Barn Raising Dance (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) - MGM Studio Orchestra (HD)
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- The screenplay, by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley, is based on the short story "The Sobbin' Women", by Stephen Vincent Benét,.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which is based in Oregon in 1850, is particularly known for the unusual choreography by Michael Kidd, which makes dance numbers out of such mundane frontier pursuits as chopping wood and raising a barn
To perform the electrifying dance numbers and grueling action sequences, choreographer Michael Kidd wanted dancers to portray all six of Adam Pontipee's rough and tumble brothers. MGM Studios, however, wanted actors already under contract to MGM - Jeff Richards (a former baseball player), and Russ Tamblyn (a gymnast) - to be cast as two of the brothers. The other four brothers were portrayed by professional dancers - Matt Mattox, Marc Platt, Tommy Rall, and Jacques d'Amboise. All four balanced on a beam together during their famous barn-raising dance.
The movie was listed as number 464 in Empire magazine's list of the 500 greatest films of all time.
Oscar nominee for Best Picture in 1954, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers won NBR Award Top Ten Films (1954), Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and WGA Award for Best Written American Musical among others. - บันเทิง
They don't make movies like this anymore! Such a loss
This is now the only form of courtship I will accept. Passive-aggressive square dancing.
Oh my gosh man u made my day that was awesome mee too !!😂🤣🤣
“Passive-aggressive square dancing”😂
This is the funniest thing I’ve ever read!! 😂😂😂😂
Boy, are YOU in for a long haul!
1:23 This is not passive aggressive, its straight up aggressive.
Back when to be an actor you not only had to be able to act, but also dance and sing! Those were the days of TRUE talent!
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Most of them were professional dancers with ballet companies rather than actors who could dance.
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This was back when Hollywood had actual talent.
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I just learned the 91 year old lady in the ground floor of my apartment building is the dancing sister in the green dress!!! (Second from the right).
Wow!!
On behalf of three million TH-cam viewers give her our thanks for participating in such an outstanding cultural moment!
That to me is more impressive than living next to the Celebs of today. Give her my love.
Please let the Lady know that an Indonesian fan sends her compliments and warm greetings!!💖💖💖❣
Barry Joseph COO
Look, I'm going to be blunt here: These are six of the greatest minutes ever put on celluloid.
Well that and Moses Supposes 😍
Totally agree. I can watch this over and over and over....
Bullshit ...🙄🙄🙄
And "Good Morning!" Gene, Debby, and Donald!!💞💞🎵💞❤️🎶🇺🇸🇺🇸
Agreed, this is very good !
Move over Fred and Gene - THIS is the greatest dance scene in movie history! ❤️👍👏
It is mostly because the greatest dancer ever to appear in film-Tommy Rall-was central to it. Michael Kidd made sure to put him front and center.
I thought the same thing, full of energy you know.
Had dinner with Jacques D'Amboise a few months ago and discussed this sequence throughout the evening. Much to tell but one of the challenges was dealing with the edits and pauses that required the cameras to be reset and then the dancers going back into the dynamic rythm and pacing they had just left. Russ was discovered in a bit role in a teen drama and kept the crew entertained with his gymnastics. Each of the dancers was ballet experienced and the set was cardboard and lumber... note the dirt that was spread to kick up when then slid beneath the sawhorse. Also notice how flexible the dance floor was. It was set like a trampoline and sent the leaps and jumps sky high. Few of the stunts had to be reshot many times. The issue was never falling... it was balance and breaking character to stay on the rolling or balancing "beams'. Hitting their marks was the big challenge... sliding, leaping, spinning ... all together left some short or others way off their mark. And one false move and collisions spread like wildfire. More later....
More now? Please?
This scene was the cause of one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in many years of movie-going. During one of its many re-releases, the movie was playing at the small theater in my neighborhood. In spite of it being a week night, the place was packed, and I'll never forget that when this scene ended, the entire audience (remember this was a MOVIE theater) burst into uproarious cheers and spontaneous applause! So much so that they had to stop projecting and turn on the lights until the delighted audience's enthusiasm subsided. I've never seen anything like that before or since.
What a cool story!
What a wonderful memory. Thank you for sharing it.
That was when good clean movie fun WAS!
Awesome 😊
This and other musicals of that era are truly remarkable, they inspire everyone and they make people smile. And Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Needs To Be Re Released On Broadway.
