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16 February 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
20th-Century Fox proudly presents [Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL] morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
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excellent Rodgers and Hammerstein musical moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Gordon MacRae | ... | Billy Bigelow | |
| Shirley Jones | ... | Julie Jordan | |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Jigger Craigin | |
| Barbara Ruick | ... | Carrie Pipperidge | |
| Claramae Turner | ... | Cousin Nettie | |
| Robert Rounseville | ... | Mr. Enoch Snow | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | |
| Audrey Christie | ... | Mrs. Mullin | |
| Susan Luckey | ... | Louise Bigelow | |
| William LeMassena | ... | Heavenly Friend | |
| John Dehner | ... | Mr. Bascombe | |
| Jacques d'Amboise | ... | Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
128 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 6-Track Stereo (premiere only) | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #17724) | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Canada:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15 | UK:UFun Stuff
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The original stage production of "Carousel" opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York on April 19, 1945 and ran for 890 performances (a little over two years). Of their five great musical classics -- the others were "Oklahoma!", "South Pacific", "The King and I", and "The Sound of Music" -- it was the one that had the shortest run, probably because of its very serious plot. But it is the one most highly regarded by many critics, and several of its songs are classics. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Mockingbird calls are heard in a scene between Billy and Louise near the end. At the time the film is set (between the early 1870s and the late 1880s), the mockingbird range was entirely in the American South. There were no mockingbirds in Maine - not even in the year the film was made (by which time the mockingbird's range had extended to New York and New Jersey). moreQuotes:
[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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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997) moreSoundtrack:
When the Children Are Asleep moreFAQ
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This is the musical which gave Gordon MacRae his greatest solo song, namely the 7 minutes long "Soliloquy", in which Billy the circus barker speculates about his unborn child, first with bluster and pride if it is a boy, and then with insecurity and despair if it is a girl he can't buy things for. Billy, as we have seen in the opening sequence of the film, is telling his story to one of the angels in heaven, where he has gone after a violent and premature death. So we see his tale unfold, as he meets pretty little Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones, excellent), marries her, and through fate and bad luck, gets separated from her.
The subject matter is darker than Oklahoma (the film version of which also starred MacRae and Jones) but the sheer exuberance of songs such as "June is Bustin' Out All Over"; "A Real Nice Clambake"; "When The Children Are Asleep" and "If I Loved You", plus of course the best-known song from the show, "You'll Never Walk Alone" takes the story to another level and makes this film enjoyable to watch. Robert Rounsville makes a fine bombastic Mr Snow and has a fabulous voice; MacRae and Jones have their memorable duet to the lovely melody of Rodgers' score. There is also an excellent dance sequence, not as extensive as on stage, but still effective, where the daughter of Billy and Julie imagines an escape from her lonely and ostracised life.