| "The Music Man" was on, too |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 01:07 pm EDT 07/05/21 |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:03 pm EDT 07/05/21 |
| In reply to: May the 4th be with you: Turner Classic Movies screens 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' and '1776' tonight - WaymanWong 07:55 pm EDT 07/04/21 |
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| probably the quintessential American musical. I had other stuff to do yesterday (and own it on DVD), but while I watched some of it, I was awestruck as usual by Onna White's choreography, especially just love how she staged "Marian the Librarian". Does anyone know if this was similar to how she originally staged it on Broadway? The editing is quite wonderful, with cut-aways to things like little kids (and also Tommy Djilas and Zanetta Shinn) behind a big book of "Romeo and Juliet", and great business happening on the spiral staircase. It's just such fun and really advances the plot. Robert Preston is really so superb; his impact in the role on Broadway and the film transfer must have been such an astounding surprise when he was known mainly before for being a character actor playing movie villains. |
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