The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
1h 31m
Running Time
December 29, 1939Release Date
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
1h 31m
Running Time
December 29, 1939Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
![Allan Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24227-allan-jones.webp)
Allan Jones
John Ramsey
![Mary Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52734-mary-martin.webp)
Mary Martin
Louise Hall
![Walter Connolly](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40332-walter-connolly.webp)
Walter Connolly
Victor Herbert
![Lee Bowman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25194-lee-bowman.webp)
Lee Bowman
Dr. Richard Moore
![Susanna Foster](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76815-susanna-foster.webp)
Susanna Foster
Peggy
![Andrew L. Stone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/259551-andrew-l-stone.webp)
Andrew L. Stone
Director
![Judith Barrett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25648-judith-barrett.webp)
Judith Barrett
Marie Clark
![Russel Crouse](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Russel Crouse
Writer
![Jerome Cowan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16836-jerome-cowan.webp)
Jerome Cowan
Barney Harris
![Robert Lively](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Lively
Writer
![John Garrick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79499-john-garrick.webp)
John Garrick
Warner Bryant
![Arthur Lange](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Arthur Lange
Composer
![Pierre Watkin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16825-pierre-watkin.webp)
Pierre Watkin
Albert Martin
![Hal K. Dawson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27649-hal-k-dawson.webp)
Hal K. Dawson
George Faller
![Victor Milner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Victor Milner
Cinematographer
![Richard Tucker](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22433-richard-tucker.webp)
Richard Tucker
Michael Brown
![James Smith](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Smith
Editor
![Mary Currier](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25458-mary-currier.webp)
Mary Currier
Mrs. Victor Herbert
![Emmett Vogan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11406-emmett-vogan.webp)
Emmett Vogan
Forbes
![James Finlayson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44455-james-finlayson.webp)
James Finlayson
Lamplighter
![Sandra Lee Richards](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sandra Lee Richards
Peggy - as a Young Girl
![Edith Head](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/91296-edith-head.webp)
Edith Head
Costume Design
![Hans Dreier](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
![Buddy G. DeSylva](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/226334-buddy-g-desylva.webp)
Buddy G. DeSylva
Lyricist
Media.
![The Great Victor Herbert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/135300-the-great-victor-herbert.webp)
![The Great Victor Herbert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/135300-the-great-victor-herbert.webp)
![The Great Victor Herbert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/2/135300-the-great-victor-herbert.webp)
Details.
Release DateDecember 29, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Great Victor Herbert is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone. During production, the movie was slated to be called The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.