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Maytime

Year:

1937

Duration:

132 min

Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1937-03-26

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobs Watson

Jeanette MacDonald

Marcia Mornay

Nelson Eddy

Paul Allison

John Barrymore

Nicolai Nazaroff

Herman Bing

August Archipenko

Tom Brown

Kip Stuart

Lynne Carver

Barbara Roberts

Rafaela Ottiano

Ellen

Charles Judels

Cabby

Paul Porcasi

Trentini

Sig Ruman

Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)

Walter Kingsford

Mr. Rudyard

Guy Bates Post

Louis Napoleon

Mariska Aldrich

Opera Singer (uncredited)

Bernice Alstock

Contralto in 'Success' Montage (voice) (uncredited)

Nick Angelo

Tenor in 'Success' Montage (voice) (uncredited)

Agostino Borgato

Student (uncredited)

Barlowe Borland

Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Louis Brenn

(uncredited)

Joan Breslau

Queen of the May (uncredited)

Harlan Briggs

Bearded Director (uncredited)

Bud Murray Children

Children at maypole (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Opera House Manager (uncredited)

Iphigenie Castiglioni

Empress Eugenie

Allan Cavan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Luke Cosgrave

Minor Role (uncredited)

Earl Covert

DeNevers (uncredited)

Paul Cremonesi

Opera Critic (uncredited)

Guy D'Ennery

Aide (uncredited)

Harry Davenport

Opera Director (uncredited)

Blair Davies

Student (uncredited)

George Davis

Usher at Opera (uncredited)

Diana Dean

Minor Role (uncredited)

Anna Demetrio

Madame Fanchon (uncredited)

Dick Dennis

Tenor in 'Success' Montage (voice) (uncredited)

The Don Cossack Chorus

Chorus (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Elliott

Aide (uncredited)

Zari Elmassian

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

Roue (uncredited)

Shirley Fife

Little Girl (uncredited)

Robert Fischer

Mr. Abrams (uncredited)

Christian J. Frank

Gendarme (uncredited)

Billy Gilbert

Drunk (uncredited)

Ed Goddard

Juggling Clown (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Court Servant (uncredited)

Geneva Hall

Gypsy Dancer at Festival (uncredited)

Marilyn Harris

Maypole singer (uncredited)

Jolly Lee Harvey

Fat Woman (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Opera Director (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Mrs. Perkin (uncredited)

Howard C. Hickman

Opera Director (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

Monsieur Bulliet (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Roue (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Sydney Jarvis

Cabby

Hans Joby

Doctor (uncredited)

Alex Kandiba

Black Priest in 'Czaritza' (uncredited)

Claude King

Noble at Court (uncredited)

Leonid Kinskey

Student in Bar (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

Dubrovsky (uncredited)

Joan Le Seur

Maypole Dancer (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Empress' Dinner Companion (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

Concierge (uncredited)

George London

Chorus Member (uncredited)

Eric Lonsdale

Aide (uncredited)

Jacques Lory

Drunk (uncredited)

Herta Lynd

Peasant (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Francisco Marán

Gendarme (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Critic (uncredited)

Douglas McPhail

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Meglin Kiddies

Children at Maypole (uncredited)

Nan Merriman

Chorus Member (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

Mary (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Student in Cafe (uncredited)

M. Morova

Contralto in 'Czaritza' (uncredited)

Jack Murphy

Student (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Aide (uncredited)

Leda Nicova

Gypsy Dancer at Festival (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Secretary (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Court Servant (uncredited)

Joyce Oliver

Little Girl (uncredited)

Helen Parrish

Maypole Singer (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Cabby

Barbara Jane Pope

Little Girl (uncredited)

June Preston

Little Blonde Girl Singing (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Charles Requa

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Publicity Man in America (uncredited)

Christian Rub

Sleeper Outside Cafe (uncredited)

José Rubio

Student (uncredited)

Oscar Rudolph

Young Peasant at Festival (uncredited)

Alexander Schoenberg

French Proprietor (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

O'Brien, Opera Director (uncredited)

Buster Slaven

Maypole Singer (uncredited)

Pat Somerset

Gossip (uncredited)

Genaro Spagnoli

Chef (uncredited)

Schuyler Standish

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bernard Suss

Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Gloria Talbott

Little Girl (uncredited)

Ludovico Tomarchio

Tenor at St. Cloud Festival (uncredited)

Allan Watson

Bass in 'Success' Montage (voice) (uncredited)

Delmar Watson

Maypole Singer (uncredited)

Paul Weigel

Prompter (uncredited)

Ben Welden

Student (uncredited)

Tudor Williams

Bass in 'Les Huguenots' (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Waiter (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

Court Official (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

Massilon (uncredited)

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Bow and Arrow Stand Man (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The plot of the stage "Maytime" is completely different from the one used in the film, and only one song from the stage production ("Will You Remember?") was retained for the film.

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One of MGM mogul Irving Thalberg's personal projects, this originally began filming in Technicolor, with Paul Lukas as Nikolai Nazaroff and Frank Morgan as August Archipenko. When Thalberg died, production was halted. When it was able to resume, black and white was selected as a more economical format. Lukas and Morgan were no longer available, so John Barrymore and Herman Bing took over their roles.

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Grace Moore was considered for the lead before Jeanette MacDonald was cast.

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Goofs

During the ball scene, Marcia Mornay sings Les filles de Cadiz by Delibes at the command of the Emperor Louis Napoleon. However, the piece was not composed until 1874, whereas Louis reigned from 1852-1870.

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