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TRAILER. During the 1850s, Milly (Jane Powell), a pretty young cook, marries Adam (Howard Keel), a grizzled woodsman, after a brief courtship. When the two return to Adam's farm, Milly is shocked ...
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A lot of fun to be had by Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Adam (Howard Keel), the oldest of seven brothers, comes into town one day looking for some chaw and a wife. The shopkeep thinks this is ridiculous, but Adam effortlessly courts a young woman named Milly (Jane Powell) in only a couple of minutes.
Based on a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, it is almost an icon of America as it saw itself in the 1950s -- brash, energetic, adventuresome, and cocky. Some critics argue that the movie all but promotes rape, but that is unfair. Even though the girls are very attracted to the brothers, they are very angry at being kidnapped, and the ...
- Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn
- Stanley Donen
- Warner Bros.
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Box office. $9,403,000 [2] [3] 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 ...
- $9,403,000
- Jack Cummings
- $2,540,000
Close to perfect. A magical blend of the right story, a great score, and the astonishing choreography of Michael Kidd, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is one of the big screen's most entertaining musicals.
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.