Marianne

1929
Passed
1h 51m

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During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.

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6.0/10

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Awards
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Marion Davies

Marianne

George Baxter

André

Lawrence Gray

Stagg

Cliff Edwards

Soapy

Benny Rubin

Scott Kolk

Lieut. Frane

Robert Edeson

The General

Emile Chautard

Père Joseph

Ernie Alexander

One of the Doughboys
(uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Maj. Russart
(uncredited)

John Carroll

Doughboy
(uncredited)

Drew Demorest

Doughboy
(uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Soldier in Russart's Office
(uncredited)

Seymour Kupper

Teen-Age Boy
(uncredited)

George Magrill

Military Policeman
(uncredited)

Douglas Scott

Sylvestre
(uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Doughboy
(uncredited)

Dick Winslow

Teen-age boy playing accordion for soldiers' marching song
(uncredited)

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Featured review

5/10

French pixie

In the title role of Marianne was Marion Davies in her sound debut at MGM. In this she plays a French waif who is engaged to a French soldier blinded in combat played by George Baxter. That is until the sight of doughboy Lawrence Gray gets her French mojo going.

It's not a great film by any means, but it does display the comedic talents that Davies he had. She's positively a pixie in this film flitting back and forth between Baxter and Gray.

Benny Rubin and Cliff Edwards get to do a comedic bit or two, but this film without a big male screen name opposite Davies allows the film to really be her show. As this film is pre-Code there are some truly risque lines and situations in it. There is also a French language version shot simultaneously with some cast alterations.

Marianne is not a great film, but a must for a Marion Davies fans.

bkoganbing
Jan 2, 2019
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Trivia
First shot as a silent film (which exists), this was recast and re-shot as an all-talkie film. The silent version was released overseas and on a very limited basis domestically.

Goofs
The soldiers ask Marianne to imitate Maurice Chevalier, so she sings "Louise." That song was written in 1929, more than a decade after WWI ended.

Quotes
Soapy: Can't you expectorate that man outta your mind?

Alternate versions
Although two versions of this film were shot, a talkie and a silent, and both of them exist, there was also a third version that MGM used to show this film in Argentina. The majority of the footage was lifted from the silent version (with an added soundtrack with music and effects) and all of the songs from the sound version were also included.