The Girl of the Golden West

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Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in The Girl of the Golden West (1938)

A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.

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6.3/10

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Trivia
Giacomo Puccini adapted David Belasco's play as an opera, La fanciulla del West, which opened in New York in 1910. It's still in the repertoire of major opera companies throughout the world.

Goofs
At 1:50:00 after Mary says "Come in" the boom mic shadow moves on the upper wall on the left.

Quotes
Ramerez: I hope I'll see you again sometime. Yeah?
Mary Robbins: I hope I'll see you again sometime too. Dangling on the end of a rope!

Connections
Featured in The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

Soundtracks
Sun-Up to Sun Down
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Jeanne Ellis and the pioneers in the prologue

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Love this movie

I really loved this movie from the first time I saw it. I know most of the Nelson/Jeanette films are based on the same basic plot structure- but who cares? Fans of Nelson and Jeanette are here for the stars and the music- how it's presented is mostly secondary.

The only thing that irked me about this movie is Sheriff Rance's habit of calling Jeanette "Girl". Maybe he loved her in his own way, but the constant use of the word "girl" instead of her name made me feel as if he wanted to own her rather than accept her as his equal. Strange then that he gave up so easily in the end- But glad that he did! I also loved Buddy Ebsen as Alabama the Blacksmith- what a sweet character!