The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert
Film poster
Directed by	Andrew L. Stone
Produced by	Andrew L. Stone
Written by	Russel Crouse Robert Lively Andrew L. Stone
Starring	Allan Jones
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	James Smith
Release dates	December 29, 1939
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Victor Herbert is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone.^[1] During production the movie was slated to be called The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.^[2][3][4]

This 78 R.P.M.recording released in Australia included the movie's slated title.

Cast

• Allan Jones as John Ramsey
• Mary Martin as Louise Hall
• Walter Connolly as Victor Herbert
• Lee Bowman as Dr. Richard Moore
• Susanna Foster as Peggy
• Judith Barrett as Marie Clark
• Jerome Cowan as Barney Harris
• John Garrick as Warner Bryant
• Pierre Watkin as Albert Martin
• Richard Tucker as Michael Brown
• Hal K. Dawson as George Faller
• Emmett Vogan as Forbes
• Mary Currier as Mrs. Victor Herbert
• James Finlayson as Lamplighter

Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:^[5]

• Music (Scoring) - Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
• Sound Recording - Loren L. Ryder

References

1. "The Great Victor Herbert". NY Times. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
2. "The Gay Days of Victor Herbert". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld). National Library of Australia. February 10, 1940. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
3. "STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN - Latest News from Hollywood". The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). National Library of Australia. October 30, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page15726373.
4. "FILM WORLD". Perth Gazette. National Library of Australia. November 10, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page3728908.
5. "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

External links

• The Great Victor Herbert at the Internet Movie Database