“The Intimate Story of a Man with a Voice as Great as His Heart!”
Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America to sing for the Metropolitan Opera. At first, his lack of education and poor background make him an outcast in the high-class opera world. Eventually, his voice wins him both fans and the hand of his love, Dorothy. But his nonstop pace and desire to perform at any cost eventually take their toll on the singer's health.
Richard Thorpe
Joe Pasternak
William Ludwig
Joseph Ruttenberg
Johnny Green
Mario Lanza
Enrico Caruso
Ann Blyth
Dorothy Benjamin
Dorothy Kirsten
Louise Heggar
Jarmila Novotná
Maria Selka
Richard Hageman
Carlo Santi
Carl Benton Reid
Park Benjamin
Eduard Franz
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Ludwig Donath
Alfredo Brazzi
Alan Napier
Jean de Reszke
Blanche Thebom
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Teresa Celli
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Nicola Moscona
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CinemaSerf
I thought Richard Thorpe always managed to present these semi-sumptuous dramas quite well, and here - despite the rather simpering presence of Ann Blyth, he does manage to encapsulate effectively the rags to riches story of acclaimed tenor Enrico Caruso (Mario Lanza). Nobody cared much for the man's...
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