The Great Caruso (1951)
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The film traces Naples-born Caruso's ascension from adolescent choir singer to the uppermost ranks of the opera world. Caruso is brought to America, getting off to a bad start by inadvertently insulting the impresario (Carl Benton Reid) responsible for his Metropolitan debut. This complication has a happy outcome when Caruso marries his benefactor's daughter (Ann Blyth). Refusing to spare himself or to hold back his talents from his fans, Caruso's health fails him, and he dies in 1921 at the age of 47. Featuring no fewer than 27 musical numbers, Great Caruso also stars Mario Lanza as Caruso, as well as such operatic superstars as Dorothy Kirsten and Jarmila Novotna. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
Synopsis of The Great Caruso
The film traces Naples-born Caruso's ascension from adolescent choir singer to the uppermost ranks of the opera world. Caruso is brought to America, getting off to a bad start by inadvertently insulting the impresario (Carl Benton Reid) responsible for his Metropolitan debut. This complication has a happy outcome when Caruso marries his benefactor's daughter (Ann Blyth). Refusing to spare himself or to hold back his talents from his fans, Caruso's health fails him, and he dies in 1921 at the age of 47. Featuring no fewer than 27 musical numbers, Great Caruso also stars Mario Lanza as Caruso, as well as such operatic superstars as Dorothy Kirsten and Jarmila Novotna. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Great Caruso
- Mario Lanza - Enrico Caruso
- Dorothy Kirsten - Louise Heggar
- Richard Hageman - Carlo Santi
- Eduard Franz - Giulio Gatti-Casazza
- Alan Napier - Jean de Reszke
- Shepard Menken - Fucito
- Nestor Paiva - Egisto Barretto
- Mario Siletti - Papa Caruso
- Ian Wolfe - Hutchins
- Pal Javor - Antonio Scotti
- Gilbert Russell - Opera Singer
- Teresa Celli - Opera Montage
- Bert Roach - Technician
- Paul Harvey - Benefit Spokesman
- Marina Koshetz - Opera Montage
- Edith Angold - Hilda
- Sherry Jackson - Musetta as a Child
- Maurice Samuels - Papa Gino
- David Bond - Father Angelico
- Ann Blyth - Dorothy Benjamin
- Jarmila Novotna - Maria Selka
- Carl Benton Reid - Park Benjamin
- Ludwig Donath - Alfredo Brazzi
- Carl Milletaire - Gino
- Vincent Renno - Tullio
- Peter Edward Price - Caruso, as a boy
- Angela Clarke - Mama Caruso
- Minerva Urecal - Carmencita Toscano
- Tito Vuolo - Pietro Toscano
- Matt Moore - Max
- Charles Evans - Finch, Benjamin Butler
- Peter Brocco - Father Bronzetti
- John Hamilton - Foster DeWitt
- Argentina Brunetti - Mrs. Barretto
- Blanche Thebom - Opera Montage
- Yvette Dugay - Musetta Barretto
- Mae Clarke - Woman
- Giuseppe Valdengo - Opera Montage
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
- Writer(s):
- William Ludwig, Sonya Levien
- Producer(s):
- Joe Pasternak
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