Lux Video Theatre: MacDonald/Eddy 1956

[@susie2366]

After so much sustained and selfish effort to keep them apart, their love overcame everything. This is the evidence that it burned bright to the end. Thank you for this video clip. Watching it warms my heart. ❤️

[@lindadodson5191]

The look of love in their eyes everytime they are together

[@flaviaandrade4199]

I've seen all the films of this duo that I love. Watching this video, I can see the love that unites them. The look, the passion. Too bad they never got married. But they loved each other until the end❤️

[@christinebradley3306]

I've watched this so many times that I wouldn't be able to count. What a find! This video is SO cute of them. Their love for one another is so OBVIOUS!! As he sang in "I Married an Angel" I want the world to know, I love my angel so. He is saying so here and she is trying to hide her love a bit but it's not working. Thanks for all the shared love of these two. Awesome!

[@AngelaM55]

That's a pretty accurate assessment!!

[@katherineleonowski7289]

I love when he goes to kiss her on her lips and she smiles and laughs with him and shakes her fingers "no, no, no"! Oh they were so adorable...

[@margaretlouisehodges8945]

Thank you to Katie & Angela for all the hard work they have put into MacEddy. No one can dispute the visuals of this clip.

[@AngelaM55]

Nope, seeing is believing!

[@annamariaedvi5880]

Love wins in the end...This is a true treasure, and so typical of Nelson - never missing a chance to hug and kiss Jeanette.

[@LS-gm4kw]

Gosh, the way they just went towards each other at the end of the performance with such enthusiasm and passion. You could clearly see how much they were connected. The performance seemed to lift them on a natural high together and the kiss was so perfect. Jeanette’s laugh revealed her delight at the overt flirtation. Wow, what a couple. Just watching them makes me feel giddy. Thank you for sharing this rare glimpse of these amazing performers in their later years. Just beautiful... sigh

[@johnderham2829]

Loved them for 50 years

[@MadDiMoody7]

The most adorable and telling ending one could wish for!

[@KytkaHilmarJezek]

How very wonderful to see these two together again after so many years. Beautiful.

[@noraedwards3419]

Tremendous clip. Nelson simply does not want to let go of his sweetheart! And Jeannette is about to turn into a giggling teenager. Such is their love. Sad, but sweet and beautiful. Eternal. Thank you so much.

[@joanntaylor5457]

🎶🎶 I still enjoy this Video over and over🎶🎶💕💕🌹🌹💕💕🌹🌹JoAnn

[@jackmontrose7903]

They are twin flames - each is the divine complement of the other.

[@rnhealer6044]

Jack, You are right They are twin flames. It was so obvious to us, and a joy to recognize it.

[@joanntaylor5457]

HAPPY 🎂 JEANETTE..Had the opportunity to watched 4 JEANETTE s 🎥 on TCM made me 😢 but Thank you to you and Sharon Rich who has kept these two WONDERFUL ...LOVING COUPLE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR LOVE ALIVE. AND ALL THE WONDERFUL CLIPS OM YOU TUBE. I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY ❤ No one will every be able to sing do much BEAUTIFUL Love Together. NELSON and JEANETTE Love is FOREVER AND ENDLESS!!! 💘 to you Angela and Sharon🌹🌹

[@rnhealer6044]

Angela, Thank you, thank you for uploading this clip and the S.S. link here. I am SO moved by Jeanette and Nelson's performance. Despite any warping of the film my ears heard, it was perfect. I bookmarked it and I will return here to watch it many times. the love expressed between them which looked palpable and beautiful.

[@mariapelayo6276]

Breathtaking to the end! Thank you.

[@wmcki76058]

That ending was OOH LA LA! How adorable were they? Thank you for posting.

[@christopherdixon6305]

TY so much for the upload Angela, a beautiful clip. The unmistakable look of love. If there is a higher & better place. I hope they're together & free from the myriad of obnoxious obstacles they encountered on earth.

[@AngelaM55]

Amen to that!

[@flaviaandrade4199]

So adorable. Thank you Angela❤️

[@sjeanspena8936]

angela, the two are just so perfect together. jeanette's hair style is very becoming. watch this every single day. thank you so much.

[@AngelaM55]

This is such joy for so many folks, thank you for leaving such a nice comment. So glad you are enjoying it!

[@fredweinberg6832]

The most popular singing pair ever.