One of the best dance sequences ever. These guys were athletes. The entire movie is one of my favorites.
Joanne Reczka The Jeff Richards (Benjamin) was actually pro-baseball player, which is why he did not do much dancing. The other men were all professional dancers or gymnasts.
And a big SHOUT OUT to Michael Kidd, the genius who choreographed it all!!
Joanne Reczka If you like this, google The Nicholas Brothers!
@Ricardo Valentino The youngest brother here with the red hair, blue shirt, played Riff in WSS. Russ Tamblyn.
mine too
Michael Kidd is, was, and will always be one of the greatest choreographers in human history. He wasn't just a dancer, he was a storyteller, and a poet, who used dance to say the words.
If anyone tells you dancing is not macho, show them this movie. And this dance. The story is insane, but none of the characters take it seriously. The wonderful dancing makes the movie great fun.
Another good example of very powerful masculine dancing is 'Lechaim' from 'Fiddler on the Roof'
I would never even think to challenge a dancer. Some of them mix it with gymnastics, which in turn also benefits martial arts. Even just doing one gets you insanely toned, minus your toes if you're a ballerina.
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Just imagine the rehearsing this group had to do, to prepare this wonderful number??!!!! This just does not get OLD!
This is December 2023 and this classically choreographed clip from the movie, with full of awesomely amazing, athletic and astounding actors & their dance moves, continues to be exceedingly popular even today. ❤❤
Brought here by the sad news that Jacques d'Amboise died just the other day, after having a stroke.That leaves only Russ Tamblyn as the last brother alive. I know Marc Platt (the original Dream Curly in OKLAHOMA, by the way) lived to be at least 100, but died a few years ago, and my big crush, Tommy Rall, just an amazing talent, died in 2020, apparently. Matt Mattox became a greatly influential dance educator, and had a good long life. I love these guys, and Michael Kidd, for creating such magic.
Gingers finally have their moment!! ❤❤❤❤
Oh, come on! You gingers have got Ed Sheeran as well. Granted, he looks like the goof you turned down as a Prom date, but he can still write a nice little tune! :-D
This dance sequence is amazing. The choreography and gymnastics were top notch. This is my favorite scene of the whole movie, although I recommend the movie as a whole to everyone.
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+Elaheh Atefi I couldn't agree more :). You definitely have great taste in movies.
+Robert McIntosh
I agree, the corepgraphy of this scene is a real wonder and a great masterpiece in the history of musicals. And of course, I love this movie as a whole!
Great minds think alike my friend.
I was raised watching this Calamity Jane Meet Me in St Loius My Fair Lady but this is my favorite all time movie I've seen it so many times and love everything about it the songs the dancing all of it
This is my favourite musical.
Russ Tamblyn, the tumbler and Jacques D'Amboise, the ballet dancer,. Fantastic choreography.
It's so badass when they literally jump over the 3 guys to dance with the girls LOL and then the under the bench slide was badass too
I quit my job of seven years to live my dream and star as one of the bride's at the state theatre in Eau Claire, WI. Never in my life have been so happy (or in such good shape! The dance numbers were grueling!) The Barn Raising was my favorite to perform. No experience will ever top my time in this production
Once the theater bug bites, you can never go back!!
Several years ago, I saw this play put on by Hilo High School. The guy who played Adam went on to join an acting troupe in San Francisco.
You lived my dream 😍
Wow. Seven should be your good lucks number. It repeated twice in this fragment of your life: working for SEVEN and playing in SEVEN brides for seven brothers.
Bless your beautiful hide.
This is one of the best dance scenes... ever! I found out a few years ago that much of this dance was not included in the original choreography, but that the choreographer looked around the set and started asking the question, "What would lumberjacks be good at doing?" The extended sequence is what you see here! Fantastic!
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I think the choreographer was Michael Kidd
without exaggeration the best musical of all time. RUSS TAMBLYN exceptional
I'm watching this Wonderful 6 min dance scene again. I've been reading all the wonderful reviews, I love them, they were all great. I agree with all of them. I found my Seven Brides for Seven Brothers DVD, yea. I do remember the scene near the end. When a baby is crying, and the Preacher asked, who's baby that is, and all the 7 girls say Mine! I was maybe 6 years old or so, I asked my Mother why did the girls say Mine??Never got an answer....Such a wonderful movie, talented actors, singers, wonderful dancers. Your right they dont make them like this any more!
