Maytime (1937) - film review

Drama / Musical / Romance

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Maytime is an American romantic film drama first released in 1937, directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film stars Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing and Tom Brown. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Script: Rida Johnson Young, Noel Langley, Claudine West
Photo: Oliver T. Marsh
Cast: Jeanette MacDonald (Marcia Mornay), Nelson Eddy (Paul Allison), John Barrymore (Nicolai Nazaroff), Herman Bing (August Archipenko), Tom Brown (Kip Stuart), Lynne Carver (Barbara Roberts), Rafaela Ottiano (Ellen), Charles Judels (Cabby), Paul Porcasi (Trentini), Sig Ruman (Fanchon), Walter Kingsford (Mr. Rudyard), Guy Bates Post (Louis Napoleon), Bud Murray Children (Children at maypole), Mariska Aldrich (Opera Singer), Bernice Alstock (Contralto in ’Success’ Montage), Nick Angelo (Tenor in ’Success’ Montage), Agostino Borgato (Student), Barlowe Borland (Stage Doorman), Joan Breslau (Queen of the May), Harlan Briggs (Bearded Director), Maurice Cass (Opera House Manager), Iphigenie Castiglioni (Empress Eugenie), Allan Cavan, Luke Cosgrave, Earl Covert (DeNevers), Paul Cremonesi (Opera Critic), Harry Davenport (Opera Director), Blair Davies (Student), George Davis (Usher at Opera), Diana Dean (Bit Part), Anna Demetrio (Madame Fanchon), Guy D’Ennery (Aide), Dick Dennis (Tenor in ’Success’ Montage), The Don Cossack Chorus (Chorus), Sarah Edwards, Frank Elliott (Aide), Zari Elmassian, Harold Entwistle (Roue), Robert Fischer (Mr. Abrams), Christian J. Frank (Gendarme), Billy Gilbert (Drunk), Ed Goddard (Juggling Clown), Fred Graham (Court Servant), Geneva Hall (Gypsy Dancer at Festival), Jolly Lee Harvey (Fat Woman), Harry Hayden (Opera Director), Grace Hayle (Mrs. Perkin), Howard C. Hickman (Opera Director), Russell Hicks (Monsieur Bulliet), Arthur Stuart Hull (Roue), Brandon Hurst (Master of Ceremonies), Sydney Jarvis (Cabby), Hans Joby (Doctor), Alex Kandiba (Black Priest in ’Czaritza’), Claude King (Noble at Court), Leonid Kinskey (Student in Bar), Adia Kuznetzoff (Dubrovsky), Ivan Lebedeff (Empress’ Dinner Companion), Gus Leonard (Concierge), Joan Le Seur (Maypole Dancer), George London (Chorus Member), Eric Lonsdale (Aide), Jacques Lory (Drunk), Herta Lynd (Peasant), Francisco Marán (Gendarme), Eric Mayne (Critic), Douglas McPhail, The Meglin Kiddies (Children at maypole), Nan Merriman (Chorus Member), Belle Mitchell (Mary), Alberto Morin (Student in Cafe), M. Morova (Contralto in ’Czaritza’), Jack Murphy (Student), Forbes Murray (Aide), Leda Nicova (Gypsy Dancer at Festival), Edgar Norton (Secretary), Frank O’Connor (Court Servant), Helen Parrish (Maypole Singer), Albert Pollet (Cabby), Frank Puglia (Orchestra Conductor), Charles Requa (Stage Manager), Henry Roquemore (Publicity Man in America), Christian Rub (Sleeper Outside Cafe), José Rubio (Student), Oscar Rudolph (Young Peasant at Festival), Alexander Schoenberg (French Proprietor), Frank Sheridan (O’Brien, Opera Director), Buster Slaven (Maypole Singer), Pat Somerset (Gossip), Genaro Spagnoli (Chef), Bernard Suss (Assistant Hotel manager), Gloria Talbott (Little Girl), Ludovico Tomarchio (Tenor at St. Cloud Festival), Allan Watson (Bass in ’Success’ Montage), Bobs Watson (Maypole Singer), Delmar Watson (Maypole Singer), Paul Weigel (Prompter), Ben Welden (Student), Tudor Williams (Bass in ’Les Huguenots’), Clarence Wilson (Waiter), Ian Wolfe (Court Official), Douglas Wood (Massilon), Armand ’Curly’ Wright (Bow and Arrow Stand Man)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 132 min; B&W

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