Search - Carnegie Hall: Edgar Ulmer Collection, Vol. 3 on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1947 DVD Release: 02/29/2000 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: All Day Entertainment Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Musical, Musical Drama, Showbiz Drama See Also: Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall

Auteur theorists who've charted the career of "cult" director Edgar G. Ulmer have seldom mentioned Carnegie Hall, simply because it was more expensive than most of Ulmer's films and thus can't be regarded a "low-budget masterpiece." The wafer-thin plotline concerns a young immigrant woman (Marsha Hunt) who takes a job as a Carnegie Hall cleaning woman. Her love of music leads her to a better job in the Hall, and after several years she rises to the position of concert organizer. The woman uses her clout to promote her own son's career as a pianist. Carnegie Hall showcases a number of celebrated musicians. Selections include: Arthur Rubinstein performing Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat, Jascha Heifetz performing Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in G Major by Tchaikovsky, Ezio Pinza singing both the drinking song from Don Giovanni and one of the arias from Simon di Boccanegra, Lily Pons singing The Bell Song from Lakme by Delibes, and Jan Peerce singing O Sole Mio.The film also includes musical performances by Bruno Walter,Rise Stevens, Gregor Piatagorsky, Harry James, Vaughn Monroe, Leopold Stokowski, and others. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Emile Boreo - Henry
Marsha Hunt - Nora Ryan
Joseph Buloff - Anton Tribik
William Prince - Tony Salerno, Jr.
Frank McHugh - John Donovan
Walter Damrosch - Guest Artist
Martha O'Driscoll - Ruth Haines
Hans Yaray - Tony Salerno, Sr.
Olin Downes - Himself

Auteur theorists who've charted the career of "cult" director Edgar G. Ulmer have seldom mentioned Carnegie Hall, simply because it was more expensive than most of Ulmer's films and thus can't be regarded a "low-budget masterpiece". The wafer-thin plotline concerns a young immigrant woman (Marsha Hunt) who takes a job as a Carnegie Hall cleaning woman. Her love of music leads her to a better job in the Hall, and after several years she rises to the position of concert organizer. The woman uses her clout to promote her own son's career as a pianist. At 2 hours and 15 minutes, Carnegie Hall is hardly a wake-up call, but at least the film manages to showcase some of the greatest musical talent of the mid-20th century: Arthur Rubenstein, Leopold Stokowski, Jascha Heifetz, Ezio Pinza, Rise Stevens, Bruno Walter, Jan Peerce, Lili Pons, Gregor Piatagorsky...and even Harry James and Vaughn Monroe! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide