Music, comedy and dreams of a new life come together in The Stars Are Singing, the colorful 1953 Paramount musical starring Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Lauritz Melchior. Directed by Norman Taurog, this Technicolor production combines popular songs, opera and the excitement of New York show business.

The Stars Are Singing (1953) Rosemary Clooney Classic Musical Movie DVD

FEATURES

• ✔ Classic 1953 Hollywood Musical


• ✔ Starring Rosemary Clooney


• ✔ Starring Anna Maria Alberghetti


• ✔ Featuring Lauritz Melchior


• ✔ Featuring Fred Clark


• ✔ Featuring John Archer


• ✔ Directed by Norman Taurog


• ✔ Produced by Irving Asher


• ✔ Original Technicolor Production


• ✔ New York Show Business Setting


• ✔ Popular Music & Opera Performances


• ✔ Paramount Pictures Production


• ✔ Rosemary Clooney's Feature-Film Debut


• ✔ With Cover Art

STORY SUMMARY

Anna Maria Alberghetti stars as Katri Walenska, a talented young Polish refugee who secretly leaves a ship as it enters New York Harbor and makes her way into the city in search of freedom.

With little money and nowhere else to turn, Katri searches for Jan Poldi, an old family friend and former opera star played by celebrated tenor Lauritz Melchior.

Katri soon meets a colorful group of aspiring entertainers, including singer Terry Brennan, played by Rosemary Clooney. When Terry discovers Katri's remarkable singing voice, she becomes determined to help the young newcomer find an opportunity to perform.

Katri's extraordinary talent eventually earns her a chance to sing before a large audience, but her sudden success also threatens to reveal the secret surrounding her arrival in America.

Filled with popular songs, operatic performances, comedy and colorful Technicolor spectacle, The Stars Are Singing is a lively Golden Age musical showcasing the talents of Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Lauritz Melchior.

GENRE

Genre: Movie

Subgenre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Broadway / Classic Hollywood

ACTORS

Rosemary Clooney

Anna Maria Alberghetti

Lauritz Melchior

Bob Williams

Tommy Morton

Fred Clark

John Archer

Mikhail Rasumny

Lloyd Corrigan

Don Wilson

Otto Waldis

Henry Guttman

Hayden Rorke

Ross Bagdasarian

DIRECTOR

Norman Taurog

FILM INFORMATION

Title: The Stars Are Singing

Year: 1953

Director: Norman Taurog

Screenplay: Liam O'Brien

Story: Paul Hervey Fox

Producer: Irving Asher

Stars: Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti & Lauritz Melchior

Music Director: Victor Young

Cinematography: Lionel Lindon

Editor: Arthur Schmidt

Production Company: Paramount Pictures

Runtime: Approximately 99 Minutes

Original Color Process: Technicolor

Country: United States

Language: English

DVD SPECS

Media: DVD-R

Video: NTSC

Region: Region 0

Language: English

Presentation: Color

Original Color Process: Technicolor

Audio: English

Runtime: Approximately 99 Minutes

Artwork: With Cover Art

Compatibility: Please confirm your DVD player supports NTSC DVD-R.

DID YOU KNOW?

• ✔ The Stars Are Singing was released in 1953 by Paramount Pictures.


• ✔ Norman Taurog directed the film.


• ✔ Anna Maria Alberghetti stars as young Polish refugee Katri Walenska.


• ✔ Rosemary Clooney plays aspiring singer Terry Brennan.


• ✔ The film marked Rosemary Clooney's feature-film debut.


• ✔ Celebrated operatic tenor Lauritz Melchior plays former opera star Jan Poldi.


• ✔ The working title of the film was Reach for the Stars.


• ✔ The picture was originally photographed in Technicolor.


• ✔ Some scenes were filmed on location in New York City.


• ✔ Locations included Broadway, Greenwich Village and the Washington Produce Market.


• ✔ Rosemary Clooney performs Come On-A My House in the film.


• ✔ Jay Livingston and Ray Evans contributed several new songs to the production.

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PUBLIC DOMAIN RESEARCH

The Stars Are Singing was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. AFI records a copyright registration by Paramount Pictures Corp. dated March 1, 1953, registration number LP2402. Current copyright and distribution status should be independently verified before commercial reproduction or distribution. Rights involving the original film, musical compositions, specific transfer or restoration and artwork should also be researched separately.