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The Great Caruso (1951)
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples... See full summary » Director:Richard ThorpeWriter:William Ludwig (suggested by book "Biography of her Husband" by Dorothy Caruso), and 1 more credit » |
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Mario Lanza | ... |
Enrico Caruso
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Dorothy Benjamin
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Dorothy Kirsten | ... | |
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Jarmila Novotna | ... |
Maria Selka
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Richard Hageman | ... |
Carlo Santi
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Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Park Benjamin
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Eduard Franz | ... |
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
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Ludwig Donath | ... |
Alfredo Brazzi
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Alan Napier | ... |
Jean de Reszke
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Pál Jávor | ... |
Antonio Scotti
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Carl Milletaire | ... |
Gino
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Shepard Menken | ... |
Fucito
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Vincent Renno | ... |
Tullio
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Nestor Paiva | ... |
Egisto Barretto
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Peter Price | ... |
Caruso as a Boy
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Storyline
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to one, because he sings; to Dorothy's, because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel chested, loud, emotional, unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that "the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man": he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
from RIGOLETTO
Performed by Mario Lanza
Also performed by Blanche Thebom and Giuseppe Valdengo
Written by Giuseppe Verdi See more »
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In October 1951, MGM was distributing this film on the drive-in theater circuit on a double bill with the Lassie movie The Painted Hills. See more »Soundtracks
"Quartet"(uncredited)
from RIGOLETTO
Performed by Mario Lanza
Also performed by Blanche Thebom and Giuseppe Valdengo
Written by Giuseppe Verdi See more »
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