The Academy was still indicating who placed second and third. Captain Blood came in second and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer was third.
The nominees were ...
- The Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Studio Sound Department, Gilbert Kurland, Sound Director
- Captain Blood, Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- The Dark Angel, United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- I Dream Too Much, RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Carl Dreher, Sound Director
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Paramount Studio Sound Department, Franklin B. Hansen, Sound Director
- Love Me Forever, Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- Naughty Marietta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- $1,000 a Minute, Republic Studio Sound Department
- Thanks a Million, 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
And the Oscar went to ...
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| Producer Hunt Stromberg presents the Oscar for Naughty Marietta to Douglas Shearer |
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| Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in Naughty Marietta |
The first teaming of MacDonald with Eddy was a big success, although those of us who love the MacDonald-Chevalier teaming at Paramount look on it as a step down for her. It's based on the operetta by Victor Herbert, and features some of the songs for which the duo were celebrated (or at least lampooned): "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," "The Italian Street Song" (you know, the one with the refrain that goes "Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing, boom, boom, ay" -- and now try to get that out of your head), "I'm Falling in Love With Someone," and "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (Along the Highway)." It's actually better than you might think. Eddy was always a block of wood, but MacDonald still has some of the wit she always showed with Chevalier.
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