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24 August 1950 (USA) morePlot:
Snooty opera singer (Kathryn Grayson) meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman (Mario Lanza) in the Louisiana bayous... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Worth seeing for the music alone...Lanza and Grayson in fine voice... more (12 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Kathryn Grayson | ... | Suzette Micheline | |
| Mario Lanza | ... | Pepe Abellard Duvalle | |
| David Niven | ... | Jacques Riboudeaux | |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Nicky Duvalle | |
| James Mitchell | ... | Pierre | |
| Richard Hageman | ... | Maestro P. Trellini | |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Oscar | |
| Sig Arno | ... | Mayor | |
| Rita Moreno | ... | Tina | |
| Romo Vincent | ... | Manuelo |
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: Three-quarters of the way through the "Tina-Lina," Pierre's trousers develop a tear at the seam near the hip, which magically repairs itself in the next shot. moreQuotes:
Oscar: Since society began there's been a way of doing things right and a way of doing them wrong. moreSoundtrack:
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David Niven discovers Mario Lanza, a Cajun fisherman who leaves the Bayou and falls in love with opera singer, Kathryn Grayson. Lushly photographed in the usual grand MGM manner of gaudy costumes and lots of background color, the simple storyline serves as an excuse to have Lanza belt out some ringing tenor numbers and blend his voice with Grayson for some tuneful arias. Opera fans will love it--others beware!
The humor gets a bit overdone with J. Carrol Naish straining for laughs and there's only a glimpse of Rita Moreno in a dance number. But brimming over with arias from "Carmen", "La Traviata" and "Martha", music lovers should have no complaints. Lanza and Grayson are both in fine voice and one would never suspect that she soon tired of his boorish antics on the set and would later refuse to co-star with him when MGM wanted her to do one more film with Lanza.