

Acting
MacDonald's voice could shatter glass and hearts simultaneously
Score
Sigmund Romberg operetta numbers that refuse to be subtle
Costume
Lace, ruffles, and revolutionary rags—wardrobe had RANGE

Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the sixth MacDonald-Eddy pairing; their real-life tension reportedly made the longing scenes genuinely electric.
The film whitewashes Louisiana's complex racial history entirely, presenting colonial romance without enslaved people—a 1940s Hollywood specialty.