Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta (1935)

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy together for the first time!

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.

Date of release
1935-03-29
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Music, Romance
Director
W.S. Van Dyke

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Naughty Marietta
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Academy Award for Best Sound

Naughty Marietta is a 1935 American romantic musical film based on the 1910 operetta of the same name by Victor Herbert. Jeanette MacDonald stars as a princess who flees an arranged marriage. She sails for New Orleans and is rescued from pirates by Captain Richard Warrington. Five of Herbert's most famous songs come from the score of Naughty Marietta, with words by lyricist Rida Johnson Young: "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "Italian Street Song", "Neath the Southern Moon", "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" and "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! ". Additional lyrics for several of Herbert's songs were penned for the film by Gus Kahn.

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