[@joanntaylor5457]

🎶🌹🎶🌹still watch over and over to see the True 💕 in their eyes !!❤❤ And the way our NELSON HOLDS HIS JENNY SO GENTLY and LOVINGLY 🌹🌹 FOR EVER MORE !! ❤❤🎶🌹🌹

[@annamariaedvi5880]

Dear Angela- I kept scrolling and down You Tube...and suddenly found what I've been looking for for a while. They are shown in an other video but without the original singing. Finally I hear their wonderful duet! Many, many thanks. .

[@conniepapanastasiou7489]

I can't stop watching this-it's so incredible! xxx

[@elviradonaghy6425]

We will never forget them.

[@jsky21]

I have seen every film with them. Memories again.

[@AnneCherch]

How sweet. Just love them.

[@joanntaylor5457]

You are still ABLE to see the True and Endearing Love🎶🎶Our NELSON had for His .... JENNY and Her 💘 for Him FOREVER and EVER🎶🎶 THANK YOU SHARON AND FRIENDS FOR TELLING US THE TRUTH 🎶🎶NELSON AND JEANETT TELL THEIR LOVE TO EACH OTHER THROUGH MUSIC AND SONG🎶🎶💞💞 JO B TAYLOR

[@lindadodson5191]

I wish I could have met Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy they look like I could talk to them with ease

[@tracywilborn]

Loved....I say again, loved the ending.

[@qui_etes_vous]

dear to me as well :)

[@annamariaedvi5880]

@@qui_etes_vous Such an expressive and affectionate partner was always on my wish list! I love what he does with her hands! Even though they were not always together due to performing and other issues, I feel they gave their all, and were a truly devoted couple.

[@qui_etes_vous]

@@annamariaedvi5880 yes they are amaaaazing! The past is THE BEST. especially for inspirations on love.

[@gabsqvb]

I'm crying my eyes out. This is magnificent!

[@janetquinnell1450]

Gueibi beautiful and soul xearchimg

[@johniovine1512]

angela they have been on tv one day this week a whole day from early morning till8 oclock i believe at night it was wonderful

[@jimrick6632]

NO SECRET TODAY THAT THEY HAD BEEN LOVERS IN REAL LIFE FOR MANY YEARS....

[@pepperanntocool7665]

I think singing that song years later had an entirely different feel. they sang having there paths severed, remembering the day when they were happy in may.

[@almeggs3247]

Incredible!

[@ripmod1]

I still say she was the greatest female vocalist of all time.

[@kathythompson9875]

Could they be any cuter!!?? Totally adorable!

[@colleen412]

OMG!!!

[@ginarange8761]

LOVE!

[@katc2345]

oh how i love them and my heart aches for their souls that they couldn't get married because of that little schlepp Louie b mayer.

[@reginastarks271]

I agree so so heartily. This brought tears to my eyes; because, they should have been married in real life. I hope they are up in heaven loving each other forever! I just love them so much!

[@rnhealer6044]

@@reginastarks271 Regina, as Jack said above they are twin flames, their one true soul mate. They found each other again. I wish we could all find that kind of love.

[@StarlightSarah2021]

I’ve watched this so many times so far. They’re so sweet and perfect together. Thank you so much for sharing this footage and all the other too. Is there any way to donate or support your channel or work?

[@AngelaM55]

We do occasionally take donations to maintain the JAM Project collection or to place holiday flowers for Jeanette and Nelson at Forest Lawn Glendale and Hollywood Forever. I don’t have any monitization set up for YT but if you email me at [e-mail] I’ll put you in touch with Katie Gardner, my research partner who can provide you with that information plus a lot more!

[@StarlightSarah2021]

@@AngelaM55 Thank you so much! I just sent you an email. Would love to donate to that. Thanks again!

[@robertfurner1729]

she meant every word

[@JJJBRICE]

At the end it looked like a do not mess up my lipstick moment.

[@pebrogan]

This is the Lux Video Theater from December, 1956 and you can briefly glimpse Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and Phil Harris at the beginning of the number. I own "The Big Record" hosted by Patti Page from 1957 and this is not it.

[@AngelaM55]

Thank you Paul, then it was the JMIFC who misidentified it. We did spot Gordon MacRae in the beginning and that gave us pause, but this was in a green film canister marked THE BIG RECORD and there were stills from this that I believe, Clara Rhodes identified as being from THE BIG RECORD. We also have a Clan Cave attendee who said this was shown to them and identified as from THE BIG RECORD. If you'd like to provide further validation, information, please message me.

