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Has got to be better that any other MacDonald/Eddy film

posted 17 years ago by WhisperingBells1959
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Does anyone else prefer Allan Jones to Nelson Eddy?

"Remember men, we're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did."

[–] tejonm 12 years ago

When I saw "The Firefly" at age 11--I was totally enraged that Nelson Eddy wasn't in it! I guess a lot of other people must have felt the same way! This morning I saw "The Firefly" on TV, a good 70 years later And I WAS impressed on how good it was ! Yes, Nelson Eddy tended to be rather wooden in his acting, and his voice merely acceptable! But the viewers liked him and Jeanette together.

[–] aa56 12 years ago

Allan Jones could sing and act circles around Nelson Eddy. It boils down to whether one prefers tenors or baritones.

[–] prjdean 12 years ago

I prefer Allan Jones as an actor, singer and leading man to Nelson Eddy .

In this one film , he has better chemistry with Jeanette than Nelson ever had.

What a shame they were never reteamed - Jeanette and the handsome young tenor had great chemistry - on screen and off - they remained lifelong friends.