Man I've always loved those dresses
Me too, especially the different pastel shades. When they made this movie they apparently purchased several old quilts from thrift stores and remade them into dresses for the girls. They did an amazing job :)
That must be one of the best movie dance sequences ever.
Notice Riff from West Side Story blue shirt.
Moses supposes. And the whole of singing in the rain. They don’t make dance movies like these abymore
I didn't even watch this movie, but the dancing number is just wow 🎉
If you like musicals you will really enjoy it.
The brother in the blue shirt (Russ Tamblyn) played Riff in the musical West Side Story. Great acrobat. This dance scene was one of the greatest both dancing and acrobatics. Other great dancing was in Fiddler On The Roof. A lot of people looked down on musicals but they were the best all around talent.
Russ Tamblyn is a legend.
Caleb (Matt Mattox) in the lime green shirt - was a wonderful athletic ballet dancer - the ballet influence is clear in a lot of the dancers. Absolutely brllliant dance!
I thought Caleb was in the yellow shirt?
I think frank (red shirt) was the best
His snow ax dance makes him look like a Russia ballet dancer.
@@ddthewolf Yes, Ephraim was in the green shirt
Matt Matox is the bearded Man..The Man with a green Shirt is Jacques D Ambroise who died this year. The other dancers are Tommy Rall and Russ Tamblyn
No more movies like this one. Simply talents with no special effects.
Now that’s entertainment. The famous score and choreography-I never ever tire of it. So many well known dancers: Jacque D’Amboise, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn.. all of them. Thank you for brightening the day. Bravo Gene Vincent DePaul, John Mercer, MICHAEL KIDD and Stanley Donen for an unforgettable legendary icon production.
This is one of best choreographed dance in movie history, I love the brothers they are all magnificent, acrobatic and athletic dancers, the women are excellent and the town men are also very good too, I love Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
When they slide under that bench thing. Possibly the best thing I have seen in my entire life!
Isn't it strange?
As a kid I hated this type of stuff. It wasn't until I was in my 40's that I happened to stumble upon this clip.....and it was then that I realised what a gem it really is.
This is a piece of total artistry and I don't think can be surpassed by any other dance sequence in film history.
I missed out on this for so many years, but I am pleased to say that I am now an absolute fan and can watch this whenever I like.
And someone below has pointed out that Julie Newmar is in this. I never knew that until now.
Now there is a woman I would give an arm and a leg to meet....along with Shirley Jones. Two women with total unadulterated undiluted class.
Thank you to all who took part in this six and a half minutes of magic.
God bless you all.
It's a pity Julie wasn't featured more in this number, as she was a very good dancer. Unfortunately the brother she was paired with was not, so they were placed at the end of every line. The eternal plight of the tall girl.
@@starababa1985 Well, that's nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of tall girls who couldn't get dates wrote poetry in high school.
One of the reasons you may not have known about Miss Newmar is that, this early in her career, she's listed in the credits as Julie NEWMEYER. Another of the brides, Ruth, was played by Ruta Lee (who was listed in the credits as Ruta Kilmonis).
I grew up with movies of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Musicals etc, it was shown in my childhood at Sunday afternoon or evening and my family loved it. Movies from the golden era of Hollywood, great music, dancing and movements, so colorful and all with a Happy End, like Singing in the Rain, Anchors aweigh, On the Town, Easter Parade, Brigadoon, An American in Paris etcetc...now i am nearly 60 yrs old, my parents and brothers are dead and i still watch these musicals and remember faded times and its great that my wife watch these movies too.
Это они танцуют после того как истребили всех индейцев и продали в рабство негров ,поэтому празднуют ?
Amazing...now thats what i call a dance off...
I had the biggest crush on Benjamin and Frank! And of course Russ Tamblin...how could you NOT love that kid and the moves he got?!
I first saw you in this movie. R.I.P Jacque D'Amboise. ❤🌹
Godspeed, Jacques d’Amboise, who made us feel like dancing. 💕
Without a doubt my favourite dance number in the whole movie, the timing, the tumbling, all of it was phenomenal the first time I watched it and still is to this day phenomenal. Everyone must've been incredibly exhausted rehearsing this number
I love that Russ Tamblyn was able to show off his gymnastics experience along with all those professional dancers
This Mr Michael Kidd's swiveling,gamboling,and tumbling step designs - that were gaudily and giddily integrated into the ballet steps,the acrobatic hurdles,and the Western Polka - were definitely astonishing,smashing,and distinguishing.It's not that easy to master all the difficult steps.But still the entire cast particularly the male dancers had apparently succeeded to dance in perfect timing and unison and to exhibit their jauntiness,sturdiness,handiness,vividness,and exactness in this dance sequence.This musical segment in 1954 MGM's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers can be hailed as one of the all-time first-rate and larger-than-life dance routines ever choreographed and ever performed on silver screen.It's truly-epic in scope.
