The Great Caruso (1951)
Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America to sing for the Metropolitan Opera. At first, his lack of education and poor background make him an outcast in the high-class opera world. Eventually, his voice wins him both fans and the hand of his love, Dorothy. But his nonstop pace and desire to perform at any cost eventually take their toll on the singer's health.
Director: Richard Thorpe
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Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso |
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Ann Blyth as Dorothy Benjamin |
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Dorothy Kirsten as Louise Heggar |
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Jarmila Novotná as Maria Selka |
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Richard Hageman as Carlo Santi |
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Carl Benton Reid as Park Benjamin |
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Eduard Franz as Giulio Gatti-Casazza |
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Ludwig Donath as Alfredo Brazzi |
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Alan Napier as Jean de Reszke |
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Blanche Thebom as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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Teresa Celli as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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Nicola Moscona as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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Giuseppe Valdengo as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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Lucine Amara as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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Marina Koshetz as Vocalist - Opera Montage |
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George Chakiris as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Mae Clarke as Woman (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Front Row Audience Member at 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (uncredited) |
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William Ripley Dorr as Vocal Ensemble (uncredited) |
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Nestor Paiva as Egisto Barretto |
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Hazel Dohlman as Dowager (uncredited) |
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Pál Jávor as Antonio Scotti |
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Carl Milletaire as Gino |
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Shepard Menken as Fucito |
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Vincent Renno as Tullio |
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Peter Price as Caruso (as boy) |
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Mario Siletti as Papa Caruso |
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Angela Clarke as Mama Caruso |
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Ian Wolfe as Hutchins |
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Yvette Duguay as Musetta Barretto |
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Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Barretto |
| Directing | Richard Thorpe | Director |
| Writing | William Ludwig | Writer |
| Sound | Ernesto De Curtis | Music |
| Production | Jesse L. Lasky | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Camera | Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Art | Gabriel Scognamillo | Art Direction |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Producer |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Irving Aaronson | Music |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
