Sunday Drive: Shall We Dance?

One of the most beautiful song-and-dance scenes in all movie history, as performed by Deborah Kerr and Yul Brenner in The King and I (1956):

Bonus: The story of Marni Nixon, the actual voice of many famous musicals:

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What We're Watching: Cinderella (1957)

One of our top favorite shows:  the 1957 live television version starring Julie Andrews in the title role and Jon Cypher as the Prince.  Amazingly, they are both still alive, nearly seventy years later.

Bonus:  This 2004 making-of video features interviews with several cast members, including Andrews and Cypher.

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Sunday Drive: Oh Me! Oh My!

Jump-start your Sunday with this hopping little tune from the 1950 film Tea for Two, sung and danced (!) by Gene Nelson.  This you have to see, fellas: 

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Sunday Drive: Do-Re-Mi

The cheery mnemonic song from one of the most beloved films of all time is a good way to start a summer Sunday morning:

Sunday Drive: Good Morning

As performed by Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952):

Sunday Drive: It's a Lovely Day Today

Do yourself a favor and watch this truly amazing dance by Vera Ellen and Donald O'Connor from the 1953 musical Call Me Madam:

What's My Line, 10/19/52

Eddie Fisher is the Mystery Guest.




Here's Fisher singing the Broadway song that Dorothy Kilgallen asked about:

Tired Old Queen at the Movies: Summer Stock

Steve Hayes reviews the Judy Garland musical:

Forget your troubles and just get happy as Judy Garland and Gene Kelly tear off the barn roof in 1950's "Summer Stock." With able comic support from Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, and Gloria DeHaven, directed by Charles Walters and shot in the grand MGM musical tradition, it's the perfect way to spend a long, hot summer evening.

Catch more fabulous movie reviews at Steve's YouTube channel.

My Sister Eileen

I read the book once, many years ago, and now I've seen the movie - a lighthearted reflection of a simpler time.  Starring many names and faces you will recognize:  Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, Dick York, Kurt Kasznar, and in a bit part, Richard Deacon.  (Two of these were gay - do you know which ones?)