The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

1939
1h 31m
5.0

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"Hear 28 Victor Herbert Melodies"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 29, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031393

Cast

Allan Jones
Allan Jones

John Ramsey

Mary Martin
Mary Martin

Louise Hall

Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly

Victor Herbert

Lee Bowman
Lee Bowman

Dr. Richard Moore

Susanna Foster
Susanna Foster

Peggy

Judith Barrett
Judith Barrett

Marie Clark

Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan

Barney Harris

John Garrick
John Garrick

Warner Bryant

Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin

Albert Martin

Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson

George Faller

Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker

Michael Brown

Mary Currier
Mary Currier

Mrs. Victor Herbert

Key Crew

Andrew L. Stone
Director
Robert Lively
Screenplay
Andrew L. Stone
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Russel Crouse
Screenplay