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The Cat and the Fiddle

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In this film based on the Broadway musical, Victor Florescu (Ramon Novarro) is a composer desperately trying to get his operetta to opening night. First his leading lady (Vivienne Segal) leaves, taking the bulk of their budget with her. Then the male lead splits, leaving Victor to fill his role. Next he calls upon an old love, songstress Shirley Sheridan (Jeanette MacDonald) to be his ingénue, but she insists she's leaving the theater to marry her affluent but unfaithful fiancé (Frank Morgan).
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Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair May 17, 2019
The original Jerome Kern music is as enchanting as ever, and both Miss MacDonald and Mr. Novarro sing it very prettily indeed, but the acting is uniformly of the variety which can be euphemistically known as less than adequate. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 11, 2013
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Only the music is solid. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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William K. Howard

Director

Ramon Novarro

Victor

Jeanette MacDonald

Shirley

Frank Morgan

Daudet

Charles Butterworth

Charles

Jean Hersholt

Professor
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Synopsis In this film based on the Broadway musical, Victor Florescu (Ramon Novarro) is a composer desperately trying to get his operetta to opening night. First his leading lady (Vivienne Segal) leaves, taking the bulk of their budget with her. Then the male lead splits, leaving Victor to fill his role. Next he calls upon an old love, songstress Shirley Sheridan (Jeanette MacDonald) to be his ingénue, but she insists she's leaving the theater to marry her affluent but unfaithful fiancé (Frank Morgan).
Director
William K. Howard
Producer
Bernard H. Hyman
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 16, 1934, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 30m
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