West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Acting
Eleanor Powell's tap sequences—she reportedly learned them in three days.
Production
The absurdly lavish Romanza palace set cost more than some entire films that year.
Costume
Adrian's gowns—Powell wears a 200-pound beaded dress for one number.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Nelson Eddy
Dick Thorpe
Eleanor Powell
Princess Rosalie Romanikov
Frank Morgan
King Fredrick Romanikov
Edna May Oliver
Queen of Romanza
Ray Bolger
Bill Delroy
Ilona Massey
Brenda
Billy Gilbert
Oloff
Reginald Owen
Chancellor
Tom Rutherford
Prince Paul
Clay Clement
Captain Banner
Virginia Grey
Mary Callahan
George Zucco
General Maroff
Oscar O'Shea
Mr. Callahan
Jerry Colonna
Joseph
Janet Beecher
Miss Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Eleanor Powell's only Technicolor film, and MGM barely utilized it—most musical numbers are black-and-white.
Released during peak isolationist America, the film's fantasy European kingdom let audiences enjoy royalty without confronting actual looming war.
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