Maytime

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Maytime

1937,

2h 12m,

Musical

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The aging Marcia Mornay (Jeanette MacDonald) looks back on her long life and career as a renowned opera singer. As a young woman, she is trained by expert vocal teacher Nikolai Nazarov (John Barrymore). When Nikolai asks Marcia to marry him, she agrees to the wedding because, although she does not love her instructor, she is unwilling to break his heart. Just before her wedding, though, Marcia meets and falls in love with aspiring singer Paul Allison (Nelson Eddy).

Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Aug 7, 2019

The favorite operetta beautifully dressed up and prettier and fresher than ever.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 18, 2005

3/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Sep 4, 2004

4/5

Beautifully designed MacDonald-Eddy vehicle with the bonus of John Barrymore.

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Tim Dirks

Filmsite

Jan 1, 2000

A+

Maytime (1937) is a beautiful, enchanting classic romantic musical from the 1930s. It is the third Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy operetta and often considered the best of their eight pairings.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best musical movie ever made!

Rey P

Aug 10, 2018

*Spoiler Warning* I initially thought this was pretty good, but the more I thought about it, the more problematic it felt. While I can appreciate that the movie made it feel like Marcia only started a second romance because Paul persistently coaxed her into it when they first met, a lot of the conflict in the movie would've been resolved if she had simply told him she was already engaged. Besides, she had many opportunities to do this while she was with him. Also, my issue with the final act was that Nicolai didn't seem like he was unstable enough to murder someone. Even during the couple moments where he did seem suspicious during the first couple acts, he didn't get hostile towards Marcia. Him suddenly turning into a murderer seemed to come out of nowhere. Finally, the final scene felt random and designed as a crowd pleaser. It also felt a bit pointless as the scene which came before it would've made for a fine ending. I can't say I disliked this movie though, because MacDonald and Eddy had good chemistry onscreen. Also, John Barrymore did really good in his role. Finally, the music was also really good. However, I was pretty mixed on this, and I can't see myself recommending this to anyone.

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Robert Z. Leonard

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Jeanette MacDonald

Marcia Mornay

Nelson Eddy

Paul Allison

John Barrymore

Nicolai Nazaroff

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Synopsis

The aging Marcia Mornay (Jeanette MacDonald) looks back on her long life and career as a renowned opera singer. As a young woman, she is trained by expert vocal teacher Nikolai Nazarov (John Barrymore). When Nikolai asks Marcia to marry him, she agrees to the wedding because, although she does not love her instructor, she is unwilling to break his heart. Just before her wedding, though, Marcia meets and falls in love with aspiring singer Paul Allison (Nelson Eddy).

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 1937, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 2h 12m

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