Rose Marie (1936 film)

Rose-Marie is an American musical film directed by WS Van Dyke from the year 1936. It is based on the eponymous operetta by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II and was after published in 1928 silent film Rose-Marie with Joan Crawford, the second film adaptation of the substance.

Action

The Canadian opera singer Marie de Flor bored after a long tour again in their home country, where it occurs in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and is celebrated. Privately, she is less happy because her brother John Flower is imprisoned for possession of illegal firearms in prison. An application for pardon was again not agreed and so Marie wants to contact the Prime Minister, as you will be reported by Johns confidant Boniface that John has escaped from prison. He has been hiding in the forests of Canada, but there murdered a mounted policeman who had tracked him down. Now John is a wanted murderer and wants to flee the country. Marie should leave him money to come, but decides spontaneously to go to her brother.

She hopes to have in Boniface found a trustworthy man who leads them to John, but steals the Maries with an intermediate stop purse and disappears. Having tried in vain to earn money by singing in a bar, at least to pay for the necessary equipment for the way to the mountains, she meets the cavalry Sergeant Bruce. He recognizes the famous singer and seems her story, she had to think on the way to an admirer. He is in search of John Flower, he should be arrested. He accompanies her for several days in the mountains and both get closer. After their paths have separated - Marie has tried in vain to dissuade him from his quest - find Marie John in a mountain hut. The joy of reunion is short-lived, as Bruce has followed the singer and John are arrested immediately. He knew all the time that the two are related and Marie would lead him to John. Although Marie Bruce begs her to let go of her brother, does not soften and the leads from John.

In the opera Marie occurs in Puccini's Tosca. The emotional strain of the last few weeks have you added so that she believes on stage to hear Bruce sing, and then collapses. In a country house in the mountains they tried to recover and believes that he can never return to the stage again. Her manager, however, Myerson agreed Bruce, who comes to the country and promises her love. Both fall into each other 's arms.

Production

The movie was Naughty Marietta by the second of a total of eight films together, which turned the canvas pair Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy 1935-1942. The song Indian Love Call, which is sung in the film several times ( to ), became a signature song of the duo. The costumes of the film designed Adrian.

The film's title is derived from the actual name Marie. Your travel bag shows an R so that it responds to demand from Bruce after their name "Rose -Marie".

Rose-Marie contains numerous vocal performances. In the first scene excerpts from Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette are shown in which sing among others Jeanette MacDonald. At the end of the film Jeanette MacDonald sings parts of the finale of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca. View more items including the operetta Rose-Marie, which are sung in the film are:

  • Dinah by Harry Akst (Music) / Sam Lewis, Joe Young ( text ) - sung by Jeanette MacDonald
  • Indian Love Call by Rudolf Friml / Oscar Hammerstein II - sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald
  • Just for You by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart / Gus Kahn - sung by Nelson Eddy
  • Pardon Me Madame by Herbert Stothart / Gus Kahn - sung by Jeanette MacDonald
  • Rose Marie by Rudolf Friml / Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach A. - sung by Nelson Eddy
  • Some of These Days by Shelton Brooks - sung vob Jeanette MacDonald and Gilda Gray
  • The Mounties by Rudolf Friml / Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach A. - sung by Eddy Neson
  • Totem Tom - Tom Rudolf Friml of / Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach A.

Criticism

Jonathan Coe wrote that James Stewart's " short ... scenes of contrition at the end of the film ... the film a soothing touch of realism" would give, while Donald Dewey Stewart's part as " poorly written role ... " and the film itself as " confusing history " designated. The movie service rated Rose-Marie as " remarkable ... musical adaptation".

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