by Hal Erickson
synopsis
This melodious Beniamino Gigli movie vehicle was released in the U.S. as The Voice of the Heart. The famed Italian operatic tenor is cast as Gino Mari, a famed Italian operatic tenor. Falling in love with the regal Princess Helene (Geraldine Katt), Mari moves heaven and earth to be near her. While arranging a romantic tete-a-tete with the Princess, Mari makes the acquaintance of plain-Jane American tourist Mary Smith (Gina Falckenberger). He rebuffs her, only to discover after several reels of devastating setbacks that Mary is the true love of his life. And just in time, too: Princess Helene was on the verge of losing her true love, Prince Konstantin (Ferdinand Marian).
