That Midnight Kiss / The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

THAT MIDNIGHT KISS: Mario Lanza plays a singing truck driver who travels the road to success and romance in THAT MIDNIGHT KISS.TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS: A New Orleans fisherman falls for an opera star and subsequently becomes one himself.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: NR UPC: 012569795303 Manufacturer No: 79530 Product Description

Highly Recommend for Lanza Fans

First of all Mario is soooo handsome in the Toast of New Orleans. One of the most handsome of men I have ever seen and almost took my breath away! He is also funny and quirkey in this movie. In both films his voice is wonderful. If you want to see him sing get this. In That Midnight Kiss I love it when he and Ms. Grayson sing "They Didn't Believe Me." July 8, 2008

Bravo Mario Bravo

Mario Lanza was a great signer...not too many like him.
I love all of his movies and these two when he was younger are full
of life and songs.
Enjoy July 4, 2008

Excellent DVD-Buy it!!

I bought it about a year ago. I've shared it with several friends and we all think it's wonderful. I find myself looking at it again and again. Sure, the story lines in both films may be a little thin, but that's more than made up by the spectacular singing of Mario Lanza. When you combine him with the beautiful face and voice of Kathryn Grayson, it's over the top. I would give it 10 stars if I could. June 28, 2008

That Midnight Kiss, and The Toast of New Orleans

That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans take us back to a time in the history of film making that has never been equalled. Everything about these films seems to work. The stars were superb, and the costumes and sets were magnificent. The stories were light and frothy, and there were no real attempts to create "real" stories. The audiences happily suspended their disbelief, and were contnent to be carried away by the beauty and purity of the music. Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza were magnificent singers and were perhaps at their best in opera and operatic inspired music, a regular feature of films starring these two singers. We may well have been seeing the beginning od "crossover" music here. These films represent the best in production values of their day, and were made in 1949 and 1950 when the world was still expressing the joys of the early Post-War period. Definitely 5 star. May 28, 2008

Good Ol' MGM musicals!

Even if you aren't a big Kathryn Grayson fan (I am not. I prefer Judy Garland) you will probably like "The Toast of New Orleans". It is a fun and enjoyable musical! Mario Lanza is a poor Cajun fisherman who, after hearing the famous opera star, Suzette (Kathryn Grayson) sing, decides to become an opera star himself. So he follows her back to New Orleans -Much to the disapproval and chagrin of Suzette. He ends up competing for her affections with her manager (David Niven). Need I tell you who wins?
Probably the most memorable number is their "Be My Love" duet. May 11, 2008

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