Lana Turner, Ezio Pinza and Debbie Reynolds in Mr. Imperium (1951 Movie)

DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Mr. Imperium (UK title: You Belong to My Heart) is a 1951 romantic drama film made by MGM. It was directed by Don Hartman who co-wrote screenplay with Edwin H. Knopf, based on play by Edwin H. Knopf. The music score is by Bronisław Kaper. One event in the film that slipped by un-noticed was when Lana Turner (at her own insistence and after an argument with the director) introduced “The Guadalajara Trio” by name, although they were not listed in the screen credits. In the manner of the way that Latino actors and musicians were often treated, they were also omitted from the credits of several other films like ‘My Friend Irma Goes West” with Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis even though they did several beautiful songs. Cast Lana Turner as Fredda Barlo Ezio Pinza as Mr. Imperium Marjorie Main as Mrs. Cabot Barry Sullivan as Paul Hunter Cedric Hardwicke as Bernand Debbie Reynolds as Gwen Ann Codee as Anna Pelan The Guadalajara Trio (Francisco, Luis, Joseph) as Themselves Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 — June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won’t Forget (1937). She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938). During the early 1940s she established herself as a leading actress in such films as Johnny Eager (1941), Ziegfeld Girl (1941) and Somewhere I’ll Find You (1942). She is known as …
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