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Writers:
Robert Arthur (screenplay)
Jacques Deval (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 July 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical | Romance | Adventure more
Tagline:
THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPH! YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL THRILL! more
Plot:
Marianne de Beaumaniour is on her way to New Orleans from Paris to inspect the plantation she inherited from her uncle... more | add synopsis
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It's "Naughty Marietta" again with a change of locale... more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeanette MacDonald ... Marianne de Beaumanoir

Nelson Eddy ... Charles (Henri), Duc de Villiers
Mary Boland ... Valerie de Rossac
George Zucco ... Vicomte Ribaud
H.B. Warner ... Father Michel
Grant Mitchell ... Governor of New Orleans
Stanley Fields ... Tambour
Dick Purcell ... Alexander
John Miljan ... Pierre Brugnon
Ivan F. Simpson ... Guizot
William Tannen ... Pierre
Bunty Cutler ... Julie
Claude King ... Monsieur Dubois
Cecil Cunningham ... Governor's Wife
Joe Yule ... Maurice
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lover Come Back
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. more
Quotes:
Charles Duc de Villiers: Anger makes you very charming, mademoiselle.
Marianne de Beaumanoir: Patronizing makes you very boring, monsieur.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Flawless (1999) more
Soundtrack:
THE WAY THEY DO IT IN PARIS more

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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
It's "Naughty Marietta" again with a change of locale..., 20 March 2006
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

MacDonald/Eddy fans will appreciate the similarity between this and NAUGHTY MARIETTA, but will probably notice that the story here is a lot weaker and even less plausible, with Nelson noticeably heavier than he was in the earlier film. Not that that is going to matter much, when the camera is clearly in love with Jeanette's luminous close-ups. She is, as usual, costumed in an array of lavish gowns and hair-styles and holds the attention in all their scenes together.

The Sigmund Romberg score is an excellent one as far as operettas go, and they are both in excellent voice whether singing solos or duets. Jeanette is particularly lovely singing "Lover Come Back to Me" and "One Kiss" while Eddy does his famous "Stout-Hearted Men" with manly gusto.

Time has not been kind to this sort of musical entertainment, so I can recommend it only for fans of MacDonald and Eddy. It's not their best effort, but the Romberg score is worthy of their singing talents.

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