''The Great Victor Herbert'' is a 1939 American
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
directed by
Andrew L. Stone.
During production, the movie was slated to be called ''The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.''
Plot
Biography of the Irish composer for American theater,
Victor Herbert (1859-1924), the first major figure in popular music since Stephen Foster, in addition to his successful Broadway plays. He is said to have written "some of the finest American songs ever heard on the stage."
Cast
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Allan Jones as John Ramsey
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Mary Martin as Louise Hall
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Walter Connolly as
Victor Herbert
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Lee Bowman as Dr. Richard Moore
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Susanna Foster as Peggy
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Judith Barrett as Marie Clark
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Jerome Cowan as Barney Harris
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John Garrick as Warner Bryant
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Pierre Watkin as Albert Martin
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Richard Tucker as Michael Brown
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Hal K. Dawson as George Faller
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Emmett Vogan as Forbes
* Mary Currier as Mrs. Victor Herbert
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James Finlayson as Lamplighter
Awards
The film was nominated for two
Academy Awards
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Music (Scoring) –
Phil Boutelje,
Arthur Lange
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Sound Recording
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–
Loren L. Ryder
It was also on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.
References
External links
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1939 films
1939 musical films
American black-and-white films
American musical films
Films about composers
Films about singers
Films directed by Andrew L. Stone
Films scored by Arthur Lange
Films scored by Phil Boutelje
Paramount Pictures films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language musical films
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