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The Toast of New Orleans
“M-G-M's Technicolor fiesta!”
5.2 / 10• 1950• 1h 37m•NR• English
DramaMusicRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kathryn Grayson
Suzette Micheline
Lead
Mario Lanza
Pepe Abellard Duvalle
David Niven
Jacques Riboudeaux
J. Carrol Naish
Nicky Duvalle
James Mitchell
Pierre
Richard Hageman
Maestro P. Trellini
Clinton Sundberg
Oscar
Sig Arno
Mayor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Taurog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Toast of New Orleans is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
