Romance of Louisiana

1937Short⏱️ 18mApproved

ShortDramaHistory

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

102 votes

This 1937 Vitaphone short was reissued in 1953 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, American President Thomas Jefferson appointed James Monroe to negotiate with Napoleon to acquire the Louisia...

Director

Crane Wilbur

Writers

N/A

Stars

Addison Richards, Erville Alderson, Suzanne Kaaren

Release Date

July 8, 1937

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 5

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Addison Richards

as James Monroe

Erville Alderson

as Radio Broadcaster

Suzanne Kaaren

as Empress Josephine

Ian Wolfe

as Tallyrand

Alphonse Ethier

as Marbaugh

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Ted Osborne

as Ross of Pennsyvania

Jimmy Dime

as French Soldier

Henry Hall

as Cabinet Member

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Gordon Hart

as Robert Livingstone

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Boyd Irwin

as Lord Whitworth

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Production

Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

reference to napoleon bonapartereference to thomas jeffersonreference to james monroelouisianafrance

🎯 Categories

DramaHistoryShort

⭐ Featured Review

One of the Weakest of its Kind

by Michael_Elliott • 2009-05-17

"Romance of Louisiana (1937) * 1/2 (out of 4) Technicolor short takes place in 1803 as President Thomas Jefferson (Erville Alderson) tries to negotiate with Napoleon to buy the Louisiana Territory from France. I'm no history expect so I can't comment on how faithful this film is to the truth but I am a lover of shorts and I've seen a fair share of those that deal with subjects of the past. With that in mind, this one here is downright deadly dull from start to finish and there's really not much worth watching here. The one saving grace is the Technicolor, which gives som..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film short is available as a bonus on the Warner DVD of Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936).

📖 Synopsis

This 1937 Vitaphone short was reissued in 1953 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, American President Thomas Jefferson appointed James Monroe to negotiate with Napoleon to acquire the Louisia...