For the first quarter of this deliciously silly but romantic operetta, Jeanette Macdonald is a shrewish diva who needs taming desperately. Tough Mountie Nelson Eddy is just the one to do it, suddenly aware that she's the sister of the Mountie murderer that he's searching for. Even then, he leads her along slowly, and pretty soon, their own Indian Love Song will be calling them.
This comes from a style of musical that people either love OE despise, and surprisingly, there is a cult following for the team that dominated musicals for the remainder of the 1930's, if not as down to earth as the two other big musical teams, Fred and Ginger, and Dick and Ruby.
The outdoor setting is beautifully filmed, with plenty of comedy and innuendo to balance the few remaining songs from Rudolf Friml's 1924 popular Broadway era. Eddy is commanding singing the "Mountie" song and humorously serenades Jeanette with the light hearted title song. For song and dance, there's a fabulous "Tom Tom" number that may be offensive to some today.
Along with Nelson and Jeanette is a young James Stewart in a small role as MacDonald's brother. Una O'Connor, Reginald Iwen, Herman Bing and Jimmy Conlin with Allan Jones in a minor singing role. This may strike some people as corn, but Indian corn is an all American favorite past time.
This comes from a style of musical that people either love OE despise, and surprisingly, there is a cult following for the team that dominated musicals for the remainder of the 1930's, if not as down to earth as the two other big musical teams, Fred and Ginger, and Dick and Ruby.
The outdoor setting is beautifully filmed, with plenty of comedy and innuendo to balance the few remaining songs from Rudolf Friml's 1924 popular Broadway era. Eddy is commanding singing the "Mountie" song and humorously serenades Jeanette with the light hearted title song. For song and dance, there's a fabulous "Tom Tom" number that may be offensive to some today.
Along with Nelson and Jeanette is a young James Stewart in a small role as MacDonald's brother. Una O'Connor, Reginald Iwen, Herman Bing and Jimmy Conlin with Allan Jones in a minor singing role. This may strike some people as corn, but Indian corn is an all American favorite past time.