The Great Victor Herbert
Hear 28 Victor Herbert Melodies
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1939-12-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5
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
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