The Chocolate Soldier (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Roy Del Ruth |
| Producer(s) | Victor Saville |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
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The Chocolate Soldier (1941) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Roy Del Ruth and produced by Victor Saville.
Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Karl Freund | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper | Nominated |
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REMAKE AVENUE: The Guardsman, 1931 and The Chocolate Soldier, 1941
on Sep 9, 2020 From Caftan WomanLynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt The Guardsman, 1924 New York's Theatre Guild, the post-WWI iteration of the Washington Square Players was looking for a boost to their box office in 1924 to accompany and add to their lustre as the home of theatrical integrity and innovation. The Board's Theresa Helburn... Read full article
Musical Monday: The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
on Oct 21, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Chocolate Soldier?? Musi... Read full article
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In 1924, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne starred on Broadway in what is considered the definitive version of the non-musical play "The Guardsman". This was adapted from Hungarian to English by Philip Moeller. This production opened at the Garrick Theatre in New York on Oct. 13, 1924 and ran for 248 performances.
Risë Stevens' rendition of "America the Beautiful" (music by Samuel A. Ward, lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates) was deleted from this movie. Footage of the anthem would appear in a short subject titled We Must Have Music, a cavalcade of clips from MGM musicals between 1929 and 1941. Also contained in the short were Miss Stevens and Nelson Eddy singing the last few stanzas of "My Hero," taken from this feature.
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