"The most magnificent musical spectacle of them all!" 07 August 1953 Drama, Music 112 mins
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
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Patrice Munsel as Nellie Melba
Robert Morley as Oscar Hammerstein I
John McCallum as Charles Armstrong
John Justin as Eric Walton
Alec Clunes as Cesar Carlton
Martita Hunt as Mme. Marchesi
Sybil Thorndike as Queen Victoria
Joseph Tomelty as Thomas Mitchell
Beatrice Varley as Aunt Catherine
Violette Elvin as Prima Ballerina
Cecile Chevreau as Annette
Theodore Bikel as Paul Brotha
Charles Craig as Man (uncredited)
Marcel Poncin as Roger (uncredited)
Robert Rietti as Italian Policeman (uncredited)
Bill Shine as Man (uncredited)
Harry Kurnitz Screenplay
Harry Kurnitz Story
Sam Spiegel Producer
Edward Scaife Director of Photography
Bill Lewthwaite Editor
Andrej Andrejew Production Design
Sophie Devine Costume Design
Arthur Ibbetson Camera Operator
Vernon Messenger First Assistant Editor
Stanley Smith Assistant Editor
Lewis Milestone Director
United States 24 June 1953
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