Sweethearts

1938
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1h 54m

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Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)

The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.

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6.2/10

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
This was MGM's first full-length feature in three-strip Technicolor. As such, viewers can see the constant shift in quality between scenes, chiefly in the makeup, which often appears garish and overstated. One short year later, the process would be perfected in time for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone With the Wind (1939).

Quotes
Felix Lehman: [Counting on Gwen and Ernest's gullibility] I'm an old man and I don't get many pleasures, but you go ahead. Just think about yourselves. Forget about me.

Crazy credits
The second of two credit titles for Victor Herbert reads "Immortal Melodies by Victor Herbert".

Connections
Featured in Nelson and Jeanette (1992)

Soundtracks
Sweethearts
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Victor Herbert (1913)
Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Performed by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Reprised by them for a radio broadcast with chorus
Later sung by MacDonald with Douglas McPhail and Eddy with Betty Jaynes

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7/10

Jeanette and Nelson in Technicolor!

Not only was this their first color film, but this was the first story set in contemporary time (1938). Plus, the script has some funny "one-liners." However, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but fans of Nelson and Jeanette.