
The Great Victor Herbert
Music · Romance
Overview
In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's life story is incorporated in the screenplay (a closing title actually apologizes for the film's paucity of cold hard facts); instead, the writers allow the famed composer's works to speak for themselves. In the tradition of one of his own operettas, Herbert spends most of his time patching up the shaky marriage between tenor John Ramsey (Allan Jones) and Louise Hall (Mary Martin). Many of Herbert's most famous compositions are well in evidence, including "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "March of the Toys" and "Kiss Me Again", the latter performed con brio by teenaged coloratura Susanna Foster. Evidently, the producers were able to secure the film rights for the Herbert songs, but not for the stage productions in which they appeared, which may explain such bizarre interpolations as having a song from Naughty Marietta.
Top Cast


Allan Jones
Allan Jones
John Ramsey
Allan Jones
John Ramsey


Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Louise Hall
Mary Martin
Louise Hall


Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
Victor Herbert
Walter Connolly
Victor Herbert


Lee Bowman
Lee Bowman
Dr. Richard Moore
Lee Bowman
Dr. Richard Moore


Susanna Foster
Susanna Foster
Peggy
Susanna Foster
Peggy


Judith Barrett
Judith Barrett
Marie Clark
Judith Barrett
Marie Clark


Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Barney Harris
Jerome Cowan
Barney Harris


John Garrick
John Garrick
Warner Bryant
John Garrick
Warner Bryant


Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
Albert Martin
Pierre Watkin
Albert Martin


Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
George Faller
Hal K. Dawson
George Faller
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