Bitter Sweet (1940)
A musical triumph!
In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.
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Jeanette MacDonaldSarah Millick
Nelson EddyCarl Linden
George SandersBaron Von Tranisch
Ian HunterLord Shayne
Felix BressartMax
Edward AshleyHarry Daventry
Lynne CarverDolly
Diana LewisJane
Curt BoisErnst
Fay HoldenMrs. Millick
Sig RumanHerr Schlick
Janet BeecherLady DaventryKeywords
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What is Bitter Sweet about?
In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.
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Bitter Sweet has a runtime of 94 minutes.
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