Cast:

Jeanette MacDonald as Marcia Mornay
Nelson Eddy as Paul Allisona
John Barrymore as Nicolai Nazaroff

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Plot:

Miss Morrison is a lonely old woman who tells the story of her life as the glamorous opera star Marcia Mornay. Marcia has agreed to marry her mentor Nicolai Nazaroff. She meets a penniless singer named Paul Allison and falls in love. Marcia feels obligated to marry Nicolai and leaves Paul. Under Nicolai's guidance Marcia becomes a star but she cannot forget Paul. When Marcia and Paul appear in a prestigious opera together they can no longer hide their feelings for each other. Marcia tells Nicolai she wants out of their marriage but he will not let her go without a fight.

Notes:
- It is based on the play by Rida Johnson Young
- The costumes were designed by Adrian
- It was Jeanette MacDonald's favorite movie
- The movie was originally going to be filmed in Technicolor but MGM decided to film it in black-and-white to save money
- It was one of the top-grossing movies of 1937