The Great Victor Herbert

Synopsis

In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's life story is incorporated in the screenplay (a closing title actually apologizes for the film's paucity of cold hard facts); instead, the writers allow the famed composer's works to speak for themselves. In the tradition of one of his own operettas, Herbert spends most of his time patching up the shaky marriage between tenor John Ramsey (Allan Jones) and Louise Hall (Mary Martin). Many of Herbert's most famous compositions are well in evidence, including "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "March of the Toys" and "Kiss Me Again", the latter performed con brio by teenaged coloratura Susanna Foster. Evidently, the producers were able to secure the film rights for the Herbert songs, but not for the stage productions in which they appeared, which may explain such bizarre interpolations as having a song from Naughty Marietta.

Main Cast

Allan Jones

John Ramsey

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Mary Martin

Louise Hall

Age : 76 | Popularity : 5%

Walter Connolly

Victor Herbert

Age : 53 | Popularity : 4%

Lee Bowman

Dr. Richard Moore

Age : 64 | Popularity : 10%

Susanna Foster

Peggy

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Judith Barrett

Marie Clark

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Jerome Cowan

Barney Harris

Age : 74 | Popularity : 7%

John Garrick

Warner Bryant

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
Art	Art Direction	Hans Dreier Ernst Fegté
Editing	Editor	James Smith
Writing	Lyricist	Buddy G. DeSylva William LeBaron Rida Johnson Young Harry B. Smith Robert B. Smith Glen MacDonough Henry Martyn Blossom
	Story	Andrew L. Stone Robert Lively
	Screenplay	Robert Lively Russel Crouse
Sound	Music	Phil Boutelje Arthur Lange
	Sound Director	Loren L. Ryder
	Songs	Victor Herbert
Camera	Director of Photography	Victor Milner
Directing	Director	Andrew L. Stone
Production	Producer	Andrew L. Stone
	Executive Producer	William LeBaron
Department	Role	Name

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