The Chocolate Soldier (1941) : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)

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The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
Director(s)	Roy Del Ruth
Producer(s)	Victor Saville
Top Genres	Comedy, Musical
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Nelson Eddy
(as Karl Lang, aka Vassily...)

Nigel Bruce
(as Bernard Fischer, Criti...)

Florence Bates
(as Madame 'Pugsie' Helene)

The Chocolate Soldier Overview:

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

BlogHub Articles:

REMAKE AVENUE: The Guardsman, 1931 and The Chocolate Soldier, 1941

on Sep 9, 2020 From Caftan Woman

Lynn 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 Hollywood

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: The Chocolate Soldier?? Musi... Read full article

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In 1924, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne starred on Broadway in what is considered the definitive version of the non-musical play "The Guardsman". This was adapted from Hungarian to English by Philip Moeller. This production opened at the Garrick Theatre in New York on Oct. 13, 1924 and ran for 248 performances.

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.

Harold Rosson filled in as director of photography when cinematographer Karl Freund became ill.

Featured Cast: See Full Cast

Nelson Eddy(as Karl Lang, aka Vassily...)

Nigel Bruce(as Bernard Fischer, Criti...)

Florence Bates(as Madame 'Pugsie' Helene)

Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)

REMAKE AVENUE: The Guardsman, 1931 and The Chocolate Soldier, 1941

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