At a "May Day" celebration, elderly Jeanette MacDonald (as "Miss Morrison") relates to troubled young lovers Tom Brown (as Kip Stuart) and Lynne Carver (as Barbara Roberts). Then, we flashback to the story of Ms. MacDonald (as Marcia Mornay), beginning in the Paris court of Napoleon Bonaparte
The successful young soprano falls in love with poor baritone Nelson Eddy (as Paul Allison). They turn out to be a match made in heaven. However, MacDonald has just agreed to marry older mentor John Barrymore (as Nicolai Nazaroff). At first glance, the dissipating Barrymore seems out of place in a MacDonald/Eddy opera, but he is a highlight. Another is the art direction of MGM's marvelous Cedric Gibbons. However, the high notes herein can make your ears bleed.
***** Maytime (3/26/37) Robert Z. Leonard ~ Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing
***** Maytime (3/26/37) Robert Z. Leonard ~ Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing