Mardi Gras (1958)

Director:

Edmund Goulding

Writers:

Curtis Harrington (story), Hal Kanter,

Stars:

Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Tommy Sands

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Pat Boone	...	Paul Newell
Christine Carère	...	Michelle Marton
Tommy Sands	...	Barry Denton
Sheree North	...	Eadie West
Gary Crosby	...	Tony Collins
Fred Clark	...	Al Curtis
Dick Sargent	...	Dick Saglon (as Richard Sargent)
Barrie Chase	...	Torchy Larue
Jennifer West	...	Sylvia Simmons
Geraldine Wall	...	Ann Harris
King Calder	...	Lt. Col. Vaupell
Robert Burton	...	Comdr. Tydings

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

military school | mardi gras | raffle

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Noites de Mardi Gras

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of the gorilla was played by one of Hollywood's leading "gorilla performers," Charles Gemora. This film would be his last performance. For the remaining few years of his life, he worked in the makeup department on future films.

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Quotes

Torchy Larue: [Cramming for exams in the strip club where she dances] I'm having trouble correlating the personality compensation theory of Schuman. He calls his thesis Alter Ego Recognition.

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Soundtracks

"Shenandoah"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Not at all promising as a musical--nor as a teen frolic--but Boone is quite good...

Studious cadet at a military academy wins the student raffle to travel down to New Orleans at Mardi Gras time to hopefully meet a popular starlet from Hollywood. Despite an original story by Curtis Harrington (!) and the Oscar-nominated musical direction from Lionel Newman, "Mardi Gras" seems cramped and uninspired. Pat Boone does some good work in the lead, but his blandly 'charming' cohorts are hardly appealing: Gary Crosby shamelessly pokes fun at father Bing, while Tommy Sands seems to disintegrate after his early solo and Richard (Dick) Sargent stands around with his arms folded. The early scenes at the academy work best (think "Taps" with music), however these characters are not worth following and their adventures do not reap big returns. *1/2 from ****