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The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
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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:
My Favorite Mario Lanza moreCast
(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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"Toast of New Orleans" is an interesting little period musical, an admirable vehicle for Mario Lanza and his opera songs. This is my third Lanza musical after "Because You're Mine"(1952) and "For the First Time"(1959) and so far it is my favorite.
In spite of being an MGM musical, "Toast of New Orleans" is more in line with the nostalgic period froths and extravaganzas that were common at the Fox studio. The Technicolor and period costumes here are as enchantingly garish and gorgeous as those at Fox. Lanza plays a Bayou fisherman who is discovered by David Niven and falls in love with a fellow opera star named Suzette played by Kathryn Grayson. I found their love scenes somehow cold and unmemorable; however, the songs "Be My Love," and some arias from Madame Butterfly, Carmen, and La Traviata are sublimely potent and unforgettable.