The Last Waltz (1936 British film)

The Last Waltz is a 1936 British musical film directed by Leo Mittler, and starring Jarmila Novotna, Harry Welchman, and Gerald Barry. Barry also provided some assistance with the direction. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris as the English-language version of the French film La dernière valse. It was part of a trend of operetta films during the middle of the decade, and was based on the 1920 operetta The Last Waltz by Oscar Straus.

The Last Waltz
Directed by
Written by
Produced byGina Carlton
Starring
CinematographyCarl Drews
Music by
Production
companies
  • Warwick Film Productions
  • Gnom-Tonfilm
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 21 July 1936 (1936-07-21)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Emil Hasler.

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Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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