When there were so many great singers in 1950's Hollywood, why oh why did thy cast non-singers to sing such timeless standards as 'Some Enchanted Evening', This Nearly Was Mine' & 'Younger Springtime'? Was it because they needed the star-power of Rosanno Brazzi and John Kerr? Has anyone ever gone to see a movie just because Rosanno Brazzi or John Kerr were in it?
Even the dubbed voices weren't great. I was fortunate to have seen Robert Goulet in the part of Emile back in 1988 in a revival of South Pacific. That was singing at it's best.
Mitzi Gaynor was fine as Nellie. She can sing & dance and she's very sexy. I thought she was a good (not great) actress.
But oh, the colored filters drove me nuts.
What's up with dubbing Juanita Hall's voice? Were they nuts? She sang that part on stage!
While were on the subject of Rosanno Brazzi, what's up with casting an Italian to play a Frenchman? They did that in the original stage production with Ezio Pinza. Can't they find a Frenchman who can act & sing? Maybe they think that all European accents sound alike to to us crude, unsophisticated Americans.
Ah well, Hollywood would cast another non-singing Italian box office powerhouse (Franco Nero) to play Lancelot in the movie version of Camelot. Maybe Robert Goulet, who nailed that part on Broadway and who owns 'If Ever I Would Leave You' just didn't quite cut it.
I did enjoy seeing a cigar chomping Tom Laughlin (way before Billy Jack) pilot the plane that picks up Luther Billis.
Even the dubbed voices weren't great. I was fortunate to have seen Robert Goulet in the part of Emile back in 1988 in a revival of South Pacific. That was singing at it's best.
Mitzi Gaynor was fine as Nellie. She can sing & dance and she's very sexy. I thought she was a good (not great) actress.
But oh, the colored filters drove me nuts.
What's up with dubbing Juanita Hall's voice? Were they nuts? She sang that part on stage!
While were on the subject of Rosanno Brazzi, what's up with casting an Italian to play a Frenchman? They did that in the original stage production with Ezio Pinza. Can't they find a Frenchman who can act & sing? Maybe they think that all European accents sound alike to to us crude, unsophisticated Americans.
Ah well, Hollywood would cast another non-singing Italian box office powerhouse (Franco Nero) to play Lancelot in the movie version of Camelot. Maybe Robert Goulet, who nailed that part on Broadway and who owns 'If Ever I Would Leave You' just didn't quite cut it.
I did enjoy seeing a cigar chomping Tom Laughlin (way before Billy Jack) pilot the plane that picks up Luther Billis.