Mardi Gras

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Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Gary Crosby, Sheree North, and Tommy Sands in Mardi Gras (1958)

Military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the Mardi Gras parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capit... Read allMilitary school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the Mardi Gras parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.Military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the Mardi Gras parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.

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5.4/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Pat Boone

Paul Newell

Christine Carère

Michelle Marton

Tommy Sands

Barry Denton

Sheree North

Eadie West

Gary Crosby

Tony Collins

Fred Clark

Al Curtis

Dick Sargent

Dick Saglon
(as Richard Sargent)

Barrie Chase

Torchy Larue

Jennifer West

Sylvia Simmons

Geraldine Wall

Ann Harris

King Calder

Lt. Col. Vaupell

Robert Burton

Comdr. Tydings

Don Anderson

Guest in Lobby
(uncredited)

Brian Avery

Cadet Rat
(uncredited)

Al Bain

Police Officer
(uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft

Police Officer
(uncredited)

Jimmy Bates

Cadet Rat
(uncredited)

Rodney Bell

Master of Ceremonies
(uncredited)

Director
- Edmund Goulding
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Trivia
The role of the gorilla was played by one of Hollywood's leading gorilla performers, Charles Gemora. This would be his penultimate film performance. For the remaining few years of his life, he resumed his job as a makeup artist.

Quotes
Torchy Larue: [Cramming for exams in the strip club where she dances] I'm having trouble correlating the personality compensation theory of Schuman. He calls his thesis Alter Ego Recognition.

Connections
Featured in La Forme de l'eau (2017)

Soundtracks
I'll Remember Tonight
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Performed by Pat Boone and Christine Carère

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Featured review

8/10

What's not to like?

This movie has had me on the hunt for years, and it seems to have vanished off the radar. As far as I can tell, it has never been recorded, either on VHS or DVD. I don't understand why.

It's not a great movie, but better than many that are more available. I'd love to have a good copy.

I saw the movie in the theater when it was first released, and for some reason never forgot it. It has always been a fond childhood memory.

The cast is young and fresh - Pat Boone in the first flush of his success, Tommy Sands at the beginning of a career that had a short life, and Gary Crosby, eerily channeling his father Bing - and they seem to be giving it their all.

The "girls" - the lovely Christine Carriere, the enormously talented Barrie Chase, and a peppy Sheree North - match the boys step for step.

The result is a pleasant romp through the world of 50's musicals.

Sure, the plot is ridiculous, but who really cares? Relax and have fun.

BTW, although the movie was filmed on the lot for the most part, there is some very interesting vintage stock footage of the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration and parade.