Melba (1953)
Posted: September 27th, 2012, 9:14 pm
Melba (1953)
Nellie Melba is portrayed by Patrice Munsell . The movie begins with Nellie droving cattle on her father`s Ranch. Actually her father was a builder and she grew up in Richmond, an inner Melbourne suburb. But of course we must have a good story. As with all biopics the real story is set to showcase the star of the show, and this movie does it beautifully.
An interesting aside—Nellie is portrayed whistling while running through a market . Patrice actually studied whistling before she became a singer.
With a feast of beautiful singing this is probably my favourite biopic, with So This Is Love (1953), Kathryn Grayson, and The Great Victor Herbert (1939) Susanna Foster and Mary Martin following closely.
Nellie Melba is portrayed by Patrice Munsell . The movie begins with Nellie droving cattle on her father`s Ranch. Actually her father was a builder and she grew up in Richmond, an inner Melbourne suburb. But of course we must have a good story. As with all biopics the real story is set to showcase the star of the show, and this movie does it beautifully.
An interesting aside—Nellie is portrayed whistling while running through a market . Patrice actually studied whistling before she became a singer.
With a feast of beautiful singing this is probably my favourite biopic, with So This Is Love (1953), Kathryn Grayson, and The Great Victor Herbert (1939) Susanna Foster and Mary Martin following closely.