Summary
In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.
Cast
Gordon MacRae
Curly McLain
Gloria Grahame
Ado Annie Carnes
Gene Nelson
Will Parker
Charlotte Greenwood
Aunt Eller
Shirley Jones
Laurey Williams
Eddie Albert
Ali Hakim
James Whitmore
Mr. Carnes
Rod Steiger
Jud Fry
Barbara Lawrence
Gertie
Jay C. Flippen
Skidmore
Roy Barcroft
Marshal
James Mitchell
Dream Curly / Dancer
Bambi Linn
Dream Laurey / Dancer
Jennie Workman
Dancer
Virginia Bosler
Dancer
Kelly Brown
Dancer
Evelyn Taylor
Dancer
Lizanne Truex
Dancer
Jane Fischer
Dancer
Marc Platt
Dancer
Chad Dee Block
Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Calder
Dancer (uncredited)
Beth Carter
Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Dealey
Dancer (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Joanne Genthon
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Glenn
Dancer (uncredited)
Stanley Hall
Dancer in Dream Ballet (uncredited)
Fred Hansen
Dancer (uncredited)
Loren Hightower
Dancer (uncredited)
Ben Johnson
Wrangler (uncredited)
Ray Jones
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Maurice Kelly
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Farmer at Dance (uncredited)
Nancy Kilgas
Dancer (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Richard Landry
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Carey Leverette
Dancer (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Gloria Moore
Girl at Orchard (uncredited)
Raimonda Orselli
Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Petrovich
Dancer (uncredited)
Jim Reeves
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Cecile Rogers
Dancer (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Jerry Rush
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
The Minister (uncredited)
Felix Smith
Dancer (uncredited)
Dolores Starr
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Tygett
Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Fred Zinnemann
Book, Lyricist, Musical
Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical
Richard Rodgers
Screenplay
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
William Ludwig
Theatre Play
Lynn Riggs
Reviews
Geronimo1967
November 14, 2022
6
Great music, lyrics and dancing - but boy, what a truly sterile delivery. By necessity, staging has to be precise in a theatre; cinema offers little of such spacial restrictions so why is this musical choreographed to within an inch of it's life? There is virtually none of the spontaneity - especially with the rumbustious dances - that the big screen offered and what we are left with, though colourful and cheery, just lacks... something! So frequently it is as if they are still performing to that seat in the centre of the Royal Circle - complete with the casual supporting cast with their delicate short steps and stage whispers in each other's ear. Gordon MacRae looks pristine, way too pristine, and Gloria Grahame a very pale imitation of Doris Day from 2 years earlier in "Calamity Jane". Charlotte Greenwood does a cracking job as the worldly "Aunt Eller" as does Eddie Albert as the improbably named "Ali Hakim"; even Rod Steiger does genuinely carry off the role of the disgruntled "Jud Fry" but I'm afraid the whole just doesn't equal the sum of the parts - and with Rodgers & Hammerstein providing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"; "Surrey with a Fringe on Top" "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No" & the eponymous title tune; that's a real shame...
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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