This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
Leon Ames
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Frank Austin
Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Pianist (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Mayor (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Jailer (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
French Peasant (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
Baron (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Nobleman (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Peasant (uncredited)
Roy Rowland
Director
Dec 15, 1993
Oct 29, 2003
Sep 10, 2025
Jan 1, 1975
May 12, 2022
Sep 7, 2001
Apr 5, 2012
May 24, 1956
Dec 18, 2012
Oct 8, 2010
Dec 7, 2023
Aug 20, 1968
Oct 23, 2020
Jan 23, 2002
May 24, 2006
Oct 15, 1949
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
United States
English