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.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.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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
- Uncle
- (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- Herr Schuman
- (as Joseph Cawthorne)
- Casquette Girl
- (uncredited)
- Mercenary Scout
- (uncredited)
- Heavy Casquette Girl
- (uncredited)
- Singer 'Ship Ahoy'
- (uncredited)
- Mercenary Scout
- (uncredited)
- Suitor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMuch to Frank Morgan's annoyance, he was required to shave his mustache, which he hadn't done for 17 years.
- GoofsThe 17th Century French nuns have plucked eyebrows and wear make-up and lipstick.
- Quotes
Warrington: Now let's talk this over as one mudlark to another...
Marietta: I do not wish to be included in that.
Warrington: ...but that was no street singers' warbling, Blue Eyes. The quality of those tones was something...
Marietta: I used to appear at the Opera Comique.
Warrington: I see, until the manager wished for you to appear as Lady Godiva and you refused.
Marietta: Yes, something like that, yes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Some of the Best (1944)
- SoundtracksChansonette
(1910) (uncredited)
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
Additional lyrics by Gus Kahn (1935)
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald and chorus
A typical variant on the boy-meets-girl theme, this film has a French princess running away from the court of Versailles to the newly- colonized Louisiana, where she meets and falls in love with a mercenary soldier who sings as well he fights. There is an excellent supporting cast including Frank Morgan and Elsa Lanchester, but it is above all a vehicle for the singing talent of Eddy and MacDonald. The script is amusing and at times quite sophisticated and the pair handle it well (MacDonald is a bit ahead of Eddy here, but he makes up for that with his glorious baritone voice). The final duet, Ah Sweet Mystery of Life is one of the great vocal duets in cinema musical history, and only slightly less orgasmic than the "Czaritza" duet in Maytime.
Obviously a vehicle for fans of the Singing Sweethearts, but the film's production values are good, and it should be interesting viewing for any student of cinema's Golden Age.
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- Also known as
- Pinceza Marijeta
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1