The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love.
Director: Norman Taurog
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Kathryn Grayson as Suzette Micheline |
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Mario Lanza as Pepe Abellard Duvalle |
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David Niven as Jacques Riboudeaux |
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J. Carrol Naish as Nicky Duvalle |
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James Mitchell as Pierre |
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Richard Hageman as Maestro P. Trellini |
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Clinton Sundberg as Oscar |
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Sig Arno as Mayor |
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Rita Moreno as Tina |
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Romo Vincent as Manuelo |
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Al Bain as Bar Patron(uncredited) |
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John Barton as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Louise Bates as Dowager (uncredited) |
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Mary Bayless as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Leon Belasco as Dominiques' Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
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Hal Bell as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Mary Benoit as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Arthur Berkeley as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Oscar Blank as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Lulu Mae Bohrman as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Dino Bolognese as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Nina Borget as Maid (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Gene Brown as Pretty Woman (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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George Calliga as Man at Office (uncredited) |
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Marietta Canty as Angelique, Suzette's Maid (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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André Charlot as Dignified Man (uncredited) |
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Wallis Clark as Mr. O'Neill (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Heinie Conklin as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Gene Coogan as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Henry Corden as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Paul Cristo as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Bette Daniels as Dowager (uncredited) |
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George Davis as The Mayor's Stooge (uncredited) |
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Guy De Vestel as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jack Deery as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Harry Denny as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Dowager (uncredited) |
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Beth Douglas as Woman in Cafe (uncredited) |
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Billy Engle as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Fred Essler as Emile, the Gentleman's Tailor (uncredited) |
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Luigi Faccuito as Actor in Opera/Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Fogel as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Elias Gamboa as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Kay Garrett as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Jack George as The Priest (uncredited) |
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Alex Gerry as Albert, Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Alex Goudovitch as Dancing Villager/Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Herbert as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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George Humbert as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Charlotte Hunter as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett Keane as Opera Board Member (uncredited) |
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Michael Kostrick as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Sandy Lawrence as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Lewis as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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King Lockwood as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Leota Lorraine as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Mauu as Passerby (uncredited) |
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Bert May as Dancing Villager/Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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George Meader as Stage Door Man (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Concert Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Molinari as Father (uncredited) |
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Eduardo Moreno as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Sol Murgi as Man at Office (uncredited) |
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George Nardelli as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Richard Neill as Actor in Opera (uncredited) |
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Barry Norton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Owens as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Hamil Petroff as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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John Piffle as (uncredited) |
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Nino Pipitone Jr. as Storekeeper (uncredited) |
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Jack Regas as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Carmela Restivo as Fat Woman (uncredited) |
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Ricky Riccardi as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Ridgway as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Alex Romero as Dancing Villager (uncredited) |
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Loulette Sablon as Costumer (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Mike Tellegen as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Nick Thompson as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Actor in Opera (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Tuttle as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Luree Wiese as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Writing | Sy Gomberg | Writer |
| Writing | George Wells | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Editing | Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Daniel B. Cathcart | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nicholas Brodszky | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |