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The Girl of the Golden West musical Western film adapted from the 1905 play of the same name by David Belasco , better known for providing the plot of the opera La fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini . A frontier woman falls in love with an outlaw.[3]
In a remote mining camp in California, a group of miners seeks their fortune during the Gold Rush. The miners frequent a saloon run by Minnie, who is known as the "Girl of the Golden West." Minnie is beloved by the miners.
Minnie's life takes a turn when a notorious bandit and outlaw named Dick Johnson arrives in town under the alias "Ramerrez." He is on the run from the law, and when he takes refuge in Minnie's saloon, he and Minnie quickly fall in love. Minnie, unaware of his true identity, shelters and protects him.
Sheriff Jack Rance, who is infatuated with Minnie, becomes suspicious of the newcomer and starts investigating Ramerrez's background. Rance discovers Ramerrez's true identity and plans to capture him. Minnie is torn between her love for Ramerrez and her loyalty to the miners and her sense of justice. Minnie must make a difficult choice that will determine the fate of the man she loves.
Soundtrack [ edit ]
Sun-Up to Sun Down ; Played during the opening credits
Shadows On The Moon
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Jeanne Ellis at a campfire in the prologue
Reprised by Jeanette MacDonald
Whistled and hummed by Nelson Eddy
Soldiers Of Fortune
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Noah Beery and his men in the prologue, Bill Cody Jr. (dubbed by Raymond Chace) in the prologue
Reprised by Nelson Eddy and his men
The Wind In The Trees
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald
Played on a fife by Buddy Ebsen
Gwine to Rune All Night (1850) ; (De Camptown Races )
Polly Wolly Doodle
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played on piano by Brandon Tynan
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald
Ave Maria
Señorita
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Nelson Eddy and party guests
Reprised by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Mariache
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Additional lyrics by Carlos Ruffino
Translation for Spanish lyrics by Zacharias Yaconelli (uncredited)
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and chorus
Danced to by the party guests
The West Ain't Wild Anymore
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Buddy Ebsen
Who Are We To Say
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Nelson Eddy
Hummed by Jeanette MacDonald
Reprised on piano by Brandon Tynan and sung by Jeanette MacDonald
The Wedding March
Box office [ edit ]
According to MGM records the film earned $2,882,000 resulting in a profit of $243,000.[2]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Turk, Edward Baron "Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald" (University of California Press, 1998)
^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger , Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931–40 published by The American Film Institute, c.1993
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