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City of Song (Original title)Farewell to Love (Alternative title)
Date: 05 October 1931 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Inspired and Directed by: Carmine Gallone

Synopsis: Story of a singing Neapolitan guide and an English girl who makes him her protege.

Genre:
Musical

Subject:
Vocal music
Releases
Date: 1931Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Length: 8910 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (25)
Produced by: British Sound Film Productions, [Produced] by arrangement with: Associated Sound Film Industries, [Producer]: Arnold Preßburger, [Production Supervisor]: Bernard Vorhaus, Associate Director: Harcourt Templeman, [Screenplay]: Hans Szekely, Walter Reisch, Dialogue by: Miles Malleson, Story by: C.H. Dand, [Story]: Hans Szekely, [Story]: Armin Robinson, Charlie Amberg, Photography: Curt Courant, [Photography]: G.A. Viragh, [Camera Operator]: Eric Cross, [Editor]: Carmine Gallone, [Editor]: Lars Moen, L.B.T. Chown, Art Direction: O.F. Werndorff, J.E. Wills, Music: Ernesto Tagliaferri, Music: Philip Braham, [Sound] Recording: George Burgess, [Studio]: Wembley Studios
Cast (13)
Jan Kiepura (Giovanni Cavallone), Betty Stockfield (Claire Winter), Hugh Wakefield (Hon. Roddy Fielding), Heather Angel (Carmela), Francesco Maldacea (Chi), Miles Malleson (stage-door-keeper), Philip Easton (John Barlow), Bernard Ansell, Kenneth Buckley, Peter Spencer (.), Ralph Truman (one of Claire's admirers), Carol Rees ([Marthe]), Mary Sheridan ([uncredited])