[@pebrogan]

Thanks for getting back to me. This was aired on December 20, 1956 as "Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue" as part of the Lux Video Theater series. The cast included Gordon, Shirley, Jack Cassidy and Phil Harris and Ken Carpenter was the announcer. I have this complete show as well as "The Big Record". As for the mislabeling...I will discretely say that "some people" were told that they were wrong but didn't appreciate being corrected. Meowwwww :)

[@katiegardner9048]

This is certainly possible, however, the can of film is physically in my possession and is labeled Big Record on both the can and the film strip itself. We too wondered about MacRae, et al. If you have the complete shows, any chance you will enter into the spirit of what we're doing and get them digitized and published so that everyone can see? That is our plan with materials now in our possession, going forward, this was not a one-time deal just with this clip. :)

[@pebrogan]

Hi Katie - Why don't you e-mail me at: [e-mail] and we can further discuss!! :) Patti Page and her last husband, Jerry, lived about an hour from me in New Hampshire. They had a Maple Syrup Farm and I regularly visited them. She did four benefit concerts for me to help those with HIV in NH in 2001 and 2002 and out of gratitude screened "The Big Record" as well as over an hour of rehearsal footage. Because of my obvious enthusiasm, she and Jerry had copies professionally made as a gift for my birthday in October of 2003. I can assure you that "Will You Remember" is not performed in either the finished program or during rehearsals. I know the Raymonds had a copy of the program because Patti always gave her guests a courtesy copy for their appearance, so it's possible that someone, somewhere got it mixed up. When time permits, let's chat! :)

[@dreivierteltakt85]

thanks Paul and Katie! Something to look forward to from you guys then 😄

[@robertfurner1729]

true love

[@tahersyed2191]

why am i laughing like a stupid high schooler laughing at a serious play in the auditorium

[@rossinilove]

He wanted to kiss her SO bad!

[@AngelaM55]

I know, right?

[@garymazzeo3490]

Patti Page claimed in the 1990s she didn't remember Jeanette or Nelson being on her TV show

[@nilviafrossard9520]

Quero ver um filme deles que termina com eles espírito saem caminhando abraçados

[@CecyliaNavarra]

Pesquisa assim “Will you remember Jeanette macdonald nelson eddy” é o terceiro video que aparece

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Are the stories true about them being in love with each other for years and years?

[@AngelaM55]

Yes. It was an open secret in Hollywood of that era. For whatever reason, they decided early on that marriage wouldn’t work. Both were ambitious and career driven and that was a point of contention that cropped up time and again. They tried but they couldn’t stay away from each other. After Jeanette died, Eddy was dining with business associates who commiserated with him over how the press hounded him after her death. Eddy turned red, got very emotional and blurred out, “we married the wrong people.” That they were able to carve out moments of happiness together over a 30 year period was a consolation.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

@@AngelaM55 Thank you so much for your wonderful reply. I have read a bit here and there about them. I intend to find more to read. Your sum up is lovely, kind and sweet. Much appreciated. Best wishes from a new subscriber in San Diego, California.

[@AngelaM55]

@@ginnylorenz5265 Thank-you for subscribing. I’m hoping to post more videos later this summer. Right now I’m busy with visiting family which is wonderful after the lockdown!

[@rnhealer6044]

@@AngelaM55 Thank you for sharing that bit of info with us. I can see him blurting that out. He meant it and said it publicly, and spoke the truth. I've always wished I could have known those golden songbirds. I remember when Jeanette passed. I don't remember how I found out, but my mother played their music with me in the early 60s' and I adored Jeanette's singing when I was a young girl.

[@litastar2455]

Were they a couple at some point? Because both were married right?

[@AngelaM55]

