New Moon, 1940, Movie Glass Slide, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland

Description: New Moon, 1940, Movie Glass Slide, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an ORIGINAL "coming attraction" Movie Glass/Lantern Slide that was designed to promote the theatrical release of the 1940, musical comedy feature, "New Moon". This hand colored glass slide is an ORIGINAL and it is NOT a reproduction. It was created to be projected onto the movie theatre screen before the film was released to promote the "coming attraction". Some people in the movie collectible world have said, that, glass slides are much rarer than the paper poster memorabilia from the same film and are very rare pieces of film history. Format: Glass Slide: 3 1/4" x 4" Plot Summary: Marianne de Beaumaniour is on her way to New Orleans from Paris to inspect the plantation she inherited from her uncle. On the ship with her are bondsmen, that are to be sold for slavery. Charles, Duc de Villiers, a political enemy of the king, is also aboard posing as a bondsman. Charles is bought by Marianne's plantation manager and she is quickly taken by Charles' charm. Marianne soon discovers Charles' true-identity and she sets him free, before the French officers find him. Marianne decides to sail back to Paris with the Police Captain on the ship, 'New Moon', but they must first stop at Martinique. After Martinique, the ship is invaded by pirates. Marianne is shocked to see that Charles is the leader. That night, a fierce storm occurs, and everyone is ship-wrecked.... Trivia: In the film as originally shot, Buster Keaton appears in a comic relief supporting part as the prisoner "Lulu". This would have been his first official appearance in an MGM feature production since Louis B Mayer fired him in February 1933. Several stills survive of Keaton in this role, in a scene with Jeanette MacDonald. Although Keaton's scenes were cut before the film was released, he is still visible in the background during several production numbers - particularly "Stout Hearted Men" "New Moon" opened at the Imperial Theatre on September 19, 1928 and ran for 509 performances. It is the second film adaptation of the operetta The New Moon, which premiered on Broadway in 1928. The stage version featured music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and others. The first film adaptation, also titled New Moon, which premiered in 1930, was less faithful to the stage version. Studio: MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Date: 1940 Genre: Adventure, Musical, Romance Director(s): Robert Z. Leonard, W. S. Van Dyke Producer(s): Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Jeanette MacDonald as Marianne de Beaumanoir Nelson Eddy as Charles (Henri), Duc de Villiers Mary Boland as Valerie de Rossac George Zucco as Vicomte Ribaud H. B. Warner as Father Michel Grant Mitchell as Governor of New Orleans Stanley Fields as Tambour Dick Purcell as Alexander John Miljan as Pierre Brugnon Ivan F. Simpson as Guizot William Tannen as Pierre Cecil Cunningham as Governor's Wife Joe Yule as Maurice Ray Walker as Coco George Irving as Ship's Captain Edwin Maxwell as Captain de Jean Robert Warwick as Commissar Buster Keaton as Prisoner Lulu (uncredited) More Info on Jeanette MacDonald: Jeanette MacDonald was an actress/singer from the 1920s to the 1940s. She was born in 1903, and she works in choruses on Broadway in the 1920s. In 1929, Ernst Lubitsch picked her to play opposite Maurice Chevalier in "The Love Parade" for Paramount, and she also made the classic "Love Me Tonight", opposite Maurice Chevalier and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. In 1931, she left Paramount and signed with MGM, and in 1935, she starred in "Naughty Marietta" with Nelson Eddy, who whom she appeared in several other opera-like musicals of the 1930s. She had a big hit with "San Francisco", opposite Clark Gable, in 1936. In 1938, she quit the movies to perform in shows and on stage. From 1937 to her passing, she was married to actor Gene Raymond. She returned in the late 1940s to make two more movies, but she suffered from a bad heart, and passed away in 1965 at the age of 61. More Info on Nelson Eddy: Nelson Eddy was a successful singing actor during the late 1930s and early to mid 1940s. He came from a family of singers and musicians, and he studied music and gave his first concert recital in 1928. In 1933, after much success as a professional singer, Louis B. Mayer signed him to a 7 year MGM contract. In 1935, he made "Naughty Marietta" with Jeanette MacDonald, and it was a huge success, and they made several more movies, including "Rose-Marie" and "Maytime". Toward the end of his career, he performed in nightclubs and on the radio. His most famous movies were the ones he made with Jeanette MacDonald, but he appeared in several other movies, including the 1943 version of "Phantom of the Opera". He demonstrated his great singing ability in 1940's "New Moon", especially with his rendition of "Stout-Hearted Men"! He passed away in 1967, at the age of 65. More Info on Mary Boland: Mary Boland was a stage and screen actress from the 1910s to the 1950s. Some of her movies include: Dinner at Eight, The Women, The Edge of the Abyss, If I Had a Million, and Pride and Prejudice. She passed away in 1965 at the age of 85. More Info on George Zucco: George Zucco was an English actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Some of his movies include: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, After the Thin Man, and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He passed away in 1960 at the age of 74. More Info on H.B. Warner: H.B. Warner (billed as "Harry Warner" early in his career) was an English stage and screen actor from the 1900s to the 1950s. Some of his movies include: Lost Horizon, The King of Kings, It's A Wonderful Life as Mr Gower, and The Ten Commandments. He passed away in 1958 at the age of 82. More Info on Grant Mitchell: Grant Mitchell was an actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Some of his movies include: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (as Senator MacPherson), The Grapes of Wrath, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Laura. He passed away in 1957 at the age of 82. More Info on Buster Keaton: Buster Keaton ("The Great Stone Face") was an actor from the 1900s to the 1960s. He was (along with Charlie Chaplin) one of the two most famous comedians in silent movies, and he continued to make sound movies as well. He has too many wonderful movies to list, but some of his movies include: The General, Sherlock Jr., The Cameraman, New Moon, Sunset Blvd and he made a very memorable final cameo appearance in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He passed away in 1966 at the age of 70. More Info on Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd: Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright," Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and character rather than the lighthearted entertainment that the musical had been known for beforehand. He also collaborated with Jerome Kern (with whom he wrote Show Boat), Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting, and Sigmund Romberg. Please, let me know if you have any questions about this item or any of the items I am selling. Slide Condition: The Glass Slide is NM, the cardboard holder VG-EX (shows some wear). Please see the scans for actual condition. This Movie Glass Slide would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (great for Framing in a Shadow Box). 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Price: 500 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-10-07T08:14:23.000Z

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