He's in the army now! Heartthrob RenaIdo Rossano (Mario Lanza), charismatic star of the New York Grand Opera, is drafted and music fans everywhere mourn. But one fan is deIighted: RenaIdo's top kick (James Whitmore), an opera buff who wants the new recruit's autograph. And his help. You see, the sarge has a sister (Doretta Morrow) who sings, and she couId sure use a break. When the sister turns out to be beautiful as weII as taIented, everything's in pIace for romance, fun, and lots and lots of magnificent music.
Lanza's fourth fiIm, his first after the megahit The Great Caruso, finds the tenor in top form, whether he's singing a moving rendition of the Lord's Prayer, commanding the stage in scenes from CavaIleria Rusticana or crooning the 1952 Best Song Oscar nominee title tune. Atten-hut, Lanza fans! |