The greatest ensemble dance scene ever filmed. I never tire of watching this.
I can never get tired of this barn dance. The dance sequence are legit crazy and kick ass. Love this movie!! 😍
Tommy Rall will always be the absolute best dancer in Hollywood history! Period! No debate!
Vigorous, full of masculine vitality, wonderful.
62 years after this film there's still 8 brides and brothers still alive. 3 brothers 5 brides. 28/10/18
My parents never let me forget that, as a six year old i couldn't sit through the entire movie and we had to leave the theater before the end. Now I have a strong desire to find it somewhere!
Amazon, DVD I just got Warners bros. Multi pack of 5 movies, 7 brides for 7 brothers, in it, 4 other good ones, too. Just type in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers. I just got mine in Nov 2020.
Tommy Rall (in the red shirt) was one of the all-time great Hollywood dancers. He never got enough good roles, though. He was about 24 when this was filmed, and I'm happy to report that as of May, 2020, he is still with us, at age 90! As to why he never became really famous, back in 1988, Gene Kelly was asked what he thought about other dancers. "The best all-around dancer we had over at MGM was Tommy Rall." he said. "He could do anything and do it better than any other dancer." But, sadly, the public didn’t buy him. Gene cast Rall as the Sharpie in the "Ring around the Rosy" section of Invitation to the Dance. Kelly used to say that it was the public who decided that someone - would or would not - be a star. He said, "the public dictates." And some performers who Gene thought were the best, the public didn’t accept as romantic leads and, therefore, they were not cast in those roles. Vera Ellen and Eleanor Powell were two women Gene said fell into this category and Tommy Rall one of the men. Another factor is that musicals were a tough sell in the 1950s. Rall was more successful in stage roles.
Practically had to be an Olympic-caliber gymnast to dance for Michael Kidd
Tamblyn was an Olympic gymnast the year before movie was made. Most of the other dancers were in balletcompanies
One of the best movie scenes of all time. It's next to impossible to have seen this movie once and not fallen in love with it for the rest of your life.
Agreed! Its bursting w life!
The dance sequence here was awesome. I would loved to see more of Ephraim dance, he is so talented. Russ Tamblyn, for not being a dancer, did well with it here. Tommy Rall was a double threat, did beautifully in dance & acrobatic stuff. Great number overall!
I agree :) I know Russ was an acrobat, and I don't think he was classically trained in ballet, but he has done quite a bit of tap- and modern-dancing in movies throughout the years. I wonder if he ever took formal lessons, or if he improvised.
I just rewatched this wonderful dance number again. I just read about the passing of Jane Powell, I think she was in her 90s. I always adored her, in her movies and as a guest star on TV shows, it was quite a few years ago. I'm glad to be able to watch these wonderful old, golden movies, I loved her dancing. RIP Jane Powell. 🙏
Great musical with beautiful music. This is, to my eye, the most "masculine" dance number from any of the American musicals. The athleticism is amazing! Thank you so much for posting this.
the talent back then in Hollywood was immense!! you had to be a triple threat!! the skill of their dancing is amazing!! Russ Tamblyn in this and West Side Story I just love!!
This is the most epic fight scene I've ever seen
This scene has been living rent-free in my head for decades now
6 perfect minutes. Thrilling, joyous, beautiful. Much like the rest of the movie
Oh my God! I'm pretty macho, but this made me burst into tears from sheer joy. Wow.
What does macho have to do with it? To me, musicals speak to everyone.
being human means having feelings--too many men live by a very detrimental old idea of macho or bullying tough manhood that is damaging to them and people around them. Giving that up would benefit everyone. Its good for you to have feelings, its a good thing to experience feelings and talk about them. if only ALL men would drop that macho mask
Ugh.😑🙄
Dance offs are pretty macho
@@yippedoodah Yep, I can smell the testosterone even on a small screen.
