Review of Interrupted Melody

I just want to respond to the ludicrous question in another review as to why MGM didn't just cast Jeanette MacDonald or Kathryn Grayson. This part called for real dramatic acting, which neither of these two were much chop at frankly: and Grayson would have certainly blown a gasket trying to sing most of this repertoire; probably MacDonald as well, who was not in great health by this time. The thought of either of them as Carmen makes me feel quite ill.

And the end result would have been just another musical ...

I also want to point out that Lawrence was far from the second Australian opera star after Melba. There were Florence Austral, John Brownlee, many others.