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©2011
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Book and lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
A French princess flees to New Orleans to avoid marrying a nobleman she doesn't love. In bayou country she falls for a swaggering soldier, who wards off pirates and a king to keep her
Originally released as a motion picture in 1935
Special features include: "On the MGM recording stage with Nelson and Jeanette" (January 1935); Lux Radio Theater broadcast, June 12, 1944; trailer
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; music by Victor Herbert ; musical adaptation by Herbert Stothart ; photographed by William Daniels ; film editor, Blanche Sewell ; additional lyrics, Gus Kahn
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Elsa Lanchester, Douglas Dumbrille, Joseph Cawthorne, Cecilia Parker
MPAA rating: G
DVD, full-screen; Dolby digital mono
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container
Added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 2003
Academy Award winner for Best Sound, Recording ; nominated for Best Picture 1936