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  • The Stars Are Singing (1953)
  • Approved
    99 min | Musical
The Stars Are Singing (1953)
Approved
99 min | Musical

Fifteen-year-old Katri Walenska jumps a Polish ship, swims ashore and enters New York illegally. The United States Immigration officials are alerted and the search is on. Katri's only possessions are a ten-dollar bill and a letter to her ...See moreFifteen-year-old Katri Walenska jumps a Polish ship, swims ashore and enters New York illegally. The United States Immigration officials are alerted and the search is on. Katri's only possessions are a ten-dollar bill and a letter to her parents' old friend, Jan Poldi, a former Metropolitan Opera star. She finds him in a shabby Greenwich Village apartment. His neighbors in the apartment house are three Broadway hopefuls; pop singer Terry Brennan, hoofer Buddy Fraser and Homer Tirdell and his talented dog Red Dust. (Pardon me, make that four Broadway hopefuls counting the dog.) When Terry hears Katri's magnificent singing voice, she scurries around New York to get her an audition and succeeds in getting her a spot on Don Wilson's televised amateur hour. She wins the contest but unwittingly reveals her true identity as an illegal alien, which causes the arrest of Poldi, Wilson and Dave, Terry's lawyer boyfriend. Katri faces deportation. Written by Les Adams See less
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Mar 11, 1953 (United States)

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48 cast members
Name Known for
Rosemary Clooney
Terry Brennan Terry Brennan   See fewer
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Katri Walenska Katri Walenska   See fewer
Lauritz Melchior
Jan Poldi Jan Poldi   See fewer
Bob Williams
Homer Tirdell Homer Tirdell   See fewer
Tommy Morton
Buddy Fraser (as Tom Morton) Buddy Fraser (as Tom Morton)   See fewer
Fred Clark
McDougall McDougall   See fewer
John Archer
Dave Parish Dave Parish   See fewer
Mikhail Rasumny
Ladowski Ladowski   See fewer
Don Wilson
Radio Announcer Radio Announcer   See fewer
Otto Waldis
Ship's Captain Goslak Ship's Captain Goslak   See fewer
Henry Guttman
Ship's Mate Ship's Mate   See fewer
Paul E. Burns
Henryk, the Ship's Messboy Henryk, the Ship's Messboy   See fewer
Freeman Lusk
Conway Conway   See fewer
Red Dust
Homer's Dog Homer's Dog   See fewer
Danny Arnold
Zaleski (uncredited) Zaleski (uncredited)   See fewer
Ross Bagdasarian
Song Promoter (uncredited) Song Promoter (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Borgani
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Hazel Boyne
Flower Woman (uncredited) Flower Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Bremen
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Carson
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Cherney
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Nadine Conner
Vocalist (uncredited) Vocalist (uncredited)   See fewer
Ira Cook
Disc Jockey (uncredited) Disc Jockey (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ferguson
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudy Germane
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Man on Street (uncredited) Man on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Hall
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Len Hendry
Immigration Officer (uncredited) Immigration Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Horan
Concession Stand Vendor (uncredited) Concession Stand Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Agent (uncredited) Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Lytton
Immigration Officer (uncredited) Immigration Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Mahoney
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Mansfield
Bit role (uncredited) Bit role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Norman
Disc Jockey (uncredited) Disc Jockey (uncredited)   See fewer
Dario Piazza
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Herman Bach (uncredited) Herman Bach (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Potter
Disc Jockey (uncredited) Disc Jockey (uncredited)   See fewer
Hayden Rorke
Congressman Nolte (uncredited) Congressman Nolte (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Schumm
Secretary to Ladowski (uncredited) Secretary to Ladowski (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Sell
Passerby on Street (uncredited) Passerby on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brick Sullivan
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Tully
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Vernon
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Warde
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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