Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
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Strictly Dishonorable is a musicalized version of Preston Sturges' cynical Broadway comedy of the same title, previously filmed sans songs in 1931. Ezio Pinza, fresh from his stage triumph in South Pacific, stars as Augustino Caraffa, an opera star whose amorous adventures are legend. Janet Leigh plays green-as-grass Southern belle Isabelle Perry, Caraffa's biggest fan. To rescue her idol from a vengeful publisher (Hugh Sanders), Isabelle agrees to an "in name only" marriage, hoping that Caraffa will eventually fall in love with her for real. Several romantic complications later, Caraffa finally begins to change his rakish ways. In keeping with Sturges' original scenario, Strictly Dishonorable is set in the late 1920s, allowing for a scene in which Isabelle is amorously inspired by a silent John Gilbert-Greta Garbo picture (accompanied on the Mighty Wurlitzer by organist Kathleen Freeman). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Ezio Pinza - Augustino Caraffa
- Millard Mitchell - Bill Dempsey
- Maria Palmer - Countess Lili Szadvany
- Silvio Minciotti - Uncle Nito
- Sandro Giglio - Tomasso
- Mario Siletti - Luigi
- Janet Leigh - Isabelle Perry
- Gale Robbins - Marie Donnelly
- Esther Minciotti - Mme. Maria Caraffa
- Arthur Franz - Henry Greene
- Hugh Sanders - Harry Donnelly
- Director(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Writer(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Producer(s):
- Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
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