I love tommy when he comes off the well and says ‘beat that’
Nobody in the history of film could, not even the Nicholas Brothers, as great as they were.
This is the crowning achievement of choreographer Michael Kidd - unmatched for sheer masculine exuberance (though some scenes in Guys & Dolls are almost as sublime. Kidd was a shining example of a choreographer who was able to overcome the enormous handicap of his sexuality (he was heterosexual) to achieve greatness.
handicap of his sexuality (he was heterosexual) :))))) Great statement, very amusing !
A delightful comment. Thank you.
😆😆😆😆😆 Great!
Now this, is real dancing. Amazing!
This is one of my favorite scenes. Back when actors could actually act. but they also sang and danced too. Nowadays it's surprising when a person is a triple threat. In the old days, it was called being an actor.
Russ Tamblyn.
All of the "brothers" voices were dubbed. It was the era of dubbed musicals and this one was never even a Broadway show.
Russ Tamblyn was the only actor from the male cast along with Howard. The rest where acrobats and dancers. Russ did actually quite good in his stunt screeds though.
@@tommyw19 Didn't realize Russ was also dubbed in West Side Story. What a joke.
alg11297 Seriously? Wow, I just can’t fathom why to be honest. He was a good actor. Maybe not anything exceptional, but still better than a lot of shit we see today ...
This is my favourite film EVER!!!!! I have it on disc and watch it whenever I get the chance
Yes , I always enjoy this movie 💓💛💖
NOW, THAT'S DANCING. I SURE DO MISS THE OLD MUSICALS.
Frank has to be my favorite, right next to Gideon. His dancing is so nice.
One of the best musicals ever to hit the screen..
Remember after LaLa Land everyone was trying to copy the dance....let someone try to even come close to this ...that was nothing compared to this ..
This is absolutely awesome
I was thinking the same thing and I never thought that Dance was so great in la la land it should have been longer and better
My mom went to high school with Jane Powell and told me that she was going to work hard to become who she became. A great singer and actor.
Simply one of the most beautiful dancing pieces in any movie. The color of the girls' crisp dresses just adds to the beauty of this pic. The "opposing fellows" are mighty fine but don't hold a candle to the local boys, with their precise and acrobatic moves. Loved watching this as a child and enjoy it with much pleasure as an adult.
Those dresses were apparently made from thrift shop quilts. I would never have guessed!
Just FABULOUS......everything about this movie...they were ALL great
The whole movie was amazing
No words to praise their talent in dance without any graphics..incredible
This is by far my very favorite musical.
The music, choreography, drama, acting, and directing, are all top notch. Admittedly, the studio didn't spend much on set production, but with everything else going for it, it's easily overlooked.
The Best Musical ever to hit the silver screen. I love it and watch it all the time.
I agree Glenda! And some people can watch this and not like it? Go figure!
+Jennifer Shelley :It's set back in the 1800's , she should have married brother Benjamin , instead of Adam . Hes handsome. I watch this movie several times a month , just to watch the barn raising scene.
Julie Newmar was a stunning beauty in this movie .
Benjamin was always my favourite! And Julie Newmar is gorgeous. She is still beautiful even now!
I used to watch this all the time with my Mom. She saw it first as a teenager and loved it. I haven't watched it all the way through since she died two years ago.
I think I will try to soon, it's such a fun film.
It rivals with Grease and West side story for me, haha.
Please watch it again Jen.
It may hurt at first, but I promise you that it will only hurt once.
After that you will know that you are being a huge part of your Mum's emotions and that is the greatest thing you can experience.
Do it for yourself and your Mum hon.
Michael Kidd is fantastic 😭
Love This Movie, Howard and especially Russ Tamblyn..❤😊
Pure dynamite. It has and will continue to stand the test of time.
Why don't things like this happen for real anymore? We should totally start doing this again.
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A real beauty in term of execution, choreography, music, dressing and fashion sense and the dancers of course!
No matter how many times I watch this I still enjoy it. Brigns a smile to my face.
Terrific movie, with one of the great dance sequences of all time.
Beautifully choreographed to highlight the dancers' strengths. But even the "city slickers" are excellent. Terrific scene.
A joyful mixture of dance and music...one from the great days of the film musical. The score alone is worth
anyone's time...consistently melodic and pleasing from its relatively unknown (compared with some other
names in the genre) composers who do the film proud.
