It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Maytime (1937) – Musical read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 12, 2020
The arrival of a local May Fair celebration brings back a flurry of bittersweet memories for elderly Miss Morrison (a made-up Jeanette MacDonald). She fondly recalls some past romantic dreams that we have yet to discover, which color how she sees the young lovers before her, caught in a quarrel. Th read more
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Maytime in Mayfair (1949)– read more
Here's my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's spring blogathon, The Fabulous Films of the 30s. My article is about the classic musical Maytime, starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were superstars in the 1930s. Their legions of fans flocked to read more
MUSICAL MONTH MAYTIME ( 1937 ) A few years ago I was fortunate enough to see “Maytime” on the big screen at the cinemas. When the film finished, it left me with not only a greater appreciation for operatic musicals, but a lifelong interest in John Barrymore, who I had always admired. See read more
Maytime Directed by Robert Z. Leonard Written by Noel Langley based on an operetta by Rida Johnson Young 1937/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing I enjoyed 1937′s beautiful and romantic Jeanette Mac Donald/Nelson Eddy entry. As the story opens elderly reclusive Miss Morrison (Mac Donald) read more
