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Carousel (1956)

APPROVED 128 min  -  Drama | Musical  -   16 February 1956 (USA)
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Billy Bigelow asks for permission to be sent down "from above" for one day to try and make amends for mistakes he made in life... See full summary »

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Phoebe Ephron (screenplay), Henry Ephron (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gordon MacRae ...
Shirley Jones ...
Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell ...
Barbara Ruick Barbara Ruick ...
Claramae Turner Claramae Turner ...
Robert Rounseville Robert Rounseville ...
Gene Lockhart ...
Audrey Christie Audrey Christie ...
Susan Luckey Susan Luckey ...
William LeMassena William LeMassena ...
Heavenly Friend (as William Le Massena)
John Dehner John Dehner ...
Jacques d'Amboise Jacques d'Amboise ...
Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner (as Jacques D'Amboise)
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Storyline

Billy Bigelow asks for permission to be sent down "from above" for one day to try and make amends for mistakes he made in life. Billy worked at the carnival as a carousel barker, which is where he met Julie. The carousel owner, Mrs. Mullin, fired him because of jealousy, and he and Julie got married. Billy got into bad habits when he couldn't find a job and they were forced to live with Julie's cousin Nettie after Julie was fired from her factory job for staying out late with Billy. When Julie told him she was pregnant, he felt compelled to somehow find a way to support his family, but the only option seemed to be falling back into crime with his old pal Jigger. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com> (revised by Albert Sanchez Moreno <a.moreno@mindspring,com>)  

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Taglines:

20th-Century Fox proudly presents [Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL] See more »

Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel See more »

Filming Locations:

Augusta, Maine, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 6-Track Stereo (premiere only) | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (CinemaScope 55)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Trivia

Two songs from the show, "You're A Queer One, Julie Jordan," as performed by Barbara Ruick and Shirley Jones, and "Blow High, Blow Low," as performed by Cameron Mitchell and a male chorus, were recorded, but do not appear in the final film. They are both included on the film soundtrack album. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: As Jigger (Cameron Mitchell) first talks to Billy (Gordon MacRae) about a robbery, the sound of an outboard motor can faintly be heard in the harbor. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Heavenly Friend: Bigelow...
Billy Bigelow: [impatiently] Well, what'd I do now?
Heavenly Friend: Nothing. I just thought you'd wanna know - there's trouble.
Billy Bigelow: Huh! Thought you said I didn't do nothin'.
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Crazy Credits

A star hurtles downward and explodes in mid-air; out of this appears the credit "Twentieth-Century Fox presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's
'Carousel'". The other credits all appear in a straightforward fashion.
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Connections

Referenced in City Hall (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"You'll Never Walk Alone"
(1945) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Shirley Jones and Claramae Turner See more »