Mario Lanza made his film debut in this box-office winner, a colorful, musical, partly biographical tale. Barrymore is a rich Philadelphia dowager who once had plans for a career in opera. Her granddaughter is Grayson, and Barrymore hopes to live out her frustrations through the comely
young woman. Barrymore is putting up the money for a local opera company and has hired Jose Iturbi (as himself) to helm the orchestra. Grayson meets jolly truck driver Lanza and is impressed by his voice, so she prevails on Iturbi to give the tenor a listen. Gomez is the tenor who has been engaged
to bolster in Grayson's operatic debut. He is past his prime and his temperamental tant...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
96 mins