The Great Caruso (1951)
The Intimate Story of a Man with a Voice as Great as His Heart!
109 min
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.
- Release date
- April 16, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso
- Ann Blyth as Dorothy Benjamin
- Dorothy Kirsten as Louise Heggar
- Jarmila Novotna as Maria Selka
- Richard Hageman as Carlo Santi
- Carl Benton Reid as Park Benjamin
- Eduard Franz as Giulio Gatti-Casazza
- Ludwig Donath as Alfredo Brazzi
- Alan Napier as Jean de Reszke
- Blanche Thebom as Vocalist - Opera Montage
- Teresa Celli as Vocalist - Opera Montage
- Marina Koshetz as Vocalist - Opera Montage
- George Chakiris as Dancer (uncredited)
- Mae Clarke as Woman (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers as Front Row Audience Member at 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (uncredited)
- Nestor Paiva as Egisto Barretto
- Pál Jávor as Antonio Scotti
- Carl Milletaire as Gino
- Shepard Menken as Fucito
- Mario Siletti as Papa Caruso
- Angela Clarke as Mama Caruso
- Ian Wolfe as Hutchins
- Yvette Duguay as Musetta Barretto
Crew
- Richard Thorpe · Director
- Sonya Levien · Writer
- William Ludwig · Writer
- Dorothy Caruso · Writer
- Joe Pasternak · Producer
- Johnny Green · Composer
- Joseph Ruttenberg · Cinematographer
- Gene Ruggiero · Editor