The Great Victor Herbert is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone. During production, the movie was slated to be called The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.
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Plot
Biography of the Irish composer for American theater, Victor Herbert (1859–1924), the first major figure in popular music since Stephen Foster, in addition to his successful Broadway plays. He is said to have written "some of the finest American songs ever heard on the stage."
Cast
Allan Jones as John Ramsey
Mary Martin as Louise Hall
Walter Connolly as Victor Herbert
Lee Bowman as Dr. Richard Moore
Susanna Foster as Peggy
Judith Barrett as Marie Clark
Jerome Cowan as Barney Harris
John Garrick as Warner Bryant
Pierre Watkin as Albert Martin
Richard Tucker as Michael Brown
Hal K. Dawson as George Faller
Emmett Vogan as Forbes
Mary Currier as Mrs. Victor Herbert
James Finlayson as Lamplighter
Awards
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:
Music (Scoring) – Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange
Sound Recording – Loren L. Ryder
It was also on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.