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In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's life story is incorporated in the screenplay (a closing title actually apologizes for the film's paucity of cold hard facts); instead, the writers allow the famed composer's works to speak for themselves. In the tradition of one of his own operettas, Herbert spends most of his time patching up the shaky marriage between tenor John Ramsey (Allan Jones) and Louise Hall (Mary Martin). Many of Herbert's most famous compositions are well in evidence, including "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "March of the Toys" and "Kiss Me Again", the latter performed con brio by teenaged coloratura Susanna Foster. Evidently, the producers were able to secure the film rights for the Herbert songs, but not for the stage productions in which they appeared, which may explain such bizarre interpolations as having a song from Naughty Marietta.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1939-12-29
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 91 Mins
- star Rating: 5.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 7 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0031393
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smart_display Cast
Allan Jones
John Ramsey
Mary Martin
Louise Hall
Walter Connolly
Victor Herbert
Lee Bowman
Dr. Richard Moore
Susanna Foster
Peggy
Judith Barrett
Marie Clark
Jerome Cowan
Barney Harris
John Garrick
Warner Bryant
Pierre Watkin
Albert Martin
Hal K. Dawson
George Faller
Richard Tucker
Michael Brown
Mary Currier
Mrs. Victor Herbert
Emmett Vogan
Forbes
James Finlayson
Lamplighter
Sandra Lee Richards
Peggy - as a Young Girl
groups Crew
Robert Lively
Story
Arthur Lange
Music
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Andrew L. Stone
Story
Andrew L. Stone
Producer
Robert Lively
Screenplay
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Andrew L. Stone
Director
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Phil Boutelje
Music
James Smith
Editor
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
William LeBaron
Lyricist
Victor Herbert
Songs
Buddy G. DeSylva
Lyricist
Glen MacDonough
Lyricist
Robert B. Smith
Lyricist
Rida Johnson Young
Lyricist
Henry Martyn Blossom
Lyricist
Harry B. Smith
Lyricist
Russel Crouse
Screenplay
Loren L. Ryder
Sound Director
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