It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)

1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, a man she does not love, has not forgotten Piotr Illich, the (not yet) famous composer. Both are still in love with each other but Piotr is engaged to Nastassia, a dancer, while for her part Katharina cannot leave her husband. Tchaikowky's first love then decides to sacrifice her happiness to the success of the composer, sponsoring him in secret. Something Piotr will learn only years after. When Katharina finds herself free at last it is too late: Tchaikowsky is dying of cholera and she only has time to close his eyes.

Cast (30)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Zarah Leander

Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina

Marika Rökk

Tänzerin Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa

Hans Stüwe

Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky

Aribert Wäscher

Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin

Paul Dahlke

Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow

Leo Slezak

Prof. Maxililian Hunsinger

Fritz Rasp

Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow

Kurt Vespermann

Ferdyschtschenko

E

Eduard Bornträger

Schwager Jarow

H

Hugo Froelich

Vater Jarow

K

Karl Haubenreißer

Gruda, Konzertagent

Karl Hellmer

Stepan, Butler

W

Wolfgang von Schwindt

Onkel Jarow

T

Traute Bengen

Mother waiting at Station

E

Ernst Dumcke

Dmitri Pawlowitsch Miljukin

M

Max Harry Ernst

Guest at Concert

C

Claire Glib

Eine dicke Dame

L

Lotte Goebel

Sonja, Katharina's Maid

G

Grete Greef-Fabri

Mutter Jarrow

K

Karl Hannemann

Pjotr, Murakins Butler

E

Eva Immermann

Eine junge Fürstin

G

Gerda Kuhlmey

Katharina's Guest

M

Maria Loja

Elsa Siebeneiner

B

Benno Mueller

Gast beim Konzert

Maria Reisenhofer

Eine alte Fürstin

F

Ferdinand Robert

Guest at Masked Ball

F

Franz Stein

Dr. Ossorgin

A

Arnim Suessenguth

Großfürst Konstantin Konstantinowitsch

Leopold von Ledebur

Ein General

E

Eva Wegener

Katharina's Guest

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