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That Midnight Kiss

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When Prudence Budell (Kathryn Grayson) returns from musical training, her grandmother, Abigail (Ethel Barrymore), hires Jose Iturbi (Jose Iturbi) to start her own opera company, in which Prudence stars. The company hits a snag when Prudence refuses to sing with the star tenor. When Johnny Donnetti (Mario Lanza) delivers a piano to Prudence, she discovers that he can sing. Complications ensue when she attempts to start both a musical and a romantic partnership with him.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Features young budding opera star tenor Mario Lanza in his film debut. The handsome lad proves he can sing, but falls short in the acting. Rated: C Jan 31, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Mario Lanza made his film debut in this glossy MGM film which is short on plot but long on a mashup of operatic and pop tunes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member ok not my thing though dont really care for lanza Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Though I'm not a big fan of tenor singers, it was a good solid story nonetheless =) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Barrymore, Munshin, Wynn, and Lanza all have there good points here. But WHY does the nice uncouth opera singer always fall for the stuck up Prima Dona? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Mario Lanza's starring film debut. He & Kathryn Grayson are very well paired. Sweet if predictable story, great singing, very colorful. Jules Munshin and Keenan Wynn are both featured in nice supporting (and funny) roles. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Didn't really know what to expect. Wasn't great, but quite sweet. Must say that Mario Lanza has a great voice! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Prudence Budell (Kathryn Grayson) returns from musical training, her grandmother, Abigail (Ethel Barrymore), hires Jose Iturbi (Jose Iturbi) to start her own opera company, in which Prudence stars. The company hits a snag when Prudence refuses to sing with the star tenor. When Johnny Donnetti (Mario Lanza) delivers a piano to Prudence, she discovers that he can sing. Complications ensue when she attempts to start both a musical and a romantic partnership with him.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 24, 2007
Runtime
1h 36m