The original operetta opened in London on 24 October 1910.Much to Frank Morgan's annoyance, he was required to shave his mustache, which he hadn't done for 17 years.
Robert Z. Leonard was the original director of the movie, but asked to be relieved of the assignment after the first day of shooting.
Although Victor Herbert's songs were used for this movie, the plot is not the same as that of the original musical, due to the censorship restrictions of the Hays Office.
The two crucial missing characters are the Governor's effeminate son Etienne and the Gypsy girl with whom he has fallen in love. They form an alternate love match which was completely eliminated from the movie version because in the stage version, Etienne is actually a notorious pirate.
Anachronisms: The 17th Century French nuns have plucked eyebrows and wear make-up and lipstick.
The song "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" was used in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy "Young Frankenstein," with parts of the refrain sung by the characters played by Madeline Kahn and Terri Garr.
Cast of Naughty Marietta
Princess Marie de Namour de la Bonfain (Marietta Franini) — Jeanette MacDonald
Captain Richard Warrington — Nelson Eddy
Governor Gaspard d'Annard — Frank Morgan
Madame d'Annard — Elsa Lanchester
Prince de Namour de la Bonfain (Uncle to Princess Marie) — Douglas Dumbrille
Herr Schuman — Joseph Cawthorne
Julie — Cecilia Parker
Don Carlos de Braganza — Walter Kingsford
Frau Schuman — Greta Meyer
Rudolpho — Akim Tamiroff
Abraham "Abe" — Harold Huber
Ezekial "Zeke" Cramer — Edward Brophy
Servant to Princess Marie's uncle (the real Marietta Franini) — Helen Shipman
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