Victor Herbert: Naughty Marietta / Munsel / Drake (1955)

This 1955 televised production of Victor Herbert's popular operetta follows the adventures of 18th-century American Capt. Dick Warrington (Alfred Drake) as he tracks down a notorious pirate in New Orleans with the help of a runaway French girl, Marietta (Patrice Munsel). As the chase unfolds, secret identities, surprising revelations and the haunting strains of a beautiful song lead to the blossoming of true love.