Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965) and Nelson Eddy (1901–1967) were a popular screen couple in the 1930s and '40s, specializing in musicals. They starred in eight films together, all for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eddy was an opera singer before he became a film star, while MacDonald turned to opera later in her career. Their best-known onscreen duet is "Indian Love Call", from Rose Marie.
Filmography + Films starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson EddyYear TitleRoles Notes Budget Box office Ref MacDonald Eddy 1935 Naughty Marietta Princess Marie de Namours de Bonfain Capt. Richard Warrington $782,000 $2,057,000 1936 Rose Marie Marie de Flor (Rose Marie) Sgt. Bruce $875,000 $3,515,000 1937 Maytime Marcia Morney / Miss Morison Paul Allison Released with tinted sequences $2,126,000 $4,006,000 1938 The Girl of the Golden West Mary Robbins Ramerez / Lt. Dick Johnson Released in sepiatone $1,680,000 $2,882,000 1938 Sweethearts Gwen Marlowe Ernest Lane Filmed in Technicolor $1,900,000 $3,200,000 1940 New Moon Marianne de Beaumanoir Charles Mission, Duc de Vidiers $1,487,000 $2,527,000 1940 Bitter Sweet Sarah Mallick / "Sari" Carl Linden Filmed in Technicolor $1,100,000 $2,200,000 1942 I Married an Angel Anna Zador / Brigitta, an angel Count Willi Palaffi $1,492,000 $1,236,000 Total$11,442,000$21,623,000
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