Walter Lang

  • Walter Lang – I’ll Give a Million (1938)

    Walter Lang1931-1940ClassicsComedyUSA
    I'll Give a Million (1938)
    I’ll Give a Million (1938)

    After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million francs to anyone who is kind to a tramp.Read More »

  • Walter Lang – Mother Wore Tights (1947)

    1941-1950DramaMusicalUSAWalter Lang

    In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a “two-act”, then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.Read More »

  • Walter Lang – The King and I (1956)

    1951-1960ClassicsMusicalUSAWalter Lang

    Synopsis:
    Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” into a Siamese ballet. After expressing her unhappiness at being with the King, the slave decides to make an attempt to escape with her lover. Anna and the King start to fall in love, but her headstrong upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem. She is just about to leave Siam but something important she finds out makes her think about changing her mind.Read More »

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