Naughty Marietta (1935)

Academy Awards, USA 1936

Won Oscar	Best Sound, Recording Douglas Shearer (sound director)
Nominated Oscar	Best Picture

MGM
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, W.S. Van Dyke
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

French princess Jeanette MacDonald takes a ship to Louisiana to avoid a forced marriage. She switches identities with a maid and joins a group of girls desperate to find husbands in the new world. Their ship is attacked by pirates but they are saved by mercenaries in the French army, headed by Nelson Eddy. In New Orleans, Jeanette gives away all of her money and joins a marionette troupe. Eddy constantly romances her despite her objections, but they are united by their singing. The French royalty eventually catches up to her, but Jeanette and Eddy find a way to stay together. Predictable operetta spiced up a bit with early New Orleans atmosphere, but Eddy singing opera wearing deer skin is a bit much to ask.