Symphonie D'Amour (1936)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Musical Drama  |   Run Time - 80 min.  |   Countries - France  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Also known as La Grande Refrain, Symphonie D'Amour was filmed in 1936 but wasn't released in America until a decade later. Fernand Gravet plays Panard, a young composer who has yet to receive his big break. His actress girlfriend (Jacqueline Francell) inveigles a wealthy marquis to finance a production of Panard's latest operetta. To improve the box-office take, a rumor is spread that Panard has committed suicide. When the show becomes a hit, our hero is forced to go into hiding lest he be exposed as a fraud. Finally his conscience gets the better of him, and all is rosy. Though the direction of Symphonie D'Amour is credited to Robert Siodmak, he was actually the supervising director.

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