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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 ...
From the film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? Once Upon a Summertime Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay: 1973 The Phony King of England Johnny Mercer From the Disney film, Robin Hood: 1942 Skylark (song) Hoagy Carmichael Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle; No. 7 on the charts in 1942. 1949 Moon Dreams
(The closure caused a protest outside the New York Times building, where a group of some twenty cast members – Boone not among them – and fans of the show chanted and held picket signs demanding Rich retract his review presumably in vain hopes of a resultant reprieve for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.) [9] Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ...
Mercer wrote for several MGM films, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Merry Andrew (1958). He collaborated on three Broadway musicals in the 1950s—Top Banana (1951), Li'l Abner (1956), and Saratoga (1959). His more successful songs of the 1950s include "The Glow-Worm" (sung by the Mills Brothers) and "Something's Gotta Give".
"Walk Right Back" is a 1961 song by Sonny Curtis that was recorded by The Everly Brothers, and went to No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] Overseas, the song went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. [1] Originally it was the B-side, then it was changed to the A-side.
Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was executive produced by David Gerber for MGM Television and filmed on location at Murphys, California. The series' theme, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", was written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Phil Silas. The musical numbers were choreographed by Carl Jablonski.
Curtis played him the song "Walk Right Back", which Allison had him immediately take to the Everlys; they recorded the song that weekend and were later rewarded with a Billboard top 10 hit. [1] The song was also a hit in 1978 for Anne Murray .