Mario Lanza
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Mario Lanza.
Born: January 31, 1921
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Because You're Mine
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
For the First Time
In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.
The Student Prince
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Seven Hills of Rome
After having a fight with his girl friend, Marc follows her to Rome to try and win her back. On the train he meets a girl who is on her way to stay with her uncle. He gives her a lift to her uncle's, but they discover he has gone to South America. So as she has nowhere else to go, she stays with Marc and his cousin, which inevitably leads to romance.
That Midnight Kiss
Opera singer Prudence Budell, overhears truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, and persuades her opera company to give him a chance in her new opera. They fall in love, but on meeting his colleague Mary while visiting Johnny's work, Prudence becomes convinced Johnny is in love with her.
The Great Caruso
Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America to sing for the Metropolitan Opera. At first, his lack of education and poor background make him an outcast in the high-class opera world. Eventually, his voice wins him both fans and the hand of his love, Dorothy. But his nonstop pace and desire to perform at any cost eventually take their toll on the singer's health.
Winged Victory
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.
Serenade
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Tonio Costa
as Marc Revere
as Damon Vincenti
as Prince Karl (singing voice)
as Renaldo Rossano
as Enrico Caruso
as Pepe Abellard Duvalle
as Johnny Donnetti
as Chorus Member (uncredited)