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Sweethearts

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
716
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Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
ComedyMusicalMysteryRomance

The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.

  • Directors
    • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Robert Z. Leonard
  • Writers
    • Frédérique De Grésac
    • Harry B. Smith
    • Robert B. Smith
  • Stars
    • Jeanette MacDonald
    • Nelson Eddy
    • Frank Morgan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    716
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Robert Z. Leonard
    • Writers
      • Frédérique De Grésac
      • Harry B. Smith
      • Robert B. Smith
    • Stars
      • Jeanette MacDonald
      • Nelson Eddy
      • Frank Morgan
    • 27User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Jeanette MacDonald
    Jeanette MacDonald
    • Gwen Marlowe
    Nelson Eddy
    Nelson Eddy
    • Ernest Lane
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Felix Lehman
    Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    • Hans
    Florence Rice
    Florence Rice
    • Kay Jordan
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Leo Kronk
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Oscar Engel
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • Benjamin Silver
    Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner
    • Norman Trumpett
    Fay Holden
    Fay Holden
    • Hannah
    Allyn Joslyn
    Allyn Joslyn
    • Dink
    Lucile Watson
    Lucile Watson
    • Mrs. Marlowe
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Augustus
    Kathleen Lockhart
    Kathleen Lockhart
    • Aunt Amelia
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Sheridan
    Terry Kilburn
    Terry Kilburn
    • Brother
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Orlando
    Douglas McPhail
    • Harvey
    • Directors
      • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Robert Z. Leonard
    • Writers
      • Frédérique De Grésac
      • Harry B. Smith
      • Robert B. Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was MGM's first full-length feature in three-strip Technicolor. As such, viewers can see the constant shift in quality between scenes, chiefly in the makeup, which often appears garish and overstated. One short year later, the process would be perfected in time for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone With the Wind (1939).
    • Quotes

      Felix Lehman: [Counting on Gwen and Ernest's gullibility] I'm an old man and I don't get many pleasures, but you go ahead. Just think about yourselves. Forget about me.

    • Crazy credits
      The second of two credit titles for Victor Herbert reads "Immortal Melodies by Victor Herbert".
    • Connections
      Featured in Nelson and Jeanette (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweethearts
      (1938) (uncredited)
      Music by Victor Herbert (1913)
      Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
      Played during the opening credits and often in the score
      Performed by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
      Reprised by them for a radio broadcast with chorus
      Later sung by MacDonald with Douglas McPhail and Eddy with Betty Jaynes

    User reviews27

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    7/10

    Jeanette and Nelson in Technicolor!

    Not only was this their first color film, but this was the first story set in contemporary time (1938). Plus, the script has some funny "one-liners." However, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but fans of Nelson and Jeanette.
    • Pat-54
    • Dec 27, 1998
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    • Release date
      • December 30, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ljubavnici
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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