It is their masterpiece film, although the Victor Herbert score for NAUGHTY MARIETTA is slightly better, and their signature movie scene in the Canadian Rockies, singing "WHEN I'M CALLING YOU" is in ROSE MARIE. Nelson and Jeanette never had better parts opposite each other, and the support by Barrymore as the fatally jealous husband is a memorable heavy (the closest to him in the other Eddy-MacDonald films is Walter Pigeon in THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST and George Sanders in BITTERSWEET). One also notes Eddy's singing teacher, Herman Bing, who is as sweet and delightful as ever, calling Eddy a "baaad boy" for not practicing enough. Yes, we still love them and remember, even when it is not May.
Review of Maytime
