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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a 1954 American musical film, directed by Stanley Donen, with music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and choreography by Michael Kidd. The screenplay, by Albert Hackett , Frances Goodrich , and Dorothy Kingsley , is based on the short story "The Sobbin' Women", by Stephen Vincent Benét , which was ...
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Directed by Stanley Donen. With Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall. When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. 1954 · 1 hr 43 min. G. Western · Comedy · Romance · Musicals. A newlywed’s attempts to refine her six uncouth brothers-in-law spark their pursuit of love on the Oregon frontier in a musical showdown of the sexes.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, American musical film, released in 1954, that is noted for its lively dance numbers. It was one of the first musicals to capitalize on the new wide-screen process of CinemaScope. In the 1850s lumberjack Adam Pontipee (played by Howard Keel) lives with his six.
When the eldest of seven Oregon frontier brothers announces his marriageplans, the others follow his advice and kidnap six beautiful women oftheir own.
Buoyed by crowd-pleasing tunes and charming performances, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers makes a successful transition from Broadway to screen that's sure to please the whole family. Read...
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Adam is thoroughly amused and Milly is sad for them. But Adam comes up with a somewhat dubious plan to kidnap the six girls to be the brothers' brides! Modeling his scheme on the story of the Romans' kidnapping of the Sabine women, the brothers go into town and kidnap their sweethearts.
