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Rose Marie

Play trailer Poster for Rose Marie G Released Mar 3, 1954 1h 55m Musical Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this adaptation of the 1924 Broadway musical, Rose Marie Lemaitre (Ann Blyth), an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, Mike Malone (Howard Keel), an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The feeling is mutual. But, when she leaves to learn proper etiquette, Rose Marie meets a trapper named James Duval (Fernando Lamas), who also falls for her. Further complications arise when Native American Chief Black Eagle -- a rival of Duval's -- is murdered.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 6, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 2/5 Feb 20, 2004 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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RICHARD S A big screen extravaganza that almost bombs, but not quite. Wonderful performances, great scenery, excellent production values EXCEPT terrible script. The lovely Ann Blyth (always a joy to see) sings beautifully, but speaks with an embarrassing French (?) accent all the way through. Her lines are written as if she were an Indian squaw back in a 1940s western. A potentially good story line, but poorly written to make you want to turn it off. But the experience of seeing this wonderful cast, even in something this poorly written, is irresistable: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Fernando Lamas, Marjorie Main. Keel's voice is perfect, and Lamas' singing surprisingly mature and full. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Audience Member MGM's first musical in CinemaScope was a remake of their 1936 box-office hit which starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy; this time around, the plot followed the Broadway stage hit of 1924, and featured authentic Canadian location photography and a semi-lavish production number ("Totem Tom Tom") directed by Busby Berkeley. Despite these trimmings - plus some lovely singing by Blyth, Keel and Lamas - the film failed to excite. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member THIRD VERSION OF THIS Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie itself is only so-so, but the lyrics were awfully campy and I don't know how they could sing them with straight faces. There is also the usual '50s misrepresentation of native american cultures. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this adaptation of the 1924 Broadway musical, Rose Marie Lemaitre (Ann Blyth), an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, Mike Malone (Howard Keel), an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The feeling is mutual. But, when she leaves to learn proper etiquette, Rose Marie meets a trapper named James Duval (Fernando Lamas), who also falls for her. Further complications arise when Native American Chief Black Eagle -- a rival of Duval's -- is murdered.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
G
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2017
Runtime
1h 55m
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