A pre-Anschluss view of Austria.A pre-Anschluss view of Austria.A pre-Anschluss view of Austria.
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- TriviaThis film was released in 1938, the same year Nazi Germany annexed Austria into their governance and just prior to the start of World War II.
- SoundtracksAn der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)
(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Sung with added lyrics by a chorus
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James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras to Austria -- still considered a separate country in Culver City, despite Anschluss -- under Winton Hoch. He natters on about opera houses, music, that dance in which men dress in lederhosen and slap at each other, and Strauss, all without leaving the Danube valley.
The copy of this movie that plays occasionally on Turner Classic Movies is in fine shape, showing off pre-War Austria to its advantage. Hoch deserves a lot of credit. A Technicolor specialist, he was a frequent cameraman on the Fitzgerald Traveltalks. He is best remembered for the four features he was the lighting cameraman on for John Ford. He died in 1979, three months shy of his 74th birthday.
The copy of this movie that plays occasionally on Turner Classic Movies is in fine shape, showing off pre-War Austria to its advantage. Hoch deserves a lot of credit. A Technicolor specialist, he was a frequent cameraman on the Fitzgerald Traveltalks. He is best remembered for the four features he was the lighting cameraman on for John Ford. He died in 1979, three months shy of his 74th birthday.
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- Also known as
- James A. Fitzpatrick's TravelTalks: Glimpses of Austria
- Filming locations
- Schönbrunn Palace, Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47-49, Hietzing, Vienna, Austria(Main summer residence of the Habsburg monarchs.)
- Production company
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- Runtime9 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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