The Big Pond (1930)A tour guide in Venice romances a visiting American tourist whose father owns a chewing-gum factory back in the U.S. She sets out to convince her skeptical father to bring the tour guide to America and give him a job in the plant. Director:Hobart Henley |
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Title: The Big Pond (1930)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Pierre Mirande
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Barbara Billings
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George Barbier | ... |
Mr. Billings
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Marion Ballou | ... |
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Andrée Corday | ... |
Toinette
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Frank Lyon | ... |
Ronnie
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Nat Pendleton | ... |
Pat O'Day
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Jennie
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A tour guide in Venice romances a visiting American tourist whose father owns a chewing-gum factory back in the U.S. She sets out to convince her skeptical father to bring the tour guide to America and give him a job in the plant.
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 May 1930 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El gran charco See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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Mono (MovieTone)Color:
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1.20 : 1
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Written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis
Sung by Maurice Chevalier
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »Soundtracks
"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"Written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis
Sung by Maurice Chevalier
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I just viewed "The Big Pond" on DVD, having purchased it through a private collector. Although the film is stagy (especially the over-acting of George Barbier), I found it quite enjoyable. Having just seen (for the 20th time) the Marx Brothers "Monkey Business", I wanted to see the Chavalier film that introduced the song, "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me" to movie audiences. You get a healthy dose of the song throughout this film, but it's such a great song, I was happy to hear its various reprises, vocal and instrumental. Another excellent Chevalier song from this film, "Living In The Sunlight, Loving In The Moonlight" brought back memories of Tiny Tim's rendition of this song on his "God Bless Tiny Tim" album. I found Chevalier to be at his best in this film, and highly recommend it to anyone that can track down a copy!