Marianne (1929 musical film)

Marianne
Marianne
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Written by	Laurence Stallings; Gladys Unger; Dale Van Every (also story)
Produced by	Marion Davies; Robert Z. Leonard
Starring	Marion Davies
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	James C. McKay; Basil Wrangell
Music by	William Axt<br
Production; company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 24, 1929;
Running time	111 minutes (sound)
Country	United States
Languages	English and French

Marianne is a 1929 pre-Code romantic drama musical film about a French farm girl who, despite already having a French fiancé, falls in love with an American soldier during World War I. It is a remake of a silent film that was made and released earlier in 1929. Although the films feature mostly different casts, Marion Davies starred in both versions. This was Davies' first released talking movie.

Cast[]

Marion Davies as Marianne
Lawrence Gray as Private Stagg
Cliff Edwards as "Soapy" Soapstone
Benny Rubin as Sam "Sammy" Samuels
George Baxter as André
Scott Kolk as Lieutenant Frane
Robert Edeson as The General
Émile Chautard as Père Joseph

Reception[]

Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times gave the film a lukewarm review, stating, "As a quasi-musical comedy plot it is entertaining, but as a story its comedy is far from fresh."^[1] He also noted that the film was "by no means a production that is suited to Miss Davies's talents."^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Hall, Mordaunt (October 19, 1929). "Movie Review: Marianne (1929)". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

External links[]

Marianne at IMDb
Marianne (1929) at the TCM Movie Database
Marianne at AllMovie

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[NYT-1] Hall, Mordaunt (October 19, 1929). "Movie Review: Marianne (1929)". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

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