The Stars Are Singing

The Stars Are Singing
Directed by	Norman Taurog
Screenplay by	Liam O'Brien
Story by	Paul Hervey Fox
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Rosemary Clooney Anna Maria Alberghetti Lauritz Melchior
Cinematography	Lionel Lindon
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Music by	Victor Young (uncredited)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 11, 1953 (1953-03-11)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Stars Are Singing is a 1953 Paramount Pictures musical directed by Norman Taurog and starring Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Lauritz Melchior. Clooney performs her hit song "Come On-a My House" and Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior sings "Vesti la giubba" from Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci in this Technicolor production. ^[1]

Plot

A 15-year-old Polish girl attempts to enter the U.S. illegally, setting off a major search by immigration officials. She is befriended by a struggling group of New York performers, who try to get approval for her to remain in the country.

Cast

• Rosemary Clooney as Terry Brennan
• Anna Maria Alberghetti as Katri Walenska
• Lauritz Melchior as Jan Poldi
• Bob Williams as Homer Tirdell
• Tom Morton as Buddy Fraser
• Fred Clark as McDougall
• John Archer as Dave Parish
• Mikhail Rasumny as Ladowski
• Lloyd Corrigan as Miller
• Don Wilson as Radio Announcer
• Otto Waldis as Ship's Captain Goslak
• Henry Guttman as Ship's Mate
• Paul E. Burns as Henryk
• Freeman Lusk as Conway

Production

The film cost $1,264,337 ^[2] and earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953. ^[3]

Release

The film's world premier was in Clooney's home town, Maysville, Kentucky, at the Russell Theatre.

References

1. Netflix DVD
2. Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media 2013
3. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954

External links

• The Stars Are Singing at IMDb
• The Stars Are Singing at the TCM Movie Database