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Palate Cleanser: The Jeanette Macdonald - Deanna Durbin Smackdown

Palate Cleanser: The Jeanette Macdonald - Deanna Durbin Smackdown

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Apr 10, 2011
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As promised. Verdi chosen because the Siren loves Verdi.

Jeanette, La Traviata, "Sempre Libera." From San Francisco (1936), directed by an uncredited W.S. Van Dyke and a movie in which the Siren quite likes the old Iron Butterfly. Apologies for the colorized clip:

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