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Maytime is a 1937 American musical and romantic-drama film produced by MGM.It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.The screenplay was rewritten from the book for Sigmund Romberg's 1917 operetta Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Romberg's librettist; however, only one musical number by Romberg was retained.
Maytime is a musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics and book by Rida Johnson Young, and with additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. The story is based on the 1913 German operetta Wie einst im Mai [ de ] ( Like Once in May ), composed by Walter Kollo , with words by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolph Schanzer .
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, ... Maytime, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and John Barrymore;
Maytime (1937) is regarded as one of Eddy's best films. "Will You Remember" by Sigmund Romberg brought Eddy another gold record. Frank Nugent wrote in The New York Times that the film [was] "the most entrancing operetta the screen has given us. ... and it affirms Nelson Eddy's preeminence among the baritones of filmdom".
She began her career as a child actress in such films as Maytime (1937), Sweet and Low-Down (1944), and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945). [5] She attended Glendale High School. [6] In 1947, she was chosen as the winner of the "Miss Glendale" beauty pageant. [4]
The 'second' Maytime (1937), was the top-grossing film worldwide of the year, and is regarded as one of the best film musicals of the 1930s. [50] "Will You Remember" by Sigmund Romberg brought MacDonald another gold record. [2] The Firefly (1937) was MacDonald's
Maytime may refer to: Maytime, a 1917 Broadway production; Maytime, starring Ethel Shannon, based on the musical; Maytime, a 1926 German silent romance film; Maytime, a 1937 MGM musical romance, remake of the 1923 movie; Empire Maytime, one of a series of Empire ships employed by the British government
She is best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime), but she starred in 29 feature films between 1929 and 1950, from operas to dramas to romantic comedies.