Brigadoon
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Summary:
Reportedly, Vincente Minnelli turned down the opportunity to film Brigadoon on location in Scotland insisting that MGM's studio mockups looked more Scottish than the genuine article. This lavish adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical stars Gene Kelly as an American tourist who stumbles upon an enchanted Scottish village. Every 100 years, the people of Br... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gene Kelly - (Tommy Albright)
Van Johnson - (Jeff Douglas)
Cyd Charisse - (Fiona Campbell)
Elaine Stewart - (Jane Ashton)
Barry Jones - (Mr. Lundie)
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Review:
By 1954, Hollywood's standard operating procedure toward Broadway musicals -- purchase the property and then discard most of the score -- had changed significantly. The studios had learned to be more respectful of stage musicals in the post-Oklahoma! era. Yet sometimes this respect seemed to stifle a director's creative juices somewhat, as witne... Continue >>
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