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The film is based on Coward's stage operetta, which was a hit in 1929 in London. It was filmed twice, first in 1933 in black-and-white (in Britain, with Anna Neagle and Fernand Gravet in the leading roles). The 1940 film is much cut and rewritten, removing much of the operetta's irony.
May 3, 2012 · Bitter Sweet (1940) Staring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in their 7 th film: (USA 8 November 1940 Sweden 4 August 1941 Finland 6 September 1942 Denmark 7 August 1950) Synopsis: In the style of the great "Maytime", director W.S.Van Dyke adapted the original operetta by Noel Coward.
Apr 17, 2017 · The basic plot line of Bittersweet had already been used in Maytime in 1937 but I think that the main problem is that Jeanette and Nelson were fast approaching 40 and were far too old for the characters they were portraying in this film.
The film's storyline greatly resembles that of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet, right down to the "frame story" surrounding the main plot. Three years later, MGM filmed a Technicolor version of Bitter Sweet, but altered the plot slightly so that audiences would not notice the similarities.
- Robert Z. Leonard
Maytime is a 1937 American musical and romantic-drama film produced by MGM. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard , and stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy . The screenplay was rewritten from the book for Sigmund Romberg 's 1917 operetta Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Romberg's librettist; however, only one musical number by Romberg was retained.
A more serious problem was that the structure of Bitter Sweet too closely resembled Maytime. MGM therefore ordered Bitter Sweet's prologue and epilogue trimmed before it was released in an effort to cut down on the similarities between the two films.
The film's storyline greatly resembles that of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet, right down to the "frame story" surrounding the main plot. Three years later, MGM filmed a Technicolor version of Bitter Sweet, but altered the plot slightly so that audiences would not notice the similarities.
