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3.0 out of 5 stars
THOSE FUNNY, FURRY NORDICKS....!, June 26, 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Lottery Bride [VHS] (VHS Tape)
HILITE of this rather short early pre-code talkie [with a song or two] Friml, I recall? IS THE SPECTACULAR arrival/departure and fate of the Zeppelin Airship, dynamite sets, and effects in this elegant little sleeper starring JEANETTE MACDONALD in an early role, looking spectacular - of course, and she does sing one or twice, and dances superbly ...... It's basically about thwarted love and a mix-up regarding the 'picture brides' of that time .... desperate girls looking for some Prince Valiant to rescue her [similar to e-mail chatrooms today I guess]. However, besides the ensuing tangle - her boyfriend's brother accidentally 'gets' her as a bride .... but do not despair - there are one or two reels left to unspool and resolve the mishap. A Young JOE E. BROWN [looking somewhat like a minature Jim Carrey] serves up the yuks along with befused Zazu Pitts. All in all - great fun and quite satisfying .... Miss MacDonald would go on to bigger and better things ... here she's just warming her toes! Nice. Neat postscript - Tech credits receive billing, Set Designer [spectacular] and Costume Designer too .... Anna O'Neil.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Lottery Bride, November 2, 2007
Jeanette looks smashing in beautiful fur parkas when she heads north of the Arctic Circle in this 1930 musical/action/romance. Rudolf Friml is credited with the music and after loving "The Firefly", I looked forward to this musical set in Norway. However, the music lacks the Spanish flavor of "The Firefly". But we are treated to special effects when a large dirigible (think Hindenberg) crashes in the ice and the hero is on board. Both Jeanette in an ice breaker and the hero's brother with a dog team head out to rescue him, both simultaneously arrive just in time and we see Jeanette and her one and only embrace with a backdrop of Northern Lights in black & white. Well, it's different. And for fans of Jeanette, it's an early example of the sort of charm that kept her in the forefront of film musicals for many years to come. Collectors and fans of Jeanette will love it. It will seem dated to newcomers to her style of romantic musical film.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Once a Jeanette fan...always a fan, December 18, 2009
Being introduced to the lovely voice of Jeannette Macdonald in her many movies with
Nelson Eddy during the 60 and 70's as her movies were continuously on television, and when they were, my mother had them on. So as a child i heard a angel sing, and
that angel once i grew up i found out it was Jeanette Mcdonald.
When i saw this movie, i was amazed, this is the movie i always wanted to see again,
and voila here it is. Take this movie with a grain of salt and you should enjoy it.
I found it great, except for the jealous lover....overdone or what...and thats what
i said to myself as a kid 40 years ago.
Anyway, glad they still have a print going around, and even if its not a gem, its
a very likable movie.
A Keeper.
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