Nelson Eddy
Nacimiento : 1901-06-29, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Muerte : 1967-03-06
Historia
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world.
During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career.
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El tercer documental de la trilogía en el que se pueden ver interesantes tomas falsas protagonizadas por Judy Garland o Lena Horne. Anteriores estrellas musicales de la MGM como Gene Kelly presentan los números musicales.
Self (archive footage)
A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team.
Self (archive footage)
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Segunda parte de "Érase una vez en Hollywood". A diferencia del primer documental, sólo hay dos narradores: Gene Kelly y Fred Astaire. Incluye escenas de comedias y dramas en los que intervienen los hermanos Marx, Laurel y Hardy o Katharine Hepburn.
Self (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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La Metro Goldwyn Mayer celebró su 50º aniversario haciendo una recopilación de sus mejores clásicos musicales y entrevistando a sus protagonistas.
Pierre / The Red Shadow
Live television version of the classic musical.
Captain Jim Laurence
US cavalry officer James Laurence (Nelson Eddy) arrives at one of the Russian colonies to pave the way for the eventual American takeover of the territory. He faces resistance in the form of Prince Nikolai Balinin (Hugo Haas), who has no intention of weakening his despotic hold over the local peasants. The plot thickens when Laurence falls in love with Natalie Alanova (Ilona Massey), the wife of disgraced nobleman Count Igor Savin (Joseph Schildkraut).
Narrator
The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in several voices simultaneously. A friend of his, a gull called Whitey, tells him about the searching ship, and Willie goes to audition, as it's been his ambition to perform on stage. Unfortunately, Professor Tetti Tatti from the Opera believes that one or more singers have been swallowed by the whale, and need to be rescued.
Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)
Antología musical animada compuesta por 10 fragmentos: "Los Guerrero y los de León", "Tarde Azul", "Cuando los gatos se juntan", "Tres palabras", "El gran valente", "Un sueño en silueta", "Pedro y el lobo", "Después que te fuiste", "Historia de un idilio" y "El ballenato que quiso cantar en la ópera".
Brom Broeck
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Anatole Garron
Un violinista de la Ópera de París, locamente enamorado de Christine Dubois, una joven aspirante a soprano, es despedido porque su mano izquierda ya no es tan hábil como antes. Solo y sin dinero, después de haberlo gastado todo en pagar -sin que ella lo sepa- las lecciones de canto de Christine, decide publicar un concierto con el fin de completar la instrucción de la soprano y de hacerse famoso. Pero, a causa de un malentendido, ataca a su editor, y la secretaria de éste le desfigura el rostro con ácido. Se refugia entonces en los sótanos de la Ópera y, desde entonces, actúa como un fantasma cuya sombra amenazadora acecha en la sombra y siembra el pánico entre el público.
Count Palaffi
Anna ha sido secretaria durante 6 años en el banco del Conde Willie Palaffi, un conocido playboy de la ciudad. Ella todos los días le deja unas flores en su mesa, pero él no sabe que existe. "Whiskers" se da cuenta de que ella sería la perfecta esposa para Willie y la invita a la fiesta de cumpleaños de disfraces del jefe. La secretaria personal de Willie celosa, pues lo quiere para ella, le ayuda a conseguir un disfraz de ángel. Pero cuando llega a la fiesta disfrazada todos se ríen de ella.
Karl Lang
Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous. Karl decides to masquerade as a Russian guardsman and attempts to make Maria flirt with him - to test her loyalty to him - as the Russian, Karl makes a vigorous attempt to seduce Maria. For a moment she accepts then rejects. Karl is left in turmoil...
Carl Linden
Para evitar un matrimonio arreglado con un hombre al que no quiere, Sara Millick huye a Viena con su profesor de música, Carl Linden, a quien ella ama. Carl escribe una opereta y trata de conseguir un productor pero en su camino aparece el Barón Von Tranisch.
Self
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Charles
Marianne de Beaumaniour está de camino a Nueva Orleans desde París para inspeccionar la plantación que heredó de su tío. En el barco viajan también algunos esclavos para ser vendidos. Charles, Duque de Villiers, un enemigo político del rey, también está a bordo haciéndose pasar por esclavo. El jefe de la plantación de Marianne compra a Charles y éste pronto la seduce con su encanto. Marianne descubre rápidamente la verdadera identidad de Charles y le deja en libertad, antes de que los oficiales franceses le encuentren. Marianne decide volver a París con el Capitán de Policía, a bordo del barco “Luna Llena”, pero deben hacer escala en la Martinica. Después de la Martinica, el barco es asaltado por los piratas. Marianne queda conmocionada al ver que Charles es el líder de los piratas. Esa noche, una dura tormenta les azota, y todo se hunde. Ahora Charles es el líder y la diversión acaba de comenzar….
Self
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Self
An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
Steve Logan
A Harvard man fights a railroad baron with a disguise and the power of the press.
Ernest Lane
Una pareja ha logrado un gran éxito en Broadway con su musical Sweethearts. Tras seis años en cartelera, los dos se ven tentados por una exquisita oferta para trabajar en el cine, lo que cambiará sus vidas.
Ramirez
Mary Robbins is a moderately educated, beautiful, young woman who owns the saloon called "The Poker". She is the only woman in the town of Couldee - making her the fancy of all the men there, especially to Sheriff Jack Rance. On the way to Monterey to sing at a mass officiated by Father Sienna, her stagecoach is held up by the infamous masked bandit, Ramerez. He too takes a fancy to Mary, and decides to secretly follow her, taking on the identity of an officer named, Lieutenant Johnson. While in Monterey, he dances, sings and courts Mary, who has now fallen in love with him. He then has to make a quick getaway. In the mean-time, Sheriff Jack has set up a trap to catch Ramerez at "The Poker". When Ramerez does arrive he soon discovers that Mary is the owner, and quickly changes to the identity of Lieutenant Johnson. How long can this charade last?
Dick Thorpe
El cadete de West Point, Dick Thorpe, se enamora de una chica, que resulta ser una princesa de un reino europeo.
Paul Allison
An opera star's manager tries to stop her romance with a penniless singer.
Sgt. Bruce
La cantante de ópera (Marie de Flor) busca a su hermano fugitivo en el desierto canadiense. Durante su viaje, conoce a un policía montado canadiense (Sgt. Bruce), que también está en busca de su hermano. El romance se produce...
Captain Richard Warrington
Marie de Namours de la Bonfain es una atractiva, joven y sofisticada princesa francesa de 23 años, que encuentra más interesante el amor que los títulos aristocráticos.
Singer
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
Nelson Eddy
Janie, una bailarina de un tugurio de Manhattan, es atrapada en una redada y llevada a la cárcel. De allí la saca Pat Gallagher, un amigo de la alta sociedad, que logra introducirla en una superproducción de Broadway, que le servirá de trampolín para alcanzar el estrellato
John Sylvester
Tres generaciones de vodeviles luchan por el estrellato en el escenario y en la pantalla.
Singer (singing voice) (uncredited)
A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.
