Question 1

Which song from Monte Carlo became Jeanette MacDonald's lifelong theme song?

Accepted Answer

The song 'Beyond the Blue Horizon,' introduced in the film, became Jeanette MacDonald's theme song for the rest of her life.

Question 2

Why did Jeanette MacDonald change a line in 'Beyond the Blue Horizon' during WWII?

Accepted Answer

During World War II, she changed the line 'Beyond the blue horizon lies the rising sun' to '... lies the shining sun' because the Rising Sun was Japan's symbol, an enemy of America.

Question 3

How does the silent version of Monte Carlo differ from the sound version?

Accepted Answer

The silent version runs 20 minutes shorter than the sound version. It was long thought lost until 1968, when historian David Shepard donated a copy to the American Film Institute.

Question 4

What source material is Monte Carlo based on?

Accepted Answer

It is loosely based on the Booth Tarkington novel (1900) that also inspired the films Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) and (1946), and a 1918 English operetta by André Messager.

Question 5

Which Pre-Code Lubitsch film was the only one not rejected by the Production Code in 1935?

Accepted Answer

Monte Carlo was the only Pre-Code Lubitsch title not rejected when Paramount sought re-release approval from the newly installed Production Code in 1935.

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