Rose-Marie (1936)

An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive brother.

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

Frances Goodrich (screen play), Albert Hackett (screen play)

Stars:

Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeanette MacDonald	...	Marie de Flor
Nelson Eddy	...	Sergeant Bruce
Reginald Owen	...	R.O. Myerson
Allan Jones	...	Romeo
James Stewart	...	John Flower
Alan Mowbray	...	Premier
Gilda Gray	...	Belle
George Regas	...	Boniface
Robert Greig	...	Hotel Manager
Una O'Connor	...	Anna Roderick
Lucien Littlefield	...	Storekeeper
David Niven	...	Teddy (as David Nivens)
Herman Bing	...	Mr. Daniells

Storyline

Opera singer (Marie de Flor) seeks out fugitive brother in the Canadian wilderness. During her trek, she meets a Canadian mountie (Sgt. Bruce) who is also searching for her brother. Romance ensues, resulting in several love duets between the two.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | character name as title | forenames as title | two word title | jeanette macdonald billed above the title | 

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Taglines:

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the most famous film of their careers! (re-release)

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Genres:

Musical | Romance | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Trivia

MGM's original intention was to film in Technicolor and to star Grace Moore. If these plans had gone through, this would have been MGM's first feature-length Technicolor film. However, Moore decided to pass on the film, Jeanette MacDonald was cast, photography switched to black-and-white, and this film became one of the biggest musical successes in MGM's history.

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Goofs

When Sgt. Bruce is taking Marie de Flor across the lake in a rowboat, he paddles only on the right side. The couple are in a canoe. It is common in canoeing to paddle on one side employing a J-stroke--adding a lateral slip to counteract yaw.

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Quotes

Marie de Flor: That's the worst orchestra and the worst conductor I've ever sung with!
[To the tenor]
Marie de Flor: And what was the idea of holding every high A longer than I did?!?

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Connections

Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Amerikai filmtípusok - A zenés film (1989)

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Soundtracks

God Save the King!
(1744) (uncredited)
Music attributed to Henry Carey
Played by the orchestra at the conclusion of the "Roméo et Juliette" sequence

User Reviews

Magic

Forget the super-sweet aspects of this film. Forget the paper-thin storyline. To jump on this film using the standards that today's audience's exact is totally unfair. This film was released in 1936 when the US was in the midst of the Great Depression and people needed mind candy that was super-sugarcoated. But, before you ring off to surf some other site, listen the music created by two rather mediocre singers. Their voices create a sound that is incredible. They did again and again too. From their biographies written by their children who discovered their love letters long after both Eddy and MacDonald were dead, it seems that the love clinches were more earnest than mere acting. But, forget even that bit of gossip. Listen to the sound that these two made, in love with each other or not. It is something magic. And, fans, we just don't see much of that anymore.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rose Marie

Filming Locations:

El Dorado County, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1