I found this among a DVD of 4 older movies my public library bought. It was filmed in Technicolor but the print was badly faded and the colors are no longer vivid.
Even though Lana Turner was still in her late 20s she had already done quite a number of movies. Here she is Fredda Barlo, an aspiring actress who meets up with a mysterious man in Italy. They have to part ways, she goes back to Hollywood and has a nice career in film, and they are destined to meet again 12 years later.
Her lover is twice her age, Italian actor and singer Ezio Pinza as Prince Alexis, aka Mr. Imperium. He is smitten enough with her that he is willing to give up his crown, but when he finds out his son, living his own carefree life in England, would be pressed into service as a monarch, he relents and leaves Fredda yet again. The ending is reminiscent of the end of "Casablanca", but this time it is the woman on the tarmac watching her love fly away.
My main interest in seeing this movie was Debbie Reynolds as the niece of the woman who has the B&B, her character is Gwen. It isn't a big role but it is nice to see her very early in her career, probably 18 during filming and not long before her big splash in "Singing in the Rain."
Even though Lana Turner was still in her late 20s she had already done quite a number of movies. Here she is Fredda Barlo, an aspiring actress who meets up with a mysterious man in Italy. They have to part ways, she goes back to Hollywood and has a nice career in film, and they are destined to meet again 12 years later.
Her lover is twice her age, Italian actor and singer Ezio Pinza as Prince Alexis, aka Mr. Imperium. He is smitten enough with her that he is willing to give up his crown, but when he finds out his son, living his own carefree life in England, would be pressed into service as a monarch, he relents and leaves Fredda yet again. The ending is reminiscent of the end of "Casablanca", but this time it is the woman on the tarmac watching her love fly away.
My main interest in seeing this movie was Debbie Reynolds as the niece of the woman who has the B&B, her character is Gwen. It isn't a big role but it is nice to see her very early in her career, probably 18 during filming and not long before her big splash in "Singing in the Rain."