The Chocolate Soldier (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Roy Del Ruth |
| Producer(s) | Victor Saville |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
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The Chocolate Soldier (1941) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Roy Del Ruth and produced by Victor Saville.
Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Karl Freund | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper | Nominated |
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REMAKE AVENUE: The Guardsman, 1931 and The Chocolate Soldier, 1941
on Sep 9, 2020 From Caftan WomanLynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt The Guardsman, 1924 New York's Theatre Guild, the post-WWI iteration of the Washington Square Players was looking for a boost to their box office in 1924 to accompany and add to their lustre as the home of theatrical integrity and innovation. The Board's Theresa Helburn... Read full article
Musical Monday: The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
on Oct 21, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?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: The Chocolate Soldier?? Musi... Read full article
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In 1955, Risë Stevens again starred in another version, this time co-starring Eddie Albert: The Chocolate Soldier.
When the stage version of "The Chocolate Soldier" premiered, it was as a musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's satirical play "Arms and the Man". Shaw strongly voiced his outrage over the way his play had been adapted and forbade any other musical adaptations of his plays (at least, as long as he was alive). "The Chocolate Soldier" had already been made into a silent film using the plot of Shaw's "Arms and the Man" (The Chocolate Soldier), but when this film was made, the plot of Ferenc Molnar's "The Guardsman" was used so as not to further offend Shaw, who was still alive.
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