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Movie Info

Desperate to avoid an arranged marriage, Princess Marie (Jeanette MacDonald) trades identities with her maid, Marietta, and sets sail from France to New Orleans. While at sea, her ship is attacked by pirates who kill the crew and take the women ashore. Terrified, they are rescued at the last second by Captain Richard Warrington (Nelson Eddy) and his band of mercenaries. Worthington escorts the incognito princess to New Orleans and, in the process, falls in love with her.

Rating:

G
Genre:

comedy, musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

W. S. Van Dyke II
Release Date (Streaming):

May 6, 2011
Runtime:

1h 46m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Jeanette MacDonald
Marietta

Nelson Eddy
Warrington

Frank Morgan
Governor d'Annard

Elsa Lanchester
Madame d'Annard

Douglas Dumbrille
Uncle

Cecilia Parker
Julie

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Critic Reviews for Naughty Marietta

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (4)

The comedy being insufficient to sustain this much footage, with no especially exciting action, provides serious handicaps.

November 20, 2008 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
Pictorially handsome in the lavish Metro style, the work tells its story in spirited, romantic episodes which catch your fancy quite independently of the songs and the music.

March 25, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Andre Sennwald
New York Times
The first MacDonald-Eddy vehicle, enormously popular in its day so somebody must have been able to stand this simpering duo.

January 26, 2006

Tom Milne
Time Out
The score includes the parodist's favorite, "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," and other numbers too annoying to mention.

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
A pleasant-enough musical with Jeanette MacDonald, Frank Morgan, the wife-plagued governor, and a hero with a nice voice...

April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)
Esquire Magazine
When Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy go into their special numbers you are able to sit back and enjoy your money's worth up to, and even considerably beyond, its limit.

October 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Ann Ross
Maclean's Magazine
A much underrated if not great film, Naughty Marietta features some particulary amusing supporting work by Harold Huber and Edward Brophy.

January 31, 2012 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
Nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, this is the first of eight but not the best teaming of Eddie Nelson and Jeannette MacDonald.

March 29, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
It's acceptable, I suppose, but it's nothing to cheer about.

September 26, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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Audience Reviews for Naughty Marietta

Jan 16, 2014

So memorable that I had to be reminded that I saw it. Dated whimsy.

John B Super Reviewer
Aug 08, 2010

Beautiful musical numbers, a plot that was unbelievably but at least historically sound, and an ending that seemed a little out of place. In all it was a nice movie to watch on a Summer morning.

Spencer S Super Reviewer