Pardon us is a 1931 film and was the duos first starring featurelength comedy film. It sadly marks the last movie for broadways vivacious marilyn miller star of the earlier sally and. Her later relations with hollywood were so bad that she refused to be in mgms puffpiece biopic the great ziegfeld. The film contains some of the most exhilarating action sequences ever to reach the screen, a touching love story, and a nice subplot that has agent 007 crossing and even threatening to resign from her majestys secret service.
Why on her majestys secret service is the best bond film. We offer each week a varied selection from our stock which includes the fruits of more than 40 years of searching and collecting. Her majesty is a 2001 coming of age film about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when queen elizabeth ii comes to visit her small hometown directed by mark j. Mark deming, rovi which is more important loyalty to your friends, or making your dreams come true. It was released on december, 15, 1931 by first national pictur. Her majesty s a pretty nice girl but she doesnt have a lot to say her majesty s a pretty nice girl but she changes from day to day i want to tell her that i love her a lot.
Her majesty, love 1931 william dieterle, marilyn miller, ben lyon, w. Turner classic movies tcm shows the movie with end credits, extending the credited cast to 14 from the 6 listed in the opening credits and provides additional crew not mentioned in. There are no big dance numbers, and most of the singing is limited to a few duets sung by miller and co. This 1931 production was marilyn millers third and final film. Overview of her majesty love, 1931, directed by william dieterle, with marilyn miller, ben lyon, w.
Her majesty is a gentle crosscultural tale from new zealand thats guaranteed to make you smile. A slight disappointment when it came out in 1969, the george lazenby bond film on her majestys secret service might actually be the series peak. Marilyn miller movie theme because of you her majesty love w c fields 1931 scarce london edition. Her, majesty love 1931 trailer the original trailer of her majesty, love starring broadway stars marilyn miller and ben lyon. Only fellow stage comedian leon errol holds his own in scenes opposite the great man.
After the death of her beloved husband, prince albert, queen victoria judi dench withdraws from public life, so the court appoints a former servant of the prince, john brown billy connolly, to. Due to the public backlash against movie musicals in late 1930 and early 1931, warner brothers retooled most of their musical films set for. As it was originally intended to be part of abbey roads long medley, the rough mix of her majesty began with the final chord of mean mr mustard, and cut off before the last note because in the 30 july edit it segued straight into polythene pam. It is a remake of the german film her majesty the barmaid 1931.
Its the final hollywood film by the legendary ziegfeld star marilyn miller, and. Now the third and last marilyn miller musical vehicle is here, 1931s her majesty, love. For lovers of soused cinema, her majesty love is an. Gordon, this new zealand made, familyfriendly feature film, is the winner of over 20 festival awards, including the audience award at florida, newport beach, stonybrook, world cinema naples and marco island. Her majesty, love is a usa 1931 precode talking musical comedy drama film directed by william dieterle for first national pictures, starring broadway stars. This is a list of early prerecorded sound andor talking movies produced, coproduced, andor. Her majesty has all the makings of a perfectly charming family picture, and then the plot runs off the rails. On her majestys secret service was reissued in 2003 with bonus tracks. For being a largely forgotten, disposable programmer, her majesty, love is full of interesting trivia facts. Fields first sound film, the second american film for director william dieterle, and the final film of broadway legend marilyn miller of the ziegfield follies. A remake of a german film produced the same year, her majesty love retains the berlin setting of the original. Her majesty, love 1931 directed by william dieterle. Madame dubarry is a 1934 american historical film directed by william dieterle and starring.
In on her majestys secret service, 007 leaves the service to privately pursue his spectre nemesis blofeld played this time by telly savalas, whose latest master plan involves a threat to the worlds crops by agricultural sterilization. Her majesty has even revealed her favourite film of choice, and its about a bored housewife who escapes to. Her majesty, love 1931 william dieterle, marilyn miller. Her majesty love dvd 1931 marilyn miller ben lyon wc. At some point during the writing process, a clearheaded realist should have stepped in and restored sanity.
The american film institute afi catalog, feature films, 1931 1940, reports data for this movie from a print with no end credits, and has much misinformation. However, a chance meeting with marilyn miller, a broadway actress with whom fields had costarred in the ziegfeld follies, led to an offer to portray millers father in her latest film, her majesty love. Her excitement becomes almost too much to bear upon learning that she might get to meet the queen face to face. But as the rest of the town busies itself in eager anticipation of the big day, elizabeth finds herself drawn to the elderly and mysterious outcast hira. Her majesty, love full frame, manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Her majesty was the first feature film for director mark j. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info. The queens favourite film is shirley valentine, the story. It doesnt include any movies that are now considered lost. It sadly marks the last movie for broadways vivacious marilyn miller star of the earlier sally and sunny. Her parents divorced when marilyn was a child and she was raised by her mother. Marilyn miller the evansville girl who became the queen of.
Ben lyons fred hells angels is both a nice guy and a complete jerk. Some think these elements ruin the film, while others hail ohmss as the best bond ever. The family convinces fred to give up the girl in exchange for increased position and income in the company. Her first fullout performance was in ziegfelds sally in 1920, where she. Read the full synopsis of her majesty love, 1931, directed by william dieterle, with marilyn miller, ben lyon, w. Her majesty, love is a romantic comedy with only four songs, and. The music has since become one of the most popular elements of this film, which, with george lazenby as its star, stands apart from both the sean connery and roger moore bond movies.
Her majesty the movie is an award winning, family friendly, coming of age film set in new zealand in 1953 about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when queen elizabeth ii. This is a list of all the fulllength movies that starred w. In on her majesty s secret service, 007 leaves the service to privately pursue his spectre nemesis blofeld played this time by telly savalas, whose latest master plan involves a threat to the worlds crops by agricultural sterilization. Marilyn miller in her majesty, love 1931 ben lyon and marilyn miller in her. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Her majesty the movie is an award winning, family friendly, coming of age film set in new zealand in 1953 about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when queen elizabeth ii visits her small hometown. Her majesty love is not a good film, and most modern audiences will understandably find it a chore to sit through. We all love to curl up with a good movie and the queen, 93, is no different. Her majesty, love is a film frolic of firsts and lasts. Patricia hodge and simon cadell private lives the musical. One of my favorite movies on laserdisc was sally 1929, an early talkie.
Fred has fallen for lia, a comely bartender in the berlin cabaret. Elizabeth is a popular thirteen year old who cant wait for the day the queen of england visits her quaint new zealand hometown. Her majesty, love full frame, manufactured on demand on tcm. Aug 16, 2019 we all love to curl up with a good movie and the queen, 93, is no different. Elizabeth gets to know hira, and comes to the conclusion shes not as crazy as most folks have led her to believe, and she decides to stand by her new friend when hira mata is accused of vandalism, even if it might prevent the visit of her beloved queen. He proposes to her, much to the horror of his family, which considers lia and her unsophisticated father far below their caste.
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