Yes. They started seeing each other toward the end of filming Naughty Marietta. By the time they started filming Rose Marie, they were embroiled in a red hot romance and she became pregnant with Eddy’s baby which she miscarried. Eddy thought she buckled to LB Mayer’s demands and aborted it and they broke up. During this time, she was supposed to be engaged to her business manager Bob Richee but after she broke up with Eddy she started dating Gene Raymond. Eddy wanted her to give up her career for marriage, Raymond was a charming and handsome companion who bore a strong resemblance to Eddy but made no demands about her career. Her mother approved of Raymond and hated Eddy, so she married him in a lavish, studio supported wedding in June of 1937. Later that year she and Eddy started filming Girl of the Golden West and were barely speaking, with Eddy drowning his sorrow during the shooting. But by mid-January of 1938, she and Eddy were back together after Raymond was arrested in raid at a homosexual party. The doctored arrest record for indecency was uncovered years later (Raymond was a bi-sexual who cheated on her with men and women throughout the marriage). She was with Eddy during his 1938 concert tour and by the time they started filming Sweethearts, she was again pregnant by Eddy but lost the baby at nearly 6 months. She was supposed to go to Reno to divorce Raymond but after she lost the baby, she told Eddy to wait until she’d finished her next picture (Broadway Serenade). He became enraged, got drunk and eloped to Vegas with Ann Franklin, ex wife of director Sidney Franklin whose shoulder he’d been crying on during these troubled months. He lived to regret that decision as Ann turned out to be mentally unstable. That’s how they ended up in a marital quagmire they never seemed able (or willing) to get out of. They took up again during the filming of New Moon and continued to see each other throughout the 40s, broke up in 1951 and got back together after his surprise appearance on her “This Is Your Life” segment. It was quite a turbulent relationship, but they were together in the truest sense for the better part of 30 years and considered themselves married by God’s law if not by man’s.

[@litastar2455]

@@AngelaM55 How do you know all that? i don't remember reading any articles about them dating at all

[@AngelaM55]

@@litastar2455 It’s a long story. About 10 years ago, I became intrigued with the story. I read Sweethearts by Sharon Rich and was a bit incredulous because as you say, it was not public knowledge at the time. Although it was rumored back then. Sharon was a personal friend of Blossom Rock (Jeanette’s sister) who was living in the Motion Picture Home after a stroke. Rich was a teenaged volunteer who was assigned to her. Blossom turned her address book over to Rich after indicating details of the affair. Rich followed up with interviews of the then still living eye witnesses - she also turned up with the help of others, doctored arrest records for Raymond. It was enough to spur me to do my own digging to verify eventually forming a research partnership with Katie Gardner (see her blog on Wordpress for a plethora of information). We dug up and had digitized film footage of their funerals from the LOC and along with 2 other people we purchased the remainder of Jeanette’s estate from the defunct JMIFC much of which we’re still sifting through (correspondence, medical records, you name it). I am also co-owner of Jeanette’s 1962 desk diary which was sold separately and gives a heartbreaking look at her unhappiness and declining health in her own hand. I also purchased in separate transactions from the auction handling her estate, eye-opening financial records from the 1950s, correspondence in the 1940s about her potential Met debut, correspondence between Gene Raymond and Nelson regarding a possible film reunion. I own original scripts with Jeanette’s notations. As a larger group, we purchased an original 1935 letter where Eddy thanks Jeanette for a Christmas gift telling her “I love you and will always be devoted to you” - it goes on and on and on. And yes, Katie will be writing her own book about Jeanette. There was a huge coverup by the spouses who outlived them by 20 and 30 years respectively and threatened to sue anyone who went on record. The two women who ran Jeanette’s fan club received annual salaries from Raymond and they used threats and intimidation to keep people from talking (tons of correspondence ). They even threatened poor Eleanor Powell. For more info see singingsweethearts.wordpress.com/tag/sweethearts/

[@litastar2455]

@@AngelaM55 Thank you for this information. I am a millennial who really likes old films and stumbled upon rose marie on tv, Really enjoy their films, but never thought they were an actual couple.

[@butchie2752]

She always seemed sort of stiff…until he came into the scene. Neither of them could act THAT well!

[@AngelaM55]

She hated television, was never comfortable with it, he calmed her right down.

[@johniovine1512]

no thats not the way they sang it in the movie the ending nelson went down when in the movie he sang hi and so did she he must have been losing his voice here ????? wow surprised

[@LazlosPlane]

I can't believe some of the comments here. Look people: she genuinely loved her husband - Gene Raymond - and HE was...well... you know...

[@AngelaM55]

Yes, she loved Gene but she was IN love with Nelson and according to her friend and long time secretary Emily West (Weist), “ I saw her cry enough tears over both of them to sink a battleship.”

[@mlhodges9884]

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[@MarthaMyDear6]

It’s so sad. I think she loved her husband, Gene, but he was gay and couldn’t fully commit himself to her. He just wasn’t sexually attracted to women. Even going so far as to pick up men in public places with no regard to her or anyone! Such a shame - you can tell In their films and in TV shows the chemistry and true love between Nelson and Jeanette. He just wants to touch her and hold her close always.❤

[@davidcarson4421]

Kind of a mess from a musical standpoint, but no one seems to care.