Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Maria promises her dying father, the Emperor, that she will follow the wishes of the Council of Ministers when she assumes the reign.
Carol Raye ... Empress Maria
Peter Graves ... Count Franz von Hofer
Patricia Medina ... Cenci Prohaska
John Ruddock ... Count Prohaska
Harry Welchman ... Count Rodzanka
Thorley Walters ... Stefan Ravenne
George Robey ... Vogel
Wylie Watson ... Josef
Anne Ziegler ... Gypsy Troubadour
Webster Booth ... Gypsy Troubadour
Hans May ... Gypsy Troubadour
Albert Sandler ... Orchestra Leader, Golden Lantern
Richard Tauber ... Shepherd
Toni Edgar-Bruce ... Augustine (as Tonie Edgar Bruce)
Hay Petrie ... Minister of War
Hugh Dempster ... Ferdinand Hohenlohe
Brefni O'Rorke ... Emperor
Kay Kendall ... Lady in Waiting
Ferdy Mayne ... Max (as Ferdi Mayne)
Cecil Bevan ... Minister of Health
David Keir ... Minister of Police (as David Kier)
Billy Matthews ... Minister of Finance
Charles Paton ... Minister of Education
Roy Russell
Ivan Samson ... Captain of Gendarmes (as Ivan Sampson)
Marie Ault ... Cenci's Maid
Dick Francis ... Prison Governor
Charles Doe ... Coach Driver
Basil Jayson ... Young Officer (as Basil Jason)
Charles Peters ... Young Officer
John Howard ... Young Officer
Gordon Edwards ... Young Officer
Joyce Linden ... Lady in Waiting
Ruthene Leclerc ... Lady in Waiting
Eileen Moore ... Lady in Waiting
Dawn Bingham ... Lady in Waiting
Kurt Wagener ... Singing Waiter
Toni Gable ... Ferdinand's girlfriend
Pat Hagan ... Officer on Dance Floor
Directed by Paul L. Stein
