Herr Hoffmann (tenor Richard Tauber) is a famous widowed singer with a young daughter to raise, aided by his faithful manager. They meet a girl and Hoffmann falls for her, reluctant to believe that in fact she is in love with a musician.
Should you watch this? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for early sound-era operetta fluff. If you need tight pacing or characters who act like real people, this is going to drive you up the wall. Right to Happiness is basically a postcard from a time when everyone sang their problems away. The whole thi...
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"Should you watch this? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for early sound-era operetta fluff. If you need tight pacing or characters who act like real people, this is going to drive you up the wall. Right to Happiness is basically a postcard from a time when everyone sang their problems away. The whole thing hangs on Richard Tauber. He’s a legit tenor, and when he opens his mouth, you get why the movie exists. Everything else? It’s just filler to get him to the next song. The vibe ..."
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