Jeanette MacDonald
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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Love Me Tonight
as Princess JeanetteA Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess...
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The Merry Widow
as Madame Sonia / FifiA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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The Love Parade
as Queen LouiseThe queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
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San Francisco
as Mary BlakeA beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a...
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I Married an Angel
as Anna / BrigittaA count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Cairo
as Marcia WarrenReporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing...
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The Vagabond King
as KatherineThe story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King...
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Naughty Marietta
as MariettaIn order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and...
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as SelfThis short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...
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Follow the Boys
as Jeanette MacDonaldDuring World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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One Hour with You
as Colette BertierAndre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her...
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Let's Go Native
as Joan WoodThe company of a musical comedy gets shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by a "king" from...
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Don't Bet on Women
as Jeanne DrakeAt a big party, Roger Fallon, now a woman-hater, right to the core - this all due to a failed...
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The Lottery Bride
as JennySundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as SelfThis short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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Rose Marie
as Marie de FlorAn incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive...
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The Girl of the Golden West
as Mary RobbinsA bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.
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That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as SelfThis short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them....
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New Moon
as Marianne de BeaumanoirA revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
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The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
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Sweethearts
as Gwen MarloweThe team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from...
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The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment...
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Broadway Serenade
as Mary HaleA married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Galas de la Paramount
as Self (from original version)Spanish-language version of PARAMOUNT ON PARADE (q.v.), with new sequences of interest to...
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Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyean ClareJohn Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride,...
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips,...
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The Firefly
as Nina MariaNina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars....
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Bitter Sweet
as Sarah MillickA woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they...
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Monte Carlo
as Countess Helene MaraA countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.
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Annabelle's Affairs
as Annabelle LeighAfter only 11 hours of marriage, Annabelle and her husband separate-not knowing what each other...
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The Cat and the Fiddle
as Shirley SheridanA romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
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The Sun Comes Up
as Helen Lorfield WinterSet in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her...
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Maytime
as Marcia MornayAn aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal...
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Three Daring Daughters
as Louise Rayton MorganThree young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.
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Oh, for a Man!
as Carlotta MansonDisenchanted opera star Carlotta Manson falls for ruffian cat burglar Barney McGann and gives up...
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
as SelfStars Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier and Ken Maynard.
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Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Self (archive footage)A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team.
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as MarthaPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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