Dangerous Moonlight (known as Suicide Squadron in the USA) is a 1941 British film, starring Anton Walbrook, best known for its musical score written by Richard Addinsell with orchestrations by Roy Douglas, which includes the Warsaw Concerto. Among the costumes, the gowns were designed by Cecil Beaton.

During the Nazi invasion of Poland, American reporter Carole Peters meets Polish airman Stefan Radetzky (Anton Walbrook), also a piano virtuoso. Stefan is among the last to escape Warsaw; months later, in New York, he and Carole meet again, and marry. But the thought of his going back to fight is not only personally terrifying to Carole, but seems a great waste of his musical talent.

Interestingly, Anton Walbrook was an accomplished amateur pianist, so his hands are seen playing in the film, however the music on the soundtrack is played by the professional pianist Louis Kentner.

Starring: Anton Walbrook, Sally Gray, Derrick De Marney, Cecil Parker, Percy Parsons

The Times, in its obituary of Brian in 1986, commented that Dangerous Moonlight (1941) was "his best known picture", "a big popular success" which "launched a cycle of pictures with concerti as their theme music" Brian worked closely with Richard Addinsell on the theme music Warsaw Concerto and Brian loved this piano piece, it is a beautiful song, all nine minutes of it and it features in this section and you also have an opportunity to listen to it and watch a performance in the Multimedia section- both film and audio clips. Enjoy, it as it is very evocative of Brian. This absolutely beautiful rendition is performed by Italian pianist Annarita Santagada who can be contacted at the following address: annarita.santagada@virgilio.it

Warsaw Concerto, as used in Dangerous Moonlight, composed by Richard Addinsell, performed by Annarita Santagada (right)

To find out more about Annarita Santagada, please visit her myspace page by clicking here or emailing at the following address: annarita.santagada@virgilio.it