Sweethearts (1938)
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Contrary to popular belief, the Nelson Eddy-Jeanette MacDonald Technicolor confection Sweethearts is not based on the 1913 Victor Herbert operetta of the same name (though most of Herbert's songs remain intact), but a Dorothy Parker-Alan Campbell brainstorm about a popular Broadway singing duo,… More Contrary to popular belief, the Nelson Eddy-Jeanette MacDonald Technicolor confection Sweethearts is not based on the 1913 Victor Herbert operetta of the same name (though most of Herbert's songs remain intact), but a Dorothy Parker-Alan Campbell brainstorm about a popular Broadway singing duo, starring in a long-running production of Sweethearts. The early portions of the film take place during a purported presentation of the Herbert piece, with Eddy and MacDonald singing their hearts out and Ray Bolger providing comic relief. We then segue into a long sequence wherein producer Frank Morgan, celebrating Sweethearts's six-year run, insists that Eddy and MacDonald attend a lavish party, where the weary performers are called upon to continue singing throughout the evening. Hoping for a few moments alone after escaping the party, Eddy and MacDonald are besieged at their apartment by friends, co-workers, hangers-on and sponging relatives. Seeking peace and quiet, the couple agrees to leave Sweethearts for the comparative calm of Hollywood. But their entourage, fearing that they'll lose their meal ticket if Eddy and MacDonald leave New York, arrange to inaugurate two profitable road companies of Sweethearts by contriving to split up the loving couple. Cleverly sidestepping the sugary sweet sentimentality that one might expect from an MGM musical of the era, the delightful Sweethearts is hampered only by its overlength. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Written By
- Alan Campbell, Fred De Gresac
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1938 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
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Cast
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Jeanette MacDonald
as Gwen Marlowe
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Nelson Eddy
as Ernest Lane
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Frank Morgan
as Felix Lehman
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Ray Bolger
as Hans the Dancer
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Florence Rice
as Kay Jordan
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Mischa Auer
as Leo Kronk
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Herman Bing
as Oscar Engel
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Reginald Gardiner
as Norman Trumpett
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Fay Holden
as Hannah the Dresser
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Allyn Joslyn
as Dink Rogers
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Gene Lockhart
as Augustus Marlowe
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Kathleen Lockhart
as Aunt Amelia Lane
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Berton Churchill
as Sheridan Lane
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Terry Kilburn
as Gwen's brother
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Raymond Walburn
as Orlando Lane
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Douglas McPhail
as Harvey Horton
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Betty Jaynes
as Una Wilson
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George Barbier
as Benjamin Silver
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Dalies Frantz
as Concert Pianist
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Irving Bacon
as Assistant Director
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Don Barclay
as Taxi Driver from Bridgeport
- Joan Barclay
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Wilson Benge
as 2nd Valet to Ernest
- Lucille Browne
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A.S. Byron
as Policeman
- Dorothy Christy
- Betty Ross Clarke
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Jimmy Conlin
as Property Man
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Hal K. Dawson
as Morty
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Joe Devlin
as New York Taxi Driver
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Lester Dorr
as Dance Director
- Edward Earle
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George Ernest
as 1st Call Boy
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James Farley
as Carriage Starter
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James Flavin
as Theater Doorman
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Jack Gardner
as Reporter
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Maude Turner Gordon
as Dowager
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Dorothy Gray
as His Girl Friend
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Gerald Hamer
as Harry
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Forrester Harvey
as Tailor's Assistant
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Grace Hayle
as Telephone Operator
- Mary Howard
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Olin Howland
as Appleby the Box Office Man
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Margaret Irving
as Madame
- Suzanne Kaaren
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Marjorie "Babe" Kane
as Telephone Operator
- David Kerman
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Ethelreda Leopold
as Chorus Girl
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Philip Loeb
as Samuel Silver
- Mira McKinney
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Emory Parnell
as Fire Inspector
- Barbara Pepper
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Lee Phelps
as Doorman at St. Regis
- Dick Rich
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Cyril Ring
as Waiter
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Ralph Sanford
as Stage Hand
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Fred Santley
as Music Vendor
- Edwin Stanley
- Richard Tucker
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Lucile Watson
as Mrs. Marlowe
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Gayne Whitman
as Commentator
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Toby Wing
as Telephone Operator
- George Cooper
- Valerie Day
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Frank Mills
as Electrician
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Bruce Mitchell
as Stage Hand
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Paul Marquardt
as Conductor of Marine Band
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Roger Converse
as Usher
- Hal Cooke
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Jack George
as Violinist
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Reid Kilpatrick
as Radio Announcer
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Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Women in Lobby
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Jenifer Gray
as Mr. Silver's Secretary
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Marvin Jones Darrin Smith
as Boy in Lobby
- Sharon Lewis
- Ralph Malone
- Vivian Reid
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Brent Sargent
as Men in Lobby
- Pat Gleason