Because You're Mine
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| Because You're Mine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
| Starring | Mario Lanza Doretta Morrow James Whitmore |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1952 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Because You're Mine is a 1952 film directed by Alexander Hall. It was Mario Lanza's fourth movie, and was criticised upon its release as being artistically a step backwards for the tenor after the success of The Great Caruso (1951) the previous year. Nevertheless, it was chosen for the inaugural Royal Command Film Performance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, and was a solid box office success. Lanza's commercial recording of the title song would soon become his third million-selling single.
The MGM production also starred Broadway star Doretta Morrow and James Whitmore. Writing in The New York Times, Bosley Crowther criticised the banality of the film's plot, but went on to observe that, "It's really Mario Lanza's singing that should and will attract attention to this technicolored film." Musical highlights in the film included "Granada", "The Lord's Prayer", and "Addio, Addio" from Rigoletto.
The filming was interrupted & during the hiatus Lanza put on a considerable amount of weight. In one scene he is standing outside a church looking trim and slim in a military uniform. He steps inside- and immediately gains fifteen pounds.
