Song of Scheherazade
The THRILLING Music of RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
1947 · 1h 45m · Approved
Adventure, Drama, Music
Directed by
Walter Reisch
Overview
In 1865, the cadets of a Russian Naval Academy ship have shore leave in Morocco; among them is (fictionalized) future composer 'Nicky' Rimsky-Korsakov. In search of a piano, Nicky and singing ship's doctor Klin meet a family of once-wealthy Spanish colonists...and their daughter Cara who secretly dances in a cabaret. Romantic complications ensue, but Nicky seems less interested in Cara's favors than in inspirations for his future masterpieces.
Director and cast
- Walter Reisch Director
- Yvonne De Carlo as Cara de Talavera
- Brian Donlevy as Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Eve Arden as Madame de Talavera
- Phillip Reed as Prince Mischetsky
- John Qualen as Lorenzo
- Elena Verdugo as Fioretta
- Richard Lane as Lieutenant
- George Dolenz as Pierre, the Headwaiter
- Terry Kilburn as Midshipman Lorin
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