Marianne (1929 musical film)

Marianne
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Written by	Laurence Stallings Gladys Unger Dale Van Every (also story)
Produced by	Marion Davies Robert Z. Leonard
Starring	Marion Davies
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	James C. McKay Basil Wrangell
Music by	William Axt Charles Maxwell
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 24, 1929 (1929-08-24)
Running time	111 minutes (sound)
Country	United States

Marianne is a 1929 pre-Code romantic musical 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 is a remake of a silent film that was made and released earlier in 1929. Although the films feature mostly different casts, Marion Davies starred in both versions. This was Davies' first released talking movie.

Cast

• 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 film a lukewarm review, stating, "As a quasi-musical comedy plot it is entertaining, but as a story its comedy is far from fresh." He also noted that the film was "by no means a production that is suited to Miss Davies's talents."

External links

• Marianne at IMDb
• Marianne (1929) at the TCM Movie Database
• Marianne at AllMovie