Marianne (1929) on Netflix
Passed19291h 51mDramaMusicalRomanceWar
In France during World War I, Marianne is promised to a French soldier away at the front, but an American doughboy courts her.
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Plot summary
During World War I, a French girl is romanced by an American doughboy even though she is promised to a French soldier who is fighting at the front. She falls in love with the Yank however out of her commitment to her French soldier she stays with him especially since he returns from the war blind. Do circumstances change so she can follow him to "Second Forty Street" in New York? Musical numbers include "Just You, Just Me."—Ed Lorusso, A.Nonymous
Cast
- Ernie Alexanderas One of the Doughboys(uncredited)
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- Sherry Hallas Soldier in Russart's Office(uncredited)
- Seymour Kupperas Teen-Age Boy(uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Marianne (1929)
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- The song "Just You, Just Me," by composer Jesse Greer and lyricist Raymond Klages, was introduced in Marianne by Lawrence Gray playing the ukulele, with Marion Davies performing a comic reprise; it quickly became a standard covered by countless performers for nearly a century.
- Marion Davies starred in both the silent version and this musical remake of Marianne, which had mostly different casts; the 1929 musical was the first released talking movie of her career.
