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Captain Carey, U.S.A.: Directed by Mitchell Leisen. With Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer, Joseph Calleia. When an OSS officer returns to Italy to uncover the informer who cost lives of villagers, he unexpectedly finds out that his lover is alive and connected to the traitor.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Mitchell Leisen
- 1950-02-21
The theme song, "Mona Lisa", was first performed in the film by Sergio de Karlo and was a recurrent motif throughout. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950.
May 22, 2021 · Captain Carey, USA sequence, 1950. Follow along using the transcript.
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesMona Lisa (Captain Carey, USA) · The Eden Symphony OrchestraBest Movie Songs - The Academy Award Collection℗ 20...
Aug 28, 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupMona Lisa (From "Captain Carey, U.S.A." / Remastered 1992) · Nat King ColeCapitol Sings The Best Movie Songs: "An...
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"Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), in which it was performed by Sergio de Karlo and a recurrent accordion motif.
Most remembered for its original, Oscar-winning, Nazi-warning song, “Mona Lisa,” written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston and popularized by Nat King Cole, Mitchell Leisen’s misleadingly titled Captain Carey, U.S.A. is one of a small set of noirs (The Devil Makes Three, 1952; The Crooked Web, 1955; etc.) that feature a WWII veteran heading ...
