "Whatever It Is, It's Grand"
References
http://www.imdb.com Internet Movie Database
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