Music in the Air (film)
Music in the Air is a 1934 American romantic comedy musical film based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway musical of the same name. It was part of the popular subgenre of operetta films made during the era. The film was a commercial failure on its release, losing $389,000. This was the worst performing release by Fox Film that year.
The Broadway musical Music in the Air opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on November 8, 1932 and ran for 342 performances.Plot
Opera star Frieda Hotzfelt spars with librettist Bruno Mahler. Aspiring songwriter Karl Roder stumbles into their stormy relationship.Cast
- Gloria Swanson as Frieda Hotzfelt
- John Boles as Bruno Mahler
- Douglass Montgomery as Karl Roder
- June Lang as Sieglinde Lessing
- Al Shean as Dr. Walter Lessing
- Reginald Owen as Ernst Weber
- Joseph Cawthorn as Hans Uppman
- Hobart Bosworth as Cornelius
- Sara Haden as Martha
- Marjorie Main as Anna
- Roger Imhof as Burgomaster
- Jed Prouty as Kirschner
- Christian Rub as Zipfelhuber
- Fuzzy Knight as Nick
- George Chandler as Assistant Stage Manager
- Ferdinand Munier as Innkeeper