That Midnight Kiss

1949
Approved
1h 36m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,5/10

654

MA NOTE

Ethel Barrymore, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, Mario Lanza, Jules Munshin, and Keenan Wynn in That Midnight Kiss (1949)

In Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years training in the best Europeans music schools. Her millionaire grandmother Abigail Trent Budell sponsors an opera company under the command of the famous maestro Jose Iturbi to give a chance to Prudence to lead an opera. They hire the also famous tenor Guido Russino Betelli, but Prudence does not feel comfortable with him on the stage. When Prudence accidentally sees the American-Italian truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, she convinces Jose Iturbi to give a chance to Johnny. They fall in love for each other, but when Prudence visits his work to tell that he will be hired, she meets Mary and she believes Johnny is in love of his colleague.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years training in the best Europeans music schools. Her millionaire grandmother Abigail Trent Budell s... Tout lireIn Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years training in the best Europeans music schools. Her millionaire grandmother Abigail Trent Budell sponsors an opera company under the command of the famous maestro Jose Iturbi to give a cha... Tout lireIn Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years training in the best Europeans music schools. Her millionaire grandmother Abigail Trent Budell sponsors an opera company under the command of the famous maestro Jose Iturbi to give a chance to Prudence to lead an opera. They hire the also famous tenor Guido Russino Betelli, b... Tout lire

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,5/10

654

MA NOTE

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Prix
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
The last film appearance of José Iturbi. He left Hollywood because his movie appearances were doing damage to his career as a conductor and concert pianist, as music critics were accusing him of "cheap exhibitionism" for appearing in Hollywood films.

Gaffes
When Prudence and Jose go to Mama Donetti's restaurant, she opens the front door twice between shots.

Citations
Abigail Trent Budell: Every opera singer should fall in love with her tenor, or composer, or baritone, or conductor. I'm glad it's a tenor. We could use one.

Connexions
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Bandes originales
Una furtiva lagrima
(uncredited)
from "L'Elisir d'Amore"
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani
Performed by Mario Lanza

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Commentaire en vedette

7/10

Mario Lanza Sings That's All Any Musical Needs

I tend to agree with the critics of the time: If Mario Lanza was in the movie it was worth seeing. Even though this musical contained a wonderfully talented cast Mario Lanza still shines out and that is saying something. Any musical that was fortunate enough to have Jose Iturbi and his sister Amparo Iturbi who were concert pianists of great magnitude plus Kathryn Grayson who was no slouch in the singing department herself. Throw in Ethel Barrymore of the First Family of Actors and it is a lucky movie musical indeed. But in my opinion even with all of that Mario Lanza is the reason to see this movie. What a voice! Who cares if he could act or not. His acting was more than adequate. No one expected him to be an Oscar winner. Of course the plot to the musical was thin, most of those MGM musical plots were. But any musical that has Mario Lanza in it is worth seeing again and again.