Classic Films

Matilda

(6,384 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:28 AM Mar 2015

Tribute to two great singing stars

This little tribute has been very well put together, capturing the particular magic that existed between Jeaneete MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.

Jeanette died fifty years ago in January, followed by Nelson just two years later (and I, for one, don't believe it was coincidence that he didn't survive her for long). But their films – and yes, I believe their love affair – are immortal.

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Tribute to two great singing stars (Original Post) Matilda Mar 2015 OP

My grandmother loved them and their movies. They were her favorite! Thanks for this Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #1

I hadn't seen that! CBHagman Mar 2015 #2

I was trawling through the TCM listings last night, Matilda Mar 2015 #3

I went through Netflix's listings... CBHagman Mar 2015 #4

Same here with Quickflix. Matilda Mar 2015 #5

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. My grandmother loved them and their movies. They were her favorite! Thanks for this

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 04:04 AM

Mar 2015

CBHagman

(16,984 posts)

2. I hadn't seen that!

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:30 PM

Mar 2015

Thanks for posting it here.

How startling to see the color footage of both of them. And that chemistry -- either you have it or you don't, and they did.

Matilda

(6,384 posts)

3. I was trawling through the TCM listings last night,

Reply to CBHagman (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:03 PM

Mar 2015

to see if there was anything I'd like to record, and up came "Rose Marie". Probably Howard Keel and Ann Blyth again, I thought, then something made me go back and click on it to see the cast. Nelson and Jeanette, first time in at least a year!

It will be recorded. I have it on old video, but not DVD.

CBHagman

(16,984 posts)

4. I went through Netflix's listings...

Reply to Matilda (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:23 PM

Mar 2015

...and found absolutely no Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, just her pairings with other men (e.g., the Lubitsch productions with Maurice Chevalier). It's not clear how I'm ever going to get caught up, unless someone somewhere has versions I can upload to my Kindle.

Matilda

(6,384 posts)

5. Same here with Quickflix.

Reply to CBHagman (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 12:42 AM

Mar 2015

I think they have only Phantom of the Opera with Nelson, and it's certainly not my favourite. Nothing at all with Jeanette.

They're available on Amazon, at a third of the price we'd pay here if they were available, and I've dropped many hints to my family at Christmas, but they're oblivious.

Guess I'm going to have to order them myself – I have all the videos, but they degrade with time. I'd like to have something more permanent.

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