Serenade
Serenade tells the story of poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), who becomes an operatic tenor, and is involved with two women — one a high society hostess, Kendall Hale (Joan Fontaine), the other a Mexican bullfighter's daughter, Juana Montes (Sara Montiel). The tenor has a breakdown because of his unrequited love for the society woman, but finds love (and a happy ending) with the Mexican girl. Highly melodramatic, the film features a great deal of operatic music, all of it sung by Lanza. Of note are the Act III Monologue from Verdi's Otello and an extract from the duet "Dio ti giocondi" from the same opera featuring Metropolitan Opera soprano Licia Albanese.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Drama, Romance, Music |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Henry Blanke |
| Directed By: | Anthony Mann |
| Written By: | Ivan Goff, John Twist, Ben Roberts, James M. Cain |
| Cast: | Fred Kelsey, Joseph Vitale, Jean Fenn, Helen Hawley, María Luisa Serrano, Renata Vanni, Licia Albanese, Richard Cable, Abdullah Abbas, Martin Garralaga, Edward Platt, Perk Lazelle, Eduardo Noriega, Silvio Minciotti, Creighton Hale, Johnstone White, Bert Stevens, April Stride, Suzanne Ridgway, Mario Siletti, Vicente Padula, José Torvay, Stephen Bekassy, Lillian Molieri, Bess Flowers, Barry Norton, Bill McLean, Nick Moro, Alberto Morin, Joe DeAngelo, Wilbur Mack, Norma Zimmer, William Fox, Frank Yaconelli, Elizabeth Flournoy, Jack Santoro, Harry Bellaver, Carl M. Leviness, Forbes Murray, Harold Miller, Leo Mostovoy, Joan Fontaine, Mario Lanza, James Conaty, Laura Mason, Frank Puglia, Francis Barnes, Victor Romito, Don Turner, Vincent Price, Antonio Triana, Autumn Russell, Kenner G. Kemp, Joseph Calleia, Sam Harris, Mickey Golden, Sara Montiel, Martha Acker, Vince Edwards, Ralph Volkie |
| In Theaters: | Mar 23, 1956 |
| Runtime: | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Production: | Warner Bros. |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
