6 Best Nelson Eddy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 9, 2026

Nelson Eddy’s rich baritone made him one of Hollywood’s best-loved musical leading men, frequently paired with Jeanette MacDonald in the era’s grandest operettas. Maytime and Rose Marie are those operettas, New Moon sails a disguised aristocrat to colonial Louisiana, The Chocolate Soldier poses an opera singer as a Cossack officer to test his wife, and Phantom of the Opera haunts the Paris Opera House. Dancing Lady rounds out the list.

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Nelson Eddy stars in this Technicolor remake about a disfigured composer who haunts the Paris Opera House, obsessed with a young singer he secretly mentors.

Directed by Arthur Lubin · 1h 29m · Rated NR

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The Chocolate Soldier (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Florence Bates appears in this musical comedy about a jealous opera singer who disguises himself to test his wife's fidelity while he's away at war.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 42m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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New Moon (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Mary Boland features in this MacDonald and Eddy musical about a French aristocrat posing as a servant who falls for a noblewoman aboard a voyage to colonial Louisiana.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 1h 45m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Maytime (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Charles Judels appears in this musical about an ageing opera singer who recalls the tragic, decades-old love affair that defined her life.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 2h 12m

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Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Rose Marie (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Nelson Eddy stars in this MacDonald and Eddy musical about a Canadian Mountie who falls for the opera singer sister of the fugitive he has been sent to capture.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Dancing Lady (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A determined burlesque dancer works her way up to Broadway stardom with a demanding director's help.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Nelson Eddy Movies

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

The Chocolate Soldier (1941)

New Moon (1940)

Maytime (1937)

Rose Marie (1936)

Dancing Lady (1933)

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