Balalaika

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Balalaika

"Where there's wine, women, and song!"

1939

1h 42m

4.4(5 votes)

Romance

Music

Overview

A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.

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69 members

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Nelson Eddy

Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda

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Ilona Massey

Lydia Marakova

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Charles Ruggles

Nicki Popoff

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Frank Morgan

Ivan Danchenoff

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Lionel Atwill

Professor Marakov

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C. Aubrey Smith

General Karagin

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Joyce Compton

Masha

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Dalies Frantz

Dimitri Marakov

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Phillip Terry

Lieutenant Smirnoff

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Walter Woolf King

Michael Sibirsky

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Frederick Worlock

Ramensky

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Abner Biberman

Leo Proplinski

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Arthur W. Cernitz

Sergei Pavloff

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Roland Varno

Lieutenant Nikitin

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George Tobias

Slaski

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Paul Sutton

Anton

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Willy Castello

Capt. Testoff

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Paul Irving

Prince Morodin

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Mildred Shay

Jeanette Sibirsky

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Alma Kruger

Mrs. Danchenoff

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Zeffie Tilbury

Natalya Petrovna

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Demetrius Alexis

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Dorothy Ates

Cafe Girl (uncredited)

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Douglas Beattie

Baritone (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

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Charles Brokaw

Soldier (uncredited)

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Rand Brooks

Crying Soldier (uncredited)

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Maurice Cass

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Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Soldier (uncredited)

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Irene Coleman

Cafe Girl (uncredited)

Costume & Make-Up

Alexis Davidoff

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Dick Dennis

Singer (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Singer (uncredited)

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Jack George

Violinist (uncredited)

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Boris Glagolin

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John Gubbins

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Eddie Hart

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John Holland

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Charles Judels

Batoff (uncredited)

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Ilia Khmara

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Harry Lamont

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David Laughlin

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Jack Luden

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Michael Mark

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Art Miles

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Paul Newlan

Policeman

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Sigurd Nilssen

Sultan (uncredited)

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Ed Payson

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Irra Petina

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Lee Phelps

Doorman (uncredited)

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Rex Post

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Frank Puglia

Ivan (uncredited)

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Constantine Romanoff

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William Royle

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Hector V. Sarno

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Earl Seaman

Soldier (uncredited)

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Harry Semels

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Marla Shelton

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Florence Shirley

Lily Allison (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

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Kay Sutton

Girl (uncredited)

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Dirk Thane

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Andrew Tombes

Wilbur Allison (uncredited)

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Monte Vandergrift

Corporal (uncredited)

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Ellinor Vanderveer

(uncredited)

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Ernö Verebes

Danchenoff's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Volk

Soldier (uncredited)

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Marjorie Woodworth

Russian Girl (uncredited)

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Harry Worth

(uncredited)

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