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The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

Director: Norman Taurog

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Mario Lanza belts out 'Be My Love' and that's almost all you need to know about this rudimentary vehicle, retaining the romantic partnership from the previous year's star-making extravaganza That Midnight Kiss. This time Lanza's a humble Louisiana fisherman who becomes the tenor at the turn-of-the-century New Orleans opera house, where he quickly sets his sights on Grayson, the diva in Madam Butterfly. Niven, the show's director, looks as though he'd rather be elsewhere.

Author: TJ 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Norman Taurog

Producer: Joe Pasternak

Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven, J Carrol Naish, Rita Moreno full cast

Duration: 97 mins


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