I watched this movie because of this clip and I didn’t regret it one bit ❤
So many triple threats in this classic - singing, dancing, and acting - make this my favorite musical of all-time! Absolutely amazing!
Love Tommy Rall as Frank doing those baranis on the planks and of course Russ Tamblyn as Gideon both superb acrobatic-dancer-actors- who've we got like that nowadays, performers were so multi-talented then
Fred Astaire called Tommy Rall the best dancer in Hollywood! See him in 'Kiss Me, Kate'.
Russ Tamblyn was also great in West Side Story
Years later, Tommy Rall, in an interview, said that during rehearsal one day he missed his footing by about an inch, and his leg slipped between the planks and was badly gashed. Other cast members also commented on the inherent physical dangers in this number.
I remember i was still in elementary when i watch this musical classic one of the best choreography ever...
Timing, agility, balance, coordination: amazing.
So glad to see millions of views. This needs to be appreciated by generations to come.
this was always one of my favorite musicals... when I told my children about it, and made them watch it, it became one of their favorites too... they used to try and dance to it... I can remember the noise upstairs while they were stomping around....... I made sure my kids were exposed to these wonderful musicals, since they are so far and few between today...
Like this one? They are non-existent.
@@jillkjv3816, yes and they were so slim and fit then. This is non-existent today !
Always loved this movie. What stands the test of time is that it was not meant to be the main musical that year. All eyes were on Brigadoon and this movie overtook it. Both great films in my eyes but I could watch this movie and never get tired of it.
I have watch this movie so many times and i love it. These actors and dancers have so much energy. These are so amazing and handsome.
About time some-one posted this. One of the best dance scenes that ever came out of Hollywood.
I love this dance sequence so much! I remember watching it for the first time when I was about seven and just being in complete awe. I also had a thing for Frank which probably added to it too :)
Ruth..........."Frank" played by Tommy Rall was one of the greatest dancers of His time...many believed far greater than astaire or kelly......check out Ralls dance numbers on youtube and you'll probably agree.....also a trained tenor singer ....this guy had talent in "spades"......incredible!!!!!
Kelly and O'Conner themselves said that Rall was the greatest dancer MGM had ever had. Jacques D'Amboise (the one who plays Ephriam in the dark green shirt, a principle dancer for the New York City Ballet who later founded the National Dance Institute) said that he was in awe of his skills.
You weren't the only one.
I agree that Tommy Rall was one of the all-time greats. He never got enough good roles, though. He was about 24 when this was filmed, and I'm happy to report that as of May, 2020, he is still with us, at age 90! As to why he never became really famous, Back in 1988, Gene Kelly was asked what he thought about other dancers. "The best all-around dancer we had over at MGM was Tommy Rall." he said. "He could do anything and do it better than any other dancer." But, sadly, the public didn’t buy him. Gene cast Rall as the Sharpie in the "Ring around the Rosy" section of Invitation to the Dance. Kelly used to say that it was the public who decided that someone - would or would not - be a star. He said, "the public dictates." And some performers who Gene thought were the best, the public didn’t accept as romantic leads and, therefore, they were not cast in those roles. Vera Ellen and Eleanor Powell were two women Gene said fell into this category and Tommy Rall one of the men. Another factor is that musicals were a tough sell in the 1950s.
I’m really glad to hear that Gene Kelly said those things. Eleanor Powell was impressive, I’ve had a giant crush on Vera Ellen for years and think she was an absolute goddess, and now I’m going to learn all about Tommy Rall!
The best extended dance sequence ever filmed!
Besides the fantastic choreography, this has to be one of the best uses of the widescreen format in cinematography. GORGEOUS!
Just a shame that this clip isn't in true widescreen.
This was my favorite live action movie as a child. I was so transfixed by the way everyone moved and spoke. Especially these big choreography numbers
I would adore that kind of shindig. I always loved how the brother's shirts matched the future brides. A bit of foreshadowing perhaps but still awesome.
Oh my goodness!! Still leaves me mesmerized and I've watched it hundreds of times. Best musical ever... 😍😍😍😍😍
OMG I loveee this movie! I remember our Sunday mornings watching TV with my father here in Mexico City, miss him a lot :'(
Thanks for sharing that Sandra, I used to watch these great old MGM and Warners films with my family also (my Dad and granddad used to explain a lot). And they had great Mexican actors and actresses in Hollywood in those days also!
Me too or three! I remember watching these with my Dad back in the day on Sunday afternoons