Rating: NR
Genre: Musical
Release Date: 11/07/2006
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol/French
Sound: DD5.0/DD2/DD1
Run Time: 245 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

Carousel was adapted from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical of the same name--which, in turn, was based on Liliom, a play by Ferenc Molnar. Gordon MacRae stars as carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who much against his will falls in love with Maine factory girl Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones). Billy proves an improvident and unreliable husband, but Julie stands by him. Upon discovering that Julie is pregnant, the unemployed Billy sees an opportunity for some quick money by joining his unsavory pal Jigger (Cameron Mitchell). The scheme goes awry, and Billy dies. Standing before the Pearly Gates, Billy is given a chance to redeem himself by the kindly Starkeeper (Gene Lockhart). He is allowed to return to Earth to try to brighten the life of his unhappy 15-year-old daughter Louise (Susan Luckey). Billy offers Louise a star that he has stolen from the sky; when Louise backs off in fear, Billy slaps her. He feels like a failure until he and his Heavenly Friend (William LeManessa) attend Louise's school graduation ceremony. There the invisible Billy watches as the principal (Gene Lockhart again) inspires Louise (and, by extension, Julie) by assuring her that so long as she has hope in her heart, she'll never walk alone. Frank Sinatra, the film's original Billy Bigelow, dropped out of the production due to laryngitis.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Gordon MacRae - Billy
Shirley Jones - Julie
Cameron Mitchell - Jigger
Barbara Ruick - Carrie
Claramae Turner - Cousin Nettie
Gene Lockhart - Starkeeper
Robert Rounseville - Mr. Snow
Susan Luckey - Louise
Audrey Christie - Mrs. Mullin
John Dehner - Mr. Bascombs
Jacques D'Amboise - Louise's Dancing Partner
Frank Tweddell - Capt. Watson
Tor Johnson - Strong Man
Harry Johnson - Juggler
Ed Mundy - Fire Eater
Angelo Rossitto - Midget
Dee Pollock - Enoch Snow, Jr.

Production:
Henry King - Director
Henry Ephron - Producer
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Composer
William H. Reynolds - Editor
Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron Benjamin Glazer - Screen Writer
Agnes de Mille - Choreography
Rod Alexander - Choreography
Charles G. Clarke - Cinematographer
Mary Wills - Costume Designer
Oscar Hammerstein II - From Musical by
Richard Rodgers - From Musical by
Alfred Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Ferenc Molnar - Play Author

Brigadoon
    Gene Kelly / G / 1954
Damn Yankees
    Tab Hunter / NR / 1958
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
    Debbie Reynolds / NR / 1964
Billy Rose's Jumbo
    Doris Day / NR / 1962
The Music Man
    Robert Preston / G / 1962
Show Boat
    Kathryn Grayson / NR / 1951

1956 Directors Guild of America