A traveling salesman wants to sell his Grammaphone in pre-WWI Austria, especially to the Emperor. He meets a countess and after the usual misunderstandings, falls in love with her with the help of his dog, but the Emperor believes a relationship between a U.S. citizen and an Austrian countess will never work.
Bing Crosby.....Virgil Smith
Joan Fontaine.....Johanna Augusta Franziska Von Stulzenbergstulzenberg
The Emperor Waltz was released by Paramount on July 2, 1948.