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The Cat and the Fiddle Overview:

The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by William K. Howard and Sam Wood (uncredited) and produced by Bernard H. Hyman.

SYNOPSIS

MacDonald plays an American music student in Europe whose success threatens her relationship with a handsome composer played by Novarro. His troubles begin with their meeting and don't end until the premiere of his problematic stage show. The final sequence features an early experiment with three-strip Technicolor. Based on the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein musical comedy.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Musical Monday: The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)

on Aug 22, 2016 From Comet Over Hollywood

It’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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Cat and the F... Read full article

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The Cat and the Fiddle Quotes:

Victor: Every morning you and I will ride Teresa through the park. The sun will shine, the birds will sing, the flowers will bloom...
Shirley: And I'll yell for the police!
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The Cat and the Fiddle Facts
Sam Wood shot retakes after William K. Howard left the picture.
First use of 3-strip Technicolor in a live-action sequence.
The song "Don't Ask Me Not to Sing" is actually from the Jerome Kern musical "Roberta", which opened on Broadway in 1933. "Roberta" was filmed in 1935 (Roberta), but the song was omitted from the film version. It was, however, used in the 1952 Technicolor remake of "Roberta", Lovely to Look at.
This movie was rejected for re-release certification because the leading characters were in an illicit sexual relationship without any compensating moral values.
At the insistence of Jeanette MacDonald, the once substantial supporting role of soprano Vivienne Segal was reduced until it was almost non-existent.
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