| | |  | Musicals | Home » » » That Midnight Kiss / The Toast of New Orleans | | | | | | | Description: | | Renowned Philadelphia-born singer Mario Lanza shines in a double bill. First, the semi-autobiographical "That Midnight Kiss" finds truck driver Lanza (in his feature debut) getting a chance to perform when a temperamental tenor walks out on an opera during rehearsal. Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi and Ethel Barrymore also star; songs include "They Don't Believe Me," "Santa Lucia," "Celeste Aida." Next, Mario is a Louisiana fisherman who rises from the docks to stardom on the stage. Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, Rita Moreno also star; the score includes Lanza's signature song, "Be My Love." 195 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; documentary; bonus shorts "Sports Oddities" (1949), "Senor Droopy" (1949), "Modern New Orleans" (1940), "Old New Orleans" (1940); theatrical trailers. | | | Features: | |
• THAT MIDNIGHT KISS: Mario Lanza plays a singing truck driver who travels the road to success and romance in THAT MIDNIGHT KISS. TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS: A New Orleans fisherman falls for an opera star and subsequently becomes one himself. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS Rating: NR Age: 012569795303 UPC: 012569795303 Manufacturer No: 79530
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven, J. Carrol Naish, James Mitchell | | Director:
| Norman Taurog | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Subtitled | | Language:
| English, German | | Subtitle:
| English, French | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | | Run Time:
| 195 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 24, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Pleasure to watch and listen to...Sep 20, 2007
By W. C. Johnson
"teroy"
Nothing really technical to say about these movies. If you love old films with their simple plot, and the sensational singing voice of Mario Lanza, then don't think twice about getting these rare collectibles. The film is exceptionally restored with vivid colors and crisp sound. If you like it, buy it!
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
That Midnight Kiss, and The Toast of New OrleansMay 28, 2008
By Gordon G. Foulds
That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans take us back to a time in the history of film making that has never been equalled. Everything about these films seems to work. The stars were superb, and the costumes and sets were magnificent. The stories were light and frothy, and there were no real attempts to create "real" stories. The audiences happily suspended their disbelief, and were contnent to be carried away by the beauty and purity of the music. Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza were magnificent singers and were perhaps at their best in opera and operatic inspired music, a regular feature of films starring these two singers. We may well have been seeing the beginning od "crossover" music here. These films represent the best in production values of their day, and were made in 1949 and 1950 when the world was still expressing the joys of the early Post-War period. Definitely 5 star.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Mario acts as well as singsSep 07, 2007
By Marylyn Hood
"Southern girl"
These movies were so great. I remember seeing "Toast of New Orleans" when I was a very small girl. I fell in love with that handsome face and smile of Mario Lanza and I tried to sing like Kathryn Grayson for years. I hope to get all the Lanza movies. I will enjoy these for years to come.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
My first favorite tenor!!Aug 02, 2009
By Operafilly
Toast of New Orleans
I had heard "Be My Love" for 20 years before I got the video. As a pre teen this voice was the most fantastic sound I has ever heard. It was several years later I got into opera and could appreciate the other things he sang. Italian songs are pretty melancholy for a kid.
Finally with the advent of video I got to see this delightful movie. Well supported with Niven, Nash, Rita Moreno and other character actors....and a marvelous dance sequence, the story bounces along enjoyably. The highlight for me was the Butterfly duet, as Pinkerton was one of only 2 operatic roles he sang, the other being Fenton.
That Midnight Kiss is not quite as well crafted and could use more Lanza singing.
The movie Serenade has some very good opera stagings of arias.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Splendid voices, splendid musicSep 22, 2008
By Eugene August
When MGM paired its star soprano Kathryn Grayson with newcomer tenor Mario Lanza, the studio got a vocal duo that ignited the screen and made operatic singing so exciting that even people who thought they hated opera rushed to the nearest theater to hear them. In their no-holds-barred solos and duets, Grayson and Lanza provided some of the most spine-tingling musical numbers ever caught on film. Just listen to "Love Is Music," the soaring duet that closes "That Midnight Kiss," or "Be My Love," their first duet in "Toast of New Orleans." Grayson sings at the top of her register, and Lanza prodigiously pours forth his magnificent tenor voice. The story lines of the two films are pure fluff, but listening to Grayson and Lanza join vocal forces for "Libiamo" from "La Traviata" and the Love Duet from "Madame Butterfly" is pure joy for anyone who loves great singing.
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