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A Lady's Morals

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5.3/10
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Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
  • Drama
  • Musical
Largely fictionalized biopic of turn-of-the-century nightingale Jenny Lind, highlighted by her true-to-life intersection with showman P.T. Barnum.Largely fictionalized biopic of turn-of-the-century nightingale Jenny Lind, highlighted by her true-to-life intersection with showman P.T. Barnum.Largely fictionalized biopic of turn-of-the-century nightingale Jenny Lind, highlighted by her true-to-life intersection with showman P.T. Barnum.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
109
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  • Director
    • Sidney Franklin
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Farnum(story)
    • Hanns Kräly(scenario)
    • Claudine West(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Grace Moore
    • Reginald Denny
    • Wallace Beery
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  • Director
    • Sidney Franklin
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Farnum(story)
    • Hanns Kräly(scenario)
    • Claudine West(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Grace Moore
    • Reginald Denny
    • Wallace Beery
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Reginald Denny and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    Reginald Denny and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    Reginald Denny and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    George F. Marion and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    Reginald Denny and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)
    Reginald Denny and Grace Moore in A Lady's Morals (1930)

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    Grace Moore
    Grace Moore
    • Jenny Lind
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Paul Brandt
    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
    • Barnum
    Jobyna Howland
    Jobyna Howland
    • Josephine
    Gus Shy
    • Olaf
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • Broughm
    George F. Marion
    George F. Marion
    • Innkeeper
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Maretti
    Giovanni Martino
    • Zerga
    Bodil Rosing
    Bodil Rosing
    • Innkeeper's Wife
    Joan Standing
    • Louise
    Mavis Villiers
    Mavis Villiers
    • Selma
    Judith Vosselli
    Judith Vosselli
    • Rosatti
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    • Italian Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Jenny's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Dane
    Karl Dane
    • Swede in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Irwin
    • Swedish Ambassador
    • (uncredited)
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    • Audience Member Socked by Paul
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Franklin
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Farnum(story)
      • Hanns Kräly(scenario)
      • Claudine West(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      This film received its first and one of its rare early telecasts in New York City on the Late, Late Show Monday 19 January 1959 on WCBS (Channel 2).
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Jenny Lind (1931)
    • Soundtracks
      It Is Destiny
      (1930) (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Clifford Grey

      Music by Oscar Straus

      Copyright 1930 by Harms Inc.

      Played by Reginald Denny on piano and sung by Grace Moore

      Reprised by Grace Moore singing and on piano

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    6/10
    lovely singing, but not really about Jenny Lind
    As far as I can tell, the incidents shown in this film did not happen to the real Jenny Lind, portrayed here by Grace Moore.

    Lind was the "Swedish Nightingale," an opera and concert performer in the 1800s who was brought to America by P.T. Barnum and madly hyped. There is no way to hear her voice today, alas, but some writings have stated that she was probably not as good as some of her contemporaries, but she was a favorite of several composers and given tons of publicity by Barnum. She apparently sang coloratura; in fact, once she sang a Rossini aria for Rossini, and it was so interpolated, when she was finished, Rossini said, "A pretty little song. Who wrote it?" In this story, Lind meets a composer (Reginald Denny) who falls for her and writes for her, eventually going blind. Fiction, as far as I can tell, as Lind married Otto Goldschmidt and had a long and successful marriage, and three children.

    This story is very melodramatic and, done in 1930, a lot of the acting and sound bugs hadn't been worked out yet. One thing that is true is that Lind did suffer vocal problems and a famous teacher did help restore her voice; however, her problems didn't begin while she was on stage in Norma repeating the Casta Diva (repeating arias was often done in the old days when there was a loud and long ovation).

    Moore sings from the above-mentioned Norma and La Fille du Regiment. What makes the film watchable is Moore's singing. She had a beautiful voice. Like a lot of the early sopranos, the top wasn't 100%; I can never figure out if it was the way they were recorded or taught. However, her debut was in Der Freischutz as Agathe, which leads me to believe she had a sizable lyric coloratura voice. However, given that these early singers sang everything, maybe not. It's not known why she retired from opera in her late twenties; it could have been that she found it too hard on her voice.

    Anyway, enjoy Moore's lovely singing.
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Morala neke žene
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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