At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.
Bing Crosby
as Virgil Smith
Joan Fontaine
as Johanna Augusta Franziska
Roland Culver
as Baron Holenia
Lucile Watson
as Princesse Bitotska
Richard Haydn
as l'empereur François-Joseph
Harold Vermilyea
as Chamberlain
Sig Ruman
as Dr. Zwieback
Julia Dean
as Archduchess Stephanie
Bert Prival
as Chauffeur
Alma Macrorie
as Inn Proprietress
Roberta Jonay
as Chambermaid
John Goldsworthy
as