Indian Love Call

[1] Originally written for Mary Ellis,[2] the song achieved continued popularity under other artists and has been called Friml's best-remembered work.

[1][7][8] As featured in the 1936 film version, Nelson Eddy as Sergeant Bruce and Jeanette MacDonald as Rose Marie are alone by a lakeside campfire.

In a dramatic moment later in the play, after Sergeant Bruce rides off on his horse to arrest Rose Marie's brother for murder, she sings "Indian Love Call" in an attempt to summon him back.

Still later, as Rose Marie performs the last act of Puccini's Tosca, she hears the voice of Bruce singing "Indian Love Call".

[4] Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald's recording of "Indian Love Call" (with "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" from Naughty Marietta on the B-side) sold over a million copies,[4] was included in the 1974 compilation film That's Entertainment!, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.

The song peaked at number two on the country charts, crossing over into the pop music Top Ten, and made Whitman a star.