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| Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Actors: Jeanette Macdonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing, Tom Brown
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2672
Format: Black & White, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301973089
UPC: 027616060938
EAN: 9786301973083
ASIN: 6301973089
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1937
Release Date: September 1, 1998
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Condition: price sticker, minor wear to case
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A Great and One Film With One Catch! February 15, 2001
Myrtle Butler (Tarzana, California)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is simply a wonderful film. The music is the better than any other movie that this duo have ever made. The story is worderful. The acting is superb. Please watch John Barrymore closely. Although drinking himself to death, his genius still shines through (although he alledgedly kept triping on the stairs as he and Jeanette were entering Napolean II's palace!). Eddy's rendition of "Ham and Eggs" is both delightful and ingenious. The theme of this movie seems to be, "Doing the unselfish thing is not always doing the right thing." I love this film. But I don't like unhappy endings. Enough said. Push my prejudice aside and enjoy.
A MUST SEE FOR MAC & EDDY FANS! May 18, 2001
Charlotte Stewart (USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Maytime is the best movie this duo ever made. Unlike some other movies of theirs together this one isn't cheesy. The plot line is great, the romance is beautiful, the acting fantastic, and the music gorgeous! Plus it's a great tear-jerker. Watching the love bloom between Marcia (Mac) and Paul (Eddy) is as entertaining and romantic as ever. John Barrymore does a superb job as Marcias obsessed voice teacher. He definately makes you hate him. And no matter what anyone says the ending makes the whole movie! It wouldn't be Maytime without it. And even if you don't like the ending, the movie is worth watching just to see Nelson Eddy sing "Ham and Eggs" or the Prima Donna song. It's such a shame that Hollywood doesn't make good movies like this anymore.
 When Less Means More December 7, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
"Maytime" is the only film of the MacDonald/Eddy series that is conservatively paced with a well-defined beginning, clarifying middle and unpredictable end. I especially appreciate director Leonard's camera honesty portraying Marcia (Jeanette) as an older woman in later life with gentle wrinkles masterfully applied.... No 25-year-old baby face wearing a white wig, Jeanette (Marcia) proudly displays aging with a natural grace. This is a woman magnificent at any age, her inner beauty shining throughout, primarily a credit to Jeanette. Flashbacks sweep us
back decades to Napolean's Paris and Marcia's young adulthood as
a student vocalist. Her voice teacher Nicolai, (John Barrymore)
is in desperate love with her and seeks her hand in marriage.
She accepts, seeing the marriage as a convenience with few obstacles. Shortly thereafter, however, Marcia meets the true love of her life, Paul (Nelson Eddy), a struggling voice student at Maytime festival. They quickly fall in love but true to
herself, Marcia's promise to marry Nicolai prevails. Paul and Marcia part painfully to the strings of "Will You Remember?" When their paths cross again years later, the challenge to
Nicolai - who has always known his young wife's love for Paul - is too strong to handle. In reliable Barrymore form, Nickolai silently takes the matter into his own hands with desperate results. "Maytime" is gentle, sweet..and sad. It is easily digested but lacks the energy we see in "Rose Marie", "Naughty Marietta" or "Sweethearts". Nonetheless, the simplicity of "Maytime" and its characters is a pleasant hiatus. When done
with understated quality, less can indeed be more.
Beautiful lovestory--Gorgeous voices January 9, 2002
Christine Souter (millbrae, ca. United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the most critically acclaimed film of America's Sweethearts--Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald. A tragic lovestory with haunting music shows both stars at their best. The chemistry between the two is undeniable; a public display of professional and personal affection. Great script, supporting players, lavish sets, and the stars' gorgeous voices make this a classic.
The greatest film musical ever! November 21, 1998
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Jeanette and Nelson thrill to such melodies as 'Will You Remember', and many other various opera arias! This is a film not to be missed! Ignore 20th century mentality and grab onto Nelson and Jeanette's sentimentality! One of my favorite films of all time!!!!!!!
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