Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

American singer and actress (1903-1965)

Jeanette Anna MacDonald was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars, and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 40 films (1930–1948) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1948 The Sun Comes Up. Richard Thorpe 93 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 Three Daring Daughters. Fred M. Wilcox 119 min 35mm Color sound
1944 Follow The Boys. A. Edward Sutherland 13 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1942 Cairo. W. S. Van Dyke 10 reels B&W sound
1942 I Married An Angel. W. S. Van Dyke, Roy Del Ruth, Hunt Stromberg 10 reels B&W sound
1941 Smilin' Through. Frank Borzage 11 reels. Color & B&W sound
1940 Bitter Sweet W. S. Van Dyke 2000 Color
1940 Bitter sweet W. S. Van Dyke 94 min Color
1940 Bitter Sweet. W. S. Van Dyke 10 reels Color sound
1940 New Moon. Jack Conway 12 reels B&W sound
1939 BROADWAY SERENADE. Loew's Inc. 12 reels B&W
1939 LAND OF LIBERTY Teaching Film Custodians, Inc 80min B&W Sound
1938 Sweethearts W. S. Van Dyke, Robert Z. Leonard 115 min 16mm Color
1938 Sweethearts. Loew's Inc. 12 reels 16mm Color silent
1938 THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST. Loew's Inc. 12 reels B&W
1937 Maytime Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 1:32 16mm B&W sound
1937 Maytime. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 14 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 THE FIREFLY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 15 reels
1936 [San Francisco film 50 [San Francisco B&W
1936 ROSE-MARIE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1936 San Francisco Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:55:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 Naughty Marietta Robert Z. Leonard, W. S. Van Dyke 44 16mm B&W
1935 NAUGHTY MARIETTA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1934 THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 The Merry Widow Ernst Lubitsch 99 min B&W
1932 Love Me Tonight Paramount Pictures (1932) (USA) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture): Distributor | Paramount Pictures (presents: A Rouben Mamoulian Production) (as Paramount): Publisher 1:04 16mm B&W sound
1932 Love me tonight a Paramount picture ; directed by Rouben Mamoulian ; screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein, Waldemar Young, George Marion, Jr. 87 16mm B&W sound
1932 Love Me Tonight ▶ Rouben Mamoulian 2:18 B&W sound
1932 Love Me Tonight Rouben Mamoulian 96 min 16mm B&W
1932 LOVE ME TONIGHT. Paramount Publix Corp. 10 reels B&W
1932 One hour with you Paramount Publix Corporation. 84 16mm B&W sound
1932 One hour with you. Paramount Publix Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1931 ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS. Fox Film Corp B&W
1931 DON'T BET ON WOMEN. Fox Film Corp B&W
1930 LET'S GO NATIVE. Paramount Publix Corp. 77 min B&W
1930 Monte Carlo Ernst Lubitsch 90
1930 OH, FOR A MAN. Fox Film Corp 9 reels B&W
1930 THE LOTTERY BRIDE. united artists 10 reels B&W
1930 THE LOVE PARADE. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 12 reels
1930 The Vagabond King Ludwig Berger 104 min Color & B&W