The Toast of New Orleans
M-G-M's Technicolor fiesta!
1950 · 1h 37m · APPROVED
Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Norman Taurog
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The Toast of New Orleans
Overview
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love.
Director and cast
- Norman Taurog Director
- Kathryn Grayson as Suzette Micheline
- Mario Lanza as Pepe Abellard Duvalle
- David Niven as Jacques Riboudeaux
- J. Carrol Naish as Nicky Duvalle
- James Mitchell as Pierre
- Richard Hageman as Maestro P. Trellini
- Clinton Sundberg as Oscar
- Sig Arno as Mayor
- Rita Moreno as Tina
- Romo Vincent as Manuelo
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