The Stars Are Singing

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

The Stars Are Singing is a 1953 Paramount Pictures musical starring Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Lauritz Melchior.

In the story, a 15-year-old Polish girl (played by Alberghetti) 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.

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]

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

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

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