Jeanette MacDonald: Prima Donna (1956)

This half hour TV show aired on February 1, 1956. Jeanette MacDonald co-starred with Laraine Day and Leo Durocher (then married in real life), Jane Darwell and talented young singer Al Caiazza. David Butler directed and the script was written by Gene Raymond and Peter Milne. Read an interview with Al Caiazza regarding the show at this link: maceddy.com/al...

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Al Caiazza, the boy in this show, was interviewed and also attended a couple MacDonald-Eddy luncheons. You can read a transcript of his interview here: maceddy.com/al-caiazza-interview/

[@wmcki76058]

Still stunningly beautiful at 53. I haven't watched this in years. Thank you for posting.

[@elizabethdelara6786]

What a great Palm Sunday gift.I had read the interview and just waited and hoped that this would surface💌

[@madymusic4]

Always stunning and TERRIFIC!!

[@tomarabutirskaya7252]

Приятно опять увидеть прекрасную Джанет.когда она была жива,я получила от неё и от Нельсона Эдди письмо с личным автографом.и в этой сценка на пианино стоит такая же фотография,какую она прислала мне.кто не видел её фильмы,посмотрите......,,весенние дни,,,,роз мари (этот фильм любил Муслим),,строптивая Мариэтта,,,,,Двойная игра,,,, получите огромное удовольствие..Бутырская тамара

[@maceddy]

Translation: It's nice to see the beautiful Jeanette again. When she was alive, I received a letter from her and from Nelson Eddy with a personal autograph. And in this scene on the piano there is the same photo that she sent me. For those who have not seen her films, look ... ...,, spring days,,,, Rose Marie (Muslim loved this film), obstinate Marietta,,,,, Double game,,,, get great pleasure.. Butyrskaya Tamara

[@christinegronda8500]

I loved her dancing. She could still move!! Thanks Sharon. I really enjoyed this!!

[@allisonyoung4285]

Great to see Jeanette MacDonald giving back the opportunity to sing. Thanks for posting.👍💯

[@garymazzeo3490]

This was filmed mid December 1955.Al Caiazza was paid $500 for his part and being his birthday was near Christmas Jeanette And Gene gave him an extra $500 for Christmas.

[@cinnie1818]

Do I love her Voice.

[@67metoo33]

Where is Nelson Eddy!?! 🧐

[@pre-codefilmclipsandmore1744]

Is Jeanette MacDonald, in Let's Go Native, still available?

[@maceddy]

Yes.

[@Лада-д4ы]

Если бы с ней рядом был Нельсон на сколько сериал смотрелся бы увлекательнее. Какая жалость что они не догадались.

[@maceddy]

Translation: If Nelson had been next to her, the series would have been much more interesting. What a pity they didn't figure it out.

[@maceddy]

Neither Jeanette or Nelson truly found a place for themselves in television. They each did proposed pilots like this one (Nelson did "Nelson Eddy's Backyard" a few years earlier). But Nelson found a more comfortable role for himself in nightclubs, where he could continue the lifestyle he preferred as he had in his post-MGM concert years, with constant traveling and being away from his legal wife for many months of each year. Jeanette wasn't well enough to deal with a grueling nightclub schedule as by 1956 she'd already suffered a few heart attacks, one onstage while she was starring in a summer stock production of "The King & I".