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Words and Music *** (1948, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Tom Drake, June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Ann Sothern, Perry Como) – Classic Movie Review 3622
Director Norman Taurog’s 1948 movie is a fictionalised musical bioipc, very loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers (Tom Drake) and lyricist Lorenz Hart (Mickey Rooney). A lavish showcasing of the Rodgers and Hart catalogue of […]
State Fair ** (1962, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Tom Ewell, Alice Faye, Ann-Margret) – Classic Movie Review 2197
Remaking the 1933 and 1945 movies, director José Ferrer’s 1962 musical proves third time not so lucky as a film version of Philip Strong’s novel because there’s far too little zest or style up there […]
State Fair **** (1945, Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine) – Classic Movie Review 2196
Director Walter Lang’s popular 1945 musical is a pleasing 40s musical version of Philip Strong’s novel and the 1933 movie version, this time with a top score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It […]
The King and I * (1999, voices of Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Christiane Noll, Ian Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 2194
Director Richard Rich’s misfiring 1999 animated feature is a disappointing, flatly cartoon version of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II all-time great 1951 stage and 1956 movie musical triumphs, based on Margaret Landon’s book […]
The King and I **** (1956, Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno) – Classic Movie Review 2193
Director Walter Lang’s much loved five-Oscar-winning 1956 film of the Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) all-time great stage triumph, based on Margaret Landon’s book Anna and the King of Siam, is hugely […]
Carousel ***** (1956, Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 2,192
The vivacious vintage 1956 musical film Carousel stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, who act and sing their socks off as the layabout carnival barker Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan, the shy young woman he […]
Oklahoma! **** (1999, Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle, Maureen Lipman, Shuler Hensley) – Classic Movie Review 2191
Sit back in your chair for musical heaven with original stage director Trevor Nunn’s splendid 1999 screen version of the Royal National Theatre’s award-winning 1998 London stage production of the 1943 Richard Rodgers and Oscar […]