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Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1935Movie⏱️ 1h 19mApproved
DramaMusicalRomance
6.6
IMDB Rating
147 votes

An opera prima donna leaves the Metropolitan to form her own company with Tibbett as leading man, then leaves this company too, which means Tibbett and company must carry on without her.

Director
Richard Boleslawski
Writers
Bess Meredyth, George Marion Jr.
Stars
Lawrence Tibbett, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady
Release Date
November 8, 1935
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
💬 14
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Lawrence Tibbett
Lawrence Tibbett
as Thomas Renwick
Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce
as Anne Merrill
Alice Brady
Alice Brady
as Ghita Galin
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
as Niki Baroni
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
as T. Simon Hunter
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
as Ugo Pizzi
George F. Marion
George F. Marion
as Perontelli
👤
Adrian Rosley
as Mr. Tolentino
Christian Rub
Christian Rub
as Weidel
Franklyn Ardell
Franklyn Ardell
as Marco

💰 Box Office

$21,711
Domestic Gross
$7,554
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
Production
20th Century Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

DramaMusicalRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A bad script saved only by some great Tibbett performances
by richard-17872014-08-23
4/10

"The script for this movie is really bad, a collection of tired clichés. And that's a shame, because there is enough talent here to have made a good movie. Lawrence Tibbett was unquestionably one of the great singers of the first part of the twentieth century, and definitely one of the first American stars of opera, along with Rosa Ponselle and Grace Moore. He was a handsome guy who could act, and he had real stage presence, which you can see in this movie. And that is what saves this movie from being a total loss. Several of Tibbett's signature roles - Tonio in Pagliacci, Escamillo..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last film under the Fox Film Corporation banner before its merger with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox.

📖 Synopsis

An opera prima donna leaves the Metropolitan to form her own company with Tibbett as leading man, then leaves this company too, which means Tibbett and company must carry on without her.