Rosalie 1937 princess rosalie eleanor powell, daughter of king frederick frank morgan of the tiny european country of romanza, travels incognito to america, where she enrolls at vassar. Eleanor powell dances to the title song from the 1937 mgm film rosalie. Wrapped in a deliciously preposterous story concerning a balkan princess, a west point football hero, a daring solo flight across the atlantic, court intrigue and starcrossed romance, rosalie lured huge film audiences with its knockout blend of top cast. Nelson eddys rich baritone, eleanor powells astonishing footwork and songs by cole porter what more could a musical fan wish for. Nelson eddys rich baritone eleanor powells astonishing footwork and songs by cole porter what more could a musical fan wish for rosalie lured huge film audiences with its knockout blend of top cast and magnificent music. Rosalie lured huge film audiences with its knockout blend of top cast and magnificent music. To reproduce this film today would cost the receipts of the entire. Rosalie is an mgm film adaptation of the 1928 stage musical of the same name. American composer cole porter wrote songsboth words and musicfor more than thirty stage and film musicals.
Rosalie may refer to rosalie given name in culture rosalie, a 1928 musical by the gershwins and others. I didnt even mention frank morgans weird ventriloquy obsession. The story tells of a princess from a faraway land who comes to america and falls in love with a west point lieutenant. Rosalie 1937 official trailer nelson eddy, eleanor powell movie hd west point cadet dick thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to. His best work set standards of sophistication appealing to good taste and wit seldom matched in the popular musical theater. Rosalie is a 1937 american film adaptation of the 1928 stage musical of the same name. Rosalie 1937 cast and crew princess rosalie eleanor powell, daughter of king frederick frank morgan of the tiny european country of romanza, travels incognito to america, where she enrolls. Cole porter 1 composer, songwriter born into luxury 2 scored with paris 3. More burdened with leaden production numbers than plot, rosalie took sigmund romberg and george gershwins 1928 broadway hit, threw out most of the songs, including.
Dick thorpe, playing football for west point in the big game against navy, is the hero when the game ends in a tie. It stops and goes and stops and goes this movie just feels like a small lifetime passing slowly. Van dyke ii, eleanor powell, nelson eddy, frank morgan, edna may oliver, ray bolger, ilona massey. The fullthroated eddy has been turned into a crooner, playing the worlds oldest 36 west point cadet. Carrol gibbons and the savoy hotel orpheans canta george melachrino. Rosalie, of course, is engaged to someone else, but after a series of misadventures and a colossal closing number, the starcrossed lovers decide to settle down together in democratic america. The story tells of a princess from a faraway land who comes to america and falls in love with a west point lieutenant it was first produced on broadway in 1928 at the new amsterdam theatre. Wodehouse, mgm decided to have cole porter write an entirely new score for the film. Rosalie has eleanor powell teamed with nelson eddie, who is a talented opera singer whos friends with rubber legged ray bolger. In geography rosalie, dominica, a town in saint david parish, dominica. Critics felt the title song of the mgm film rosalie reached new depths of mush. Powells dancing is sprightly but the big centerpiece. Rosalie, an awardwinning 1966 short film by the polish film director walerian borowczyk.
Frank morgan who is best well known as professor marvelthe wizard from the wizard of oz shares screen time with a fellow cast member from oz as well in this movie called rosalie. Van dyke ii, with nelson eddy, eleanor powell, frank morgan, at turner classic movies. Rosalie, dominica, a town in saint david parish, dominica. They fall in love, but their romance is interrupted when her father summons her home to marry prince paul, who really loves rosalies friend brenda.
Rosalie was another film in the same style of the broadway melody films, the busby berkeley films such as gold diggers, dames, etc. Nelsons tenminute sequence about willie, the whale who wanted to sing at the met was the most popular portion of the film, and has been released by disney video as a short subject. Lhistoire dun trio amoureux et dune amitie naissante. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Achetez rosalie 1937 nelson eddy eleanor powell region 2 a petit. Rosalie, a 1928 musical by the gershwins and others.
The film i picked out was rosalie, a bigbudgeted mgm musical from 1937 based on a broadway operetta produced in 1928 with a score by george gershwin and sigmund romberg and a book by william anthony mcguire and guy bolton. Music is complete and measures approximately 9 x 12. Aug 6, 2015 explore maceddys board rosalie 1937 film, followed by 169. The sarah bernhardt story circa 193738 judy would have played the young sarah. Similar to fantasia in style, this film consisted of ten musicalanimated segments. Rosalie, a vassar student who tells no one that she is the princess of a small country, thinks dick is conceited, but makes plans to meet him. Released 1937, rosalie stars nelson eddy, eleanor powell, frank morgan, edna may oliver the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Cole porter biography life, history, school, mother, son. Van dyke on allmovie more burdened with leaden production numbers than. Nelson eddy in full dress west point uniform in rosalie 1937 escano. Rosalie 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rosalie, an award winning 1966 short film by the polish film director walerian borowczyk. If youre florenz ziegfeld and youve hired your favorite star and exmistress, marilyn miller, and added george and ira gershwin plus p. Roosevelt, dust bowl storms, mississippi river flooding.
Rosalie, a 1937 film version of the musical with songs mostly by cole porter. What happened in 1937 including pop culture, significant. Princess rosalie of romanza, secretly enrolled at vassar, has a crush on west point football star dick thorpe, though she pretends to dislike him. Rosalie 1937 passed 2h 3min drama, musical 24 december 1937 usa west point cadet dick thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an european kingdom. Marie antoinette 1938 was an overlong but solid biopic about the austrian princess who became queen of france. Staring eleanor powell, edna may oliver, nelson eddy and ray bolger. Wrapped in a deliciously preposterous story concerning a balkan princess, a west point football hero, a daring solo flight across the atlantic, court intrigue and starcrossed romance, rosalie.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Rosalie 1937 official trailer nelson eddy, eleanor powell movie. More burdened with leaden production numbers than plot, rosalie took sigmund romberg and george gershwins 1928 broadway hit, threw. Wodehouse, and book by william anthony mcguire and guy bolton. It features remarkable and inspiring individuals who have had a major impact on australian cultural, political and. Marion davies had made another version of rosalie, but the film. And thats what happened with rosalie, a fanciful story of a princess who falls in love with a commoner, a typical 1920s musical comedy scenario. Ray bolger, known as the scarecrow in oz is the character named bill in this film. The final film starred eleanor powell and nelson eddy. This website also offers extensive interviews video and text, as well as comprehensive study notes, teaching resources, and links to related web sites.
See more ideas about jeanette macdonald, eleanor powell and film. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Rosalie 1937 the mgm music department records show that judy recorded who knows. Rosalie sheet music from the film rosalie, which was released by mgm in 1937.
American composer cole albert porter 18911964 wrote songs both words and music for over 30 stage and film musicals. Jacques devals light comedy, tovarich, is shown at the music hallrosalie at the capitolmanhattan merrygoround at criterion frank s nugent dec. Shipping adjusted for multiple purchases please request combined invoice before paying. West point cadet dick thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an european kingdom. Nelson eddy in rosalie 1937 rosalie 1937 nelson eddy and ilona massey in rosalie 1937 ilona. His best work set standards of sophistication and wit seldom matched in the. A postproduction script of a documentary about rosalie kunothmonks, from film australias australian biography online site. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Il giovane dick, cadetto presso laccademia navale americana incontra una bella ragazza, rosalie, innamorandosi immediatamente. A west point football hero, a daring solo flight across the atlantic, court intrigue and starcrossed romance, and the cole porter classic in the still of the night. The complete mgm musicals list, a list of films by jason. Rosalie film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository.
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