Rose Marie

These two actors really loved one another and sang beautifully together!

Love the music and their voices. Story hackneyed and trite but the singing forever fresh and thrilling.

Thank you for a great DVD which turned up in my mailbox about 4 days early.

I will not go into details about this beautiful musical at all BUT will just add my review of the DVD-R. If you have the faded VHS copy of "Rose Marie" please upgrade to this DVD-R if possible. Although the film isn't 100% perfect the quality in both picture and sound is excellent. The blacks, whites, and grays are wonderful and the picture quality is pretty sharp unlike the VHS tape where the picture looks milky, soft, and faded. There is much less snaps and pops, although there is a little but on the whole it is not very noticeable. Also, the white dots, flecks, and such are much minimized, however, it does not take away from the film and is not annoying at all. As a matter of fact, it's probably just due to age. In addition, the sound does not need anyadjustments; it is clean, clear, and even; naturally, it is mono. IF anyone, like myself, who is a stickler for as near perfect DVD-R as possible "Rose Marie" does not disappoint. Well, maybe it does in the sense that there is no closed captioning for the hearing impaired or foreign speakers. The only extra is the trailer. Please be aware that this plays on "play only" DVD players and might not be suitable for certain computers yet it is a gem to own. Highly recommended.:-)

Rudoph Friml's "Rose Marie", filmed in the 1930s, stands strong, even in 2001. Its stars shine as a memorial to the era. At her elegant best as an opera singer seeking to save her brother, a young Jimmy Stewart, from a life of crime, Jeanette MacDonald follows his trail to the Canadian Rockies. There, Royal Mounted Police Sgt. Bruce played by Nelson Eddy, committed to his duty as an officer of law, uses MacDonald, (Rose Marie) as a decoy to get his man. Their words of love are painfully sacrificed in the echoing hollows of the magnificent Northwest. The music haunts the story throughout. The pace of the drama is flawlessly done, directed with total honesty to Friml's artistry. No detail is overlooked in this poignant drama of idealistic love, so masterfully commanded by both MacDonald and Eddy. It's almost as if they were not acting at all.

Great vintage movie with adventure, romance, music. Canadian Mounties too

ROSE MARIE (released 1936) (reviewed 2013)Not long ago Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers spoke about a team outing to see "Lincoln." Kobe is a bright fellow whose basketball exploits have earned him the right to be identified by first name only, but he was taken aback by his teammates’ reaction to the film.Some of them didn’t know who Abe Lincoln was. And several were surprised when the U.S. president, circa the 1961-65 Civil War, was killed at the end of the movie.I cite this anecdote to suggest that history is not a strong suit among modern generations. Some of today’s filmgoers may have heard of Nelson Eddie and Jeanette MacDonald, who dominated romantic musicals in the 1930s, but don’t ask which of the duo’s movies they’ve seen. Unless, that is, you’re into blank stares.The best of the Eddy-MacDonald genre was "Rose Marie." Granted, it’s a subjective judgment, but that’s why I’m here."Rose Marie," filmed in black-and-white in 1936, was the second of three MGM adaptations of the 1924 Broadway musical. In it Nelson Eddy of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police is assigned to bring in a fugitive (James Stewart in an early role) who turns out to be the kid brother of stage prima donna Jeanette MacDonald.Love ensues for the Mountie and the prima donna. As do unforgettable renditions of the melodies “Rose Marie” and “Indian Love Call,” which became a signature song for both performers throughout their careers.As a welcome bonus, "Rose Marie" doesn’t contain a single car chase or fiery explosion or mutilated corpse. Finding a movie devoid of those “entertainments” anymore is not easy, but it’s well worth seeking out.Restoration of the film for DVD is above average. It has fuzzy portions early on but reproduces very well after that.And by then you’ll have suspended any critical niggling to fully partake of the show. And you’ll be listening to “Indian Love Call” in memory for several days or weeks after that.– Al Hooper– (More reviews at E-HOOPER.COM)

Ordered all 8 of the great movies this great couple starred in. Sadly 5 out of the 8 would not play in the DVD player.Total disappointment and totally unacceptable. Was a Christmas gift for my wife. Spending Christmas night emailing amazon customer service and alerting other consumers of unacceptably high defect rates. 1 out of 8 would have been frustrating.5 out of 8 is obscene. I requested a replacement.ORDER UPDATE: THANKS TO AMAZON'S GREAT SERVICE MY ORDER WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED AND THEY MADE SURE ALL MY DVD'S WORKED THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. THEIR COMMITMENT TO DOING THE RIGHT THING BY THE TRANSACTION HAS RENEWED MY SUPPORT FOR AMAZON.COMTHANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE EXTRA EFFORT AND TROUBLE THE AMAZON TEAM WENT THROUGH TO MAKE IT RIGHT!

I love these old movies. Eddy Nelson and Jeanette MacDonald are great.

Enjoyable but nowhere as interesting as Maytime, Naughty Marietta or Blue Moon, it adds variation to the stable of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddie movies.I have never seen the operetta on which it is based but suspect that the 50s Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Fernando Lomas version is more accurate and it is also more beautiful to look at but this 30s version is good fun.

Il musical western ha avuto una sua popolarità, l'operetta originale è una delle migliori nel contenuto musicale. Qui i cantanti (Howard Keel e Ann Blyth) sono decisamente bravi sia come attori che come cantanti e rendono il film simpatico e piacevole

Tanto la versión en color de los años 50 como ésta de los años 30 son interesante. Digamos que el guión es muy diferente. Ësta versión es mas fresca como corresponde a la época. Y al menos los nativos americanos parecen mas verdaderos que en la versión de 1955. Por otra parte debe ser una de las primeras actuaciones de James Stewart o por lo menos es una actuacion breve, de secundario. En resumen, ha sido muy agradable verla, y la voz de MacDonald es excelente, En la pelicula ponen algunos fragmentos de ópera para que se luzca.

Arrived on time. Thoroughly enjoyed it.