The Melody Man is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking drama musical sound film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

[2] Earl von Kemper is a famous Austrian composer who fled to the United States: in Vienna, during his concert in the presence of the emperor, Kemper surprised his beloved woman locked in a boudoir with Frederick, the crown prince.

The latter overhears Kemper's rhapsody, the one that had been played at the concert for the emperor; he likes music, arranges it, making it a very successful jazz piece.

But the music is recognized by Baden, the Austrian police minister, who then prepares to arrest Kemper.

The musician then pretends with his daughter that he has obtained an engagement in Europe, leaving the two young lovers in America.