Supported avidly by his mother and more reluctantly at first by his father, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Choirboys, where he proves to be unusually talented.
The master of the house developed his culinary skills to such an extent that he poached 'the' chef and hired him for his household in New York. Lilli flies to New York with her private secretary William, where she cooks for her unknown boss using every trick in the book. During a walk she meets a...
A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war II) is reflected in the ups and downs of a family of piano-makers in Vienna.
Three crooks come out of jail on probation and, taking advantage of the economic boom in Germany, they continue their shady business quite legally this time.
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who teaches piano. Increasingly infuriated, he...
Mr. Brow, the boss of an American toy company, sends his employee Trixie to Vienna. She is to investigate the company Wiesinger & Sohn, with whom the American wants to do business. Trixie soon realizes that the Wiesingers are shady con artists. Unfortunately, she falls in love with the junior of...
Georgia Gale was a great poet, but then she stopped writing and started drinking heavily. Now, as a desperate last resort, she has traveled to Switzerland, where she hopes to find a cure.
A look at the life of Johann Strauss, Jr., beginning when, as a boy, he earns his famous father’s displeasure when he tries his hand at composing. But he eventually proves to his father and the world that he is a fine musician.
