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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Tito Vuolo - Pietro Toscano
- Sherry Jackson - Musetta as a Child
- Matt Moore - Max
- Charles Evans - Finch, Benjamin Butler
- John Hamilton - Foster DeWitt
- Bert Roach - Technician
- Blanche Thebom - Opera Montage
- Minerva Urecal - Carmencita Toscano
- Giuseppe Valdengo - Opera Montage
- Mae Clarke - Woman
- 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
- Edith Angold - Hilda
- Yvette Dugay - Musetta Barretto
- Gilbert Russell - Opera Singer
- Teresa Celli - Opera Montage
- Paul Harvey - Benefit Spokesman
- Maurice Samuels - Papa Gino
- Peter Brocco - Father Bronzetti
- Pal Javor - Antonio Scotti
- David Bond - Father Angelico
- Marina Koshetz - Opera Montage
- Argentina Brunetti - Mrs. Barretto
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
- Writer(s):
- William Ludwig, Sonya Levien
- Producer(s):
- Joe Pasternak
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