Mario Lanza - A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody - A. C. Johnston photographer

Photos of M. Lanza together with Art Deco photographs by the “Ziegfeld Girls“ photographer, Alfred Cheney Johnston, and a video segment of Ziegfeld Girls, combine to create a stunning background for Lanza’s beautiful voice. Irving Berlin wrote both the music and the lyrics for this song which premiered in 1946. One of Alfred Cheney Johnston’s models shown here was actress Helene Costello, younger sister of Dolores Costello of Hollywood films. Another prominent model also shown here was Ruby Keeler, well-known tap dancer and actress, and former wife of Al Jolson. Special thanks go to the following web sites and other media for use of their photos and online video which made this video possible: Photos of Mario Lanza with his lady co-stars were taken from his films; they are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies. The Ziegfeld girls video added at the end is an excerpt from the YouTube video “You Stepped out of a Dream -Ziegfeld Gir