It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)
Drama
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
Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
Tänzerin Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa
Gruda, Konzertagent
Stepan, Butler
Onkel Jarow
Mother waiting at Station
Dmitri Pawlowitsch Miljukin
Guest at Concert
Eine dicke Dame
Sonja, Katharina's Maid
Mutter Jarrow
Pjotr, Murakins Butler
Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky
Eine junge Fürstin
Katharina's Guest
Elsa Siebeneiner
Gast beim Konzert
Eine alte Fürstin
Guest at Masked Ball
Dr. Ossorgin
Großfürst Konstantin Konstantinowitsch
Ein General
Katharina's Guest
Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin
Musikverleger Iwan Cäsarowitsch Glykow
Prof. Maxililian Hunsinger
Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow
Ferdyschtschenko
Schwager Jarow
Vater Jarow
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