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Carousel (1956) 6.8
Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. But he has heard that there is a problem with his ... See full summary » Director:Henry King |
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Cast
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Barbara Ruick | ... | |
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Claramae Turner | ... | |
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Robert Rounseville | ... | |
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Audrey Christie | ... | |
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William LeMassena | ... |
Heavenly Friend
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Jacques d'Amboise | ... |
Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner
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Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. But he has heard that there is a problem with his family, namely his wife Julie Bigelow née Jordan and the child he never met, that problem with which he would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying. Before he is allowed back to Earth, he has to get the OK from the gatekeeper, to who he tells his story... Immediately attracted to each other, he and Julie met when he worked as a carousel barker. Both stated to the other that they did not believe in love or marriage, but they did get married. Because the shrewish carousel owner, Mrs. Mullin, was attracted to Billy herself, and since she believed he was only of use as a barker if he was single to attract the young women to the carousel, she fired him. With no other job skills and unwilling to take just any job, Billy did not provide for Julie but rather lived off Julie's Aunt Nettie. But... Written by Huggo
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 February 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel See more »Company Credits
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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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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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(1945) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Performed by 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Newman
Danced by Susan Luckey, Jacques d'Amboise, Children, Country Club Patrons, and Carnival Troupe
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Did You Know?
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
At one point in the film the sun is shown to set over the ocean, although the film is set in Maine and the sun sets in the west, not the east. 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. See more »Soundtracks
"Louise's Ballet"(1945) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Performed by 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Newman
Danced by Susan Luckey, Jacques d'Amboise, Children, Country Club Patrons, and Carnival Troupe
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Shirley Jones is very believable as Julie Jordan, the lovely and ever patient mill worker who falls for a carousel barker, Billy Bigelow. With such heart felt ballads as "If I Loved You" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" it definitely ranks as one of the essential Hollywood musicals. Carousel is just about the only musical made during this period that deals with darker themes (i.e. date rape, domestic abuse). One could say that it even argues in favor of birth control. Carousel will never look dated because its themes are timeless and apply to the human spirit no matter what year it is. Everybody can identify with Billy to a degree and everybody can not help but feel a deep respect for Julie by the end of her personal journey. Fans of musical drama will treasure Carousel for years to come.