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Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Sy Gomberg (written by) and
George Wells (written by)
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Release Date:
24 August 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Plot:
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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Opera lovers take note, opera haters run for cover... more (12 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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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. more
Quotes:
Oscar: Since society began there's been a way of doing things right and a way of doing them wrong. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974) more
Soundtrack:
Be My Love more

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Opera lovers take note, opera haters run for cover..., 1 June 2000
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Author: FelixtheCat from Cleveland, OH

Turn-of-the-century New Orleans is the setting of this operatic, musical romance starring Mario Lanza and his powerful voice and the porcelain Kathryn Grayson. Lanza plays a bayou, shrimp fisherman who lives with his nagging uncle, J. Carrol Naish. He is a brash and verile lout until an opera director, David Niven, sees him singing and believes he is the tenor that his opera has been needing. Lanza's voice is ironed out through the company's training as are his brutish manners, with the help of opera star Grayson, whom Lanza has fallen for. The humor is typical, but opera lovers may enjoy the inclusion of arias from "Mignon," "Carmen," and "La Traviata," along with duets from "Madam Butterfly." A young Rita Moreno appears as a waterfront girl.

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