Gordon MacRae
Billy Bigelow
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Summaries. Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter. Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day.
Film Details. Based on the musical Carousel , music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, as produced by The Theatre Guild (New York, 19 Apr 1945), which was based on the play Liliom by Ferenc Molnár (Budapest, 1909), translated and adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer (New York, 20 Apr 1921).
CAROUSEL CONDENSED SYNOPSIS. In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker Billy Bigelow captivates a gentle, if determined, millworker, Julie Jordan. They marry, but Billy loses his job and Julie becomes pregnant.
Based on the lauded Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, this film follows the romance of Billy Bigelow (Gordon MacRae), a charming carousel barker, and Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones), a pretty...
Heavenly Friend. John Dehner. Mr. Bascombe. Jacques d'Amboise. Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner. Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day.
Overview. Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met.
Directed by Henry King with a screenplay by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, the 20th Century Fox film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel premiered just a year after Oklahoma! made its way to the big screen. The film starred Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and Cameron Mitchell.
