''My Song for You'' is a 1934 film directed by

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and starring Jan Kiepura. Kiepura sang the title song "My Song for You" written by Mischa Spoliansky and Frank Eyton. The song was released on an EP "Tell Me Tonight" (also a song by Spoliansky and Eyton) in 1957.

Plot

Arriving in Venice for a production of "Aida", young tenor Ricardo Gatti meets the attractive Mary, who has sneaked into the opera house in an attempt to get her fiancé hired as a pianist. Ricardo invites Mary to tea and she tells her story, describing her fiancé as her "brother". Captivated by her, the tenor uses his influence to obtain the job with the orchestra. However, filled with guilt at her deception, Mary breaks off her engagement and consents instead to marry her parents' choice, a wealthy society man. But just before the wedding, she changes her mind and marries Ricardo instead.

Cast

* Jan Kiepura as Ricardo Gatti * Sonnie Hale as Charlie * Emlyn Williams as Theodore Bruckner * Aileen Marson as Mary Newberg * Gina Malo as Fifi *

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as Mrs Newberg * George Merritt as Mr Newberg *Reginald Smith as Baron Johann Felix Kleeberg

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "the film is at its best, of course, while its star is attuning his magnificent tenor to a variety of classic arias. The musical high spots of the show are the "

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" of Gounod, which M. Kiepura sings impressively during a church wedding, and the " Celeste Aïda," which he rehearses during an amusing backstage sequence at the opera house while " Aïda" is being trundled through its paces"; and ''

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'' called the film "charming in parts, this is a nicely done musical with some good detailed direction."

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* * 1934 films 1934 musical comedy films British musical comedy films British multilingual films Cine-Allianz films British black-and-white films 1934 multilingual films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Films scored by Mischa Spoliansky English-language musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub

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