Watch The Great Victor Herbert (1939) Online

In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's life story is incorporated in the screenplay (a closing title actually apologizes for the film's paucity of cold hard facts); instead, the writers allow the famed composer's works to speak for themselves. In the tradition of one of his own operettas, Herbert spends most of his time patching up the shaky marriage between tenor John Ramsey (Allan Jones) and Louise Hall (Mary Martin). Many of Herbert's most famous compositions are well in evidence, including "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "March of the Toys" and "Kiss Me Again", the latter performed con brio by teenaged coloratura Susanna Foster. Evidently, the producers were able to secure the film rights for the Herbert songs, but not for the stage productions in which they appeared, which may explain such bizarre interpolations as having a song from Naughty Marietta. Read More

Watch The Great Victor Herbert online. Featuring Allan Jones and Mary Martin, The Great Victor Herbert is classified as Music and Romance genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.8. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 1939. The Great Victor Herbert was directed by Andrew L. Stone. Read Less