Marianne (1929 film)

Marianne
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Produced by	Sound version: Marion Davies Robert Z. Leonard
Written by	Laurence Stallings Gladys Unger Dale Van Every (also story) Joseph Farnham (titles)
Starring	Marion Davies
Studio	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	August 24, 1929 (sound)
Running time	111 minutes (sound) 7 reels (silent)
Country	United States

Marianne is a 1929 romantic drama about a French farm girl who, despite already having a French fiancé, falls in love with an American soldier during World War I. It was made first as a silent film, then as a musical with a different cast, though Marion Davies starred in both versions. This was Davies' first released talking movie.

Cast

Silent

• Marion Davies as Marianne
• Oscar Shaw as Stagg
• Fred Solm as André (as Robert Castle)
• Robert Ames as Soapy
• Scott Kolk as Lieutenant Frane
• Emile Chautard as Père Joseph
• Mack Swain as General
• Oscar Apfel as Major

Musical

• Marion Davies as Marianne
• Lawrence Gray as Private Stagg
• Cliff Edwards as "Soapy" Soapstone
• Benny Rubin as Sam "Sammy" Samuels
• George Baxter as André
• Scott Kolk as Lieutenant Frane
• Robert Edeson as The General
• Emile Chautard as Père Joseph

Reception

Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times gave the musical a lukewarm review, stating, "As a quasi-musical comedy plot it is entertaining, but as a story its comedy is far from fresh."^[1] He also noted that the film was "by no means a production that is suited to Miss Davies's talents."^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hall, Mordaunt (October 19, 1929). "Movie Review: Marianne (1929)". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE3DB1130E73ABC4152DFB6678382639EDE. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 

External links

• Marianne (silent version) at the Internet Movie Database
• Marianne (musical version) at the Internet Movie Database
• Marianne at the TCM Movie Database
• Marianne at AllRovi