The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert
	Film poster
Directed by	Andrew L. Stone
Written by	Russel Crouse; Robert Lively; Andrew L. Stone
Produced by	Andrew L. Stone
Starring	Allan Jones; Mary Martin; Walter Connolly
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	James Smith
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 29, 1939;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Victor Herbert is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone.^[1] During production, the movie was slated to be called The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Biography of the Irish composer for American theater, Victor Herbert (1859-1924), the first major figure in popular music since Stephen Foster, in addition to his successful Broadway plays. He is said to have written "some of the finest American songs ever heard on the stage."^[5]

Cast

Allan Jones as John Ramsey
Mary Martin as Louise Hall
Walter Connolly as Victor Herbert
Lee Bowman as Dr. Richard Moore
Susanna Foster as Peggy
Judith Barrett as Marie Clark
Jerome Cowan as Barney Harris
John Garrick as Warner Bryant
Pierre Watkin as Albert Martin
Richard Tucker as Michael Brown
Hal K. Dawson as George Faller
Emmett Vogan as Forbes
Mary Currier as Mrs. Victor Herbert
James Finlayson as Lamplighter

Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:^[6]

Music (Scoring) – Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
Sound Recording – Loren L. Ryder

It was also on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.^[7]

References

^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Great Victor Herbert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ "The Gay Days of Victor Herbert". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld). National Library of Australia. February 10, 1940. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ "Stars of the Silver Screen – Latest News from Hollywood". The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). National Library of Australia. October 30, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ "Film World". Perth Gazette. National Library of Australia. November 10, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
^ Ewen, David (March 18, 2025). Historia de la Música Popular Norteamericana [History of American Popular Music] (in Spanish) (Editorial Novaro México ed.). New York: Editorial Novaro México, S.A. pp. 145–147.
^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
^ "Academy Awards database: 12th award year". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

External links

The Great Victor Herbert at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2012). "The Great Victor Herbert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[2] "The Gay Days of Victor Herbert". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld). National Library of Australia. February 10, 1940. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[3] "Stars of the Silver Screen – Latest News from Hollywood". The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). National Library of Australia. October 30, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[4] "Film World". Perth Gazette. National Library of Australia. November 10, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[5] Ewen, David (March 18, 2025). Historia de la Música Popular Norteamericana [History of American Popular Music] (in Spanish) (Editorial Novaro México ed.). New York: Editorial Novaro México, S.A. pp. 145–147.

[Oscars1940-6] "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

[7] "Academy Awards database: 12th award year". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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