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The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

97 min  -  Musical  -   24 August 1950 (USA)
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Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Sy Gomberg, George Wells

Stars:

Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza and David Niven
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kathryn Grayson ...
Mario Lanza Mario Lanza ...
David Niven ...
J. Carrol Naish J. Carrol Naish ...
James Mitchell ...
Richard Hageman Richard Hageman ...
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Sig Arno Sig Arno ...
Mayor
Rita Moreno ...
Tina
Romo Vincent Romo Vincent ...
Manuelo
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Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera, but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love. Written by Ed Lorusso  

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Plot Keywords:

Fisherman | Beautiful Woman | Fishing

Genres:

Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Der Fischer von Louisiana See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Although they had previously appeared together in That Midnight Kiss, Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza did not get along while making this film. While shooting the love duet scene from "Madame Butterfly," Grayson recalled that Lanza kept trying to French kiss her, which was made even more unpleasant by the fact that he kept eating garlic before shooting. To counter this, Grayson had costume designer Helen Rose sew pieces of brass inside her glove. Each time Lanza attempted to French kiss her, Grayson would smack him in the face with her brass-loaded glove. One of these smacks was included in the movie. See more »

Goofs

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. See more »

Quotes

Oscar: Since society began there's been a way of doing things right and a way of doing them wrong.
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Soundtracks

"Be My Love"
(uncredited)
by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn
Sung by Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson See more »