{"product_id":"mr-imperium-mod-dvd-movie","title":"Mr. Imperium (MOD) (DVD MOVIE)","description":"Sexy nightclub singer Frederica Barlo dreams of becoming a star and meeting her very own \"Prince Charming.\" She strikes up a romance with a mysterious stranger who goes by the name \"Mr. Imperium.\" He is really Prince Alexis, the heir apparent to a small European nation. When his father suddenly dies, Alexis secretly rushes home without telling anyone. Twelve years later, Frederica has become a famous Hollywood starlet, but is resigned to a life without \"Mr. Imperium.\" A chance meeting rekindles their romance, but now Alexis must choose between the duties of a king and the woman he loves...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Imperium\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming, unfairly overlooked MGM Technicolor musical with an all-star cast. It was intended as a showcase for Italian opera singer Ezio Pinza, who had recently garnered great acclaim in \u003ci\u003eSouth Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e on Broadway. \u003ci\u003eMr. Imperium\u003c\/i\u003e is actually the first film he made for MGM, but it was released after his second, \u003ci\u003eStrictly Dishonorable\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). Louis B. Mayer, unsatisfied with his investment in the Metropolitan Opera star, worried that Pinza came off as a \"dirty old man\" in his scenes with romantic interest Lana Turner (who was nearly 30 years his junior.) The curvy blonde bombshell didn't get along with Pinza either, and resisted starring in a musical on the grounds she wasn't a singer (her singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Erwin.) One positive effect was that Mayer noticed a young Debbie Reynolds in her small part in this film, and cast her in \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), making Reynolds a star. Ezio Pinza returned to Broadway after the release of \u003ci\u003eMr. Imperium\u003c\/i\u003e, and found continued success there until his death from a stroke in 1957.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"COLOR: #0000ff\"\u003eDVD Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Rated:  NR\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Runtime:  1 hours,  27 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Encoding: Region 1(US \u0026amp; Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Originally Released:  1\/1\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Label:  Alpha Video\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring: Lana Turner;Ezio Pinza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 3px solid; BORDER-LEFT: blue 3px solid; WIDTH: 675px; HEIGHT:140px; BORDER-TOP: blue 3px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: blue 3px solid\"\u003eThis product is made-on-demand by the manufacturer using DVD-R recordable media. Almost all DVD players can play DVD-Rs (except for some older models made before 2000) - please consult your owner's manual for formats compatible with your player. These DVD-Rs may not play on all computers or DVD player\/recorders. To address this, the manufacturer recommends viewing this product on a DVD player that does not have recording capability. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53381815697708,"sku":"089218826091","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/6327\/4284\/files\/Mr_78a80fbf-f095-4ce4-a89b-ca40cf0e5a1b.jpg?v=1782462259","url":"https:\/\/www.margaritasvideostore.com\/products\/mr-imperium-mod-dvd-movie","provider":"Margarita's Video Store LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}