Cheap Emperor Waltz (1948)

Director Billy Wilder’s peppy musical comedy features Bing Crosby as Virgil Smith, an American phonograph salesman in Austria who tries to pitch his product to the country’s ruler (Richard Haydn). But when Virgil falls for a beautiful countess (Joan Fontaine), will be able to secure the emperor’s blessing? Roland Culver, Lucile Watson, Harold Vermilyea also star. Tunes include “I Kiss Your Hand, Madame,” “Friendly Mountains,” and the title song. 106 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; theatrical trailers.