Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald. A weak plot way too reminiscent of Naughty Marietta but worse. There are a few good scenes (I love sarcasm and always have and there's a good bit here), but very few good songs and Jeanette MacDonald never could seem to figure out what part she was supposed to be playing. I like the scenes where Nelson is acting rather the uppity footmen (serving chocolate-te he). Forget "Shoes to Shine" which butchers the clever/snotty lyrics of "Gorgeous Alexander" from the original play [don't despair--I have recordings of the "original" song with Nelson and more], but listen (over Jeanette MacDonald's talking) to "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise". Beautiful. Also, Nelson is at his heaviest, a fact he emphasizes by complaining about the possibility of starvation at every opportunity. Eddy was reputed to have thought this movie a loser (and, generally, I agree) and, since he was constantly at outs with Mayer, I wouldn't be surprised if Nelson put on weight because he was supposed to be "starving" just to irritate Mayer [strictly my opinion]. The ending is among the world's lamest. **