Serenade
Summary:
Loosely based on a novel by James M. Cain, this romantic drama centers on the struggles of a humble vineyard worker (real-life opera star Mario Lanza) who rises to become a renowned opera star. In the original book, Damon, the protagonist, has a homosexual relationship with the patron who boosts his career, but in the film, the patron is a wealthy and manipulative young woman named... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Mario Lanza - (Damon Vincente)
Joan Fontaine - (Kendall Hale)
Vincent Price - (Charles Winthrop)
Sarita Montiel - (Juana Montez)
Joseph Calleia - (Prof. Marcatello)
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Review:
In this 1956 film directed by Anthony Mann, Mario Lanza romances two women -- one a socialite who jilts him and another a bullfighter's daughter who accepts him -- and rumbles the rafters with 15 songs. The love story is average; the singing is sensational. While all of the spine-tingling drama is taking place, the raison d'être of ... Continue >>
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