Lanza and the Press: Movies
Armando Cesari, Vince di Placido, LeeAnn Ghajar, Derek McGovern, and Stefanie Walzinger contributed articles to the press sections.

These clippings demonstrate attitudes and opinions of critics and other journalists over time.

In his essay The Films of Mario Lanza, Derek McGovern summarizes and reviews the seven movies in which Lanza appeared, noting that as of December 2011, five of Lanza’s seven films—That Midnight Kiss, The Toast of New Orleans, The Great Caruso, Because You're Mine and Serenade—have been officially released on DVD by Warner Brothers.

Articles below include press coverage of The Student Prince in order to clarify some of the controversies and errors surrounding Lanza's dismissal from MGM and the subsequent settlement resulting in the inclusion of his recording of the musical score in the film.

More articles may be found via Google News Archive searches. Some reproductions are difficult to read, but worth the effort! (Click on an article for a larger image.)