Remarkable Strauss musical - crowds of extras, big decors, imaginative coverage. Walbrook is in full form, leaping on tables, snatching the rich heavy's whip and smashing the beer stein on the table. After the treasure is found, it looks like he'll pair with the rich blonde horse riding daughter who's been slapping and humiliating him but that wouldn't fit with the Viennese style.
The numbers are great though some like "Open Road Open Sky" are on the short side.
Among the best examples of its tradition and the work of director Hartl.
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