The Great Victor Herbert Explained

The Great Victor Herbert
Caption:	Film poster
Director:	Andrew L. Stone
Producer:	Andrew L. Stone
Starring:	Allan Jones Mary Martin Walter Connolly
Cinematography:	Victor Milner
Editing:	James Smith
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	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]}

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 three Academy Awards:^[5]

• Music (Scoring) – Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
• Sound Recording – Loren L. Ryder
• Cinematography – Victor Milner

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Great Victor Herbert . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104230246/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/93823/The-Great-Victor-Herbert/overview . dead . November 4, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2012 . August 7, 2011.
2. News: The Gay Days of Victor Herbert. February 10, 1940. The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld). October 4, 2015. National Library of Australia.
3. News: STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN – Latest News from Hollywood. October 30, 1939. The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga). October 4, 2015 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: FILM WORLD. November 10, 1939. Perth Gazette. October 4, 2015 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners . August 11, 2011. oscars.org.