Good-night, Vienna (song)
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"Good-night, Vienna" is the title song of an operetta written by Eric Maschwitz
(using the pseudonym Holt Marvell) and composer George Posford
. It was first broadcast by BBC radio
in 1932 and was subsequently an international hit for Jack Buchanan
when it was filmed.
Eric Maschwitz
Albert Eric Maschwitz OBE , known as Eric Maschwitz and sometimes credited as Holt Marvell, was an English entertainer, writer, broadcaster and broadcasting executive.-Life and work:...
(using the pseudonym Holt Marvell) and composer George Posford
George Posford
George Posford, né Benjamin George Ashwell , was an English composer.-Works:Musical theatre* Goodnight, Vienna * Balalaika ; co-composed with Bernard Grün...
. It was first broadcast by BBC radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
in 1932 and was subsequently an international hit for Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan
Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in...
when it was filmed.