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
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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
John Ramsey

Mary Martin
Louise Hall

Walter Connolly
Victor Herbert

Lee Bowman
Dr. Richard Moore

Susanna Foster
Peggy

Judith Barrett
Marie Clark

Jerome Cowan
Barney Harris

John Garrick
Warner Bryant

Pierre Watkin
Albert Martin

Hal K. Dawson
George Faller

Richard Tucker
Michael Brown

Mary Currier
Mrs. Victor Herbert

Emmett Vogan
Forbes

James Finlayson
Lamplighter

Sandra Lee Richards
Peggy - as a Young Girl

Andrew L. Stone
Director / Story / Producer

Robert Lively
Screenplay / Story

William LeBaron
Executive Producer / Lyricist

Arthur Lange
Music

Phil Boutelje
Music

James Smith
Editor

Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Ernst Fegté
Art Direction

Edith Head
Costume Design
Media.



Details.
Release DateDecember 29, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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singing waiter
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.
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