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The Stars Are Singing
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Wikipedia article
'The Stars Are Singing' is a 1953 Paramount Pictures musical directed by Norman Taurog and starring Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Lauritz Melchior.
The screenplay concerns a 15-year-old Polish girl (played by Alberghetti) who attempts to enter the U.S. illegally, setting off a major search by immigration officials. She is befriended by a struggling group of New York performers, who try to get approval for her to remain in the country.
Clooney performs her hit song "Come On-a My House" and Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior sings "Vesti la giubba" from Leoncavallo's opera 'Pagliacci' in this Technicolor production.Netflix DVD
The film cost $1,264,337Michael A. Hoey, 'Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog', Bear Manor Media 2013 and earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953.'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', 'Variety', January 13, 1954
Plot
Cast
* Rosemary Clooney as Terry Brennan
* Anna Maria Alberghetti as Katri Walenska
* Lauritz Melchior as Jan Poldi
* Bob Williams as Homer Tirdell
* Tom Morton as Buddy Fraser
* Fred Clark as McDougall
* John Archer as Dave Parish
* Mikhail Rasumny as Ladowski
* Lloyd Corrigan as Miller
* Don Wilson as Radio Announcer
* Otto Waldis as Ship's Captain Goslak
* Henry Guttman as Ship's Mate
* Paul E. Burns as Henryk
* Freeman Lusk as Conway
References
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