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New Moon (1930): A Classic MGM Musical Romance
New Moon is a 1930 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway. It is an adaptation of the 1928 operetta by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II, featuring opera stars Lawrence Tibbett and Grace Moore. The plot follows a romance between Lieutenant Petroff and Princess Tanya, which faces conflict when the Princess's fiancé, Governor Brusiloff, sends Petroff to a dangerous fort.