Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

MPAA Rating

Theatrical Release Date

Jul 21, 1954

Genre(s)

Musicals & Performing Arts - General
Musicals & Performing Arts - Musicals - General
Classics
Kids & Family
Westerns
Romance
DVD
Widescreen
US & CA DVDs: Region 1
1950 - 1959

Rating (Stars)

Description

Well, bless my beautiful hide! Director Stanley Donen invests this rollicking musical with a hearty exuberance. Howard Keel, with his big-as-all-outdoors baritone, stars as a bold "mountain man" living in the Oregon woods who brings home a bride (plucky songbird soprano Jane Powell) to his six slovenly brothers. Taming the rambunctious brood, Jane proceeds to make gentlemen of them so they can woo sweethearts of their own. But old habits die hard: their flirting gives way to fighting in the film's celebrated barn-raising scene, a lively acrobatic dance number exuberantly choreographed by Michael Kidd. Big brother chimes in with his own brand of advice--an old-fashioned kidnapping! Donen manages to get away with such a politically incorrect plot by investing the boys with a innocent sweetness, most notably the youngest brother played with genial earnestness by Rusty (Russ) Tamblyn (pre-West Side Story). This modest production became a huge hit and remains one of MGM's best-loved musical comedies, an energetic, high-kicking classic. --Sean Axmaker

Director

Stanley Donen

Stars

Howard Keel
Jeff Richards
Russ Tamblyn
Tommy Rall
Marc Platt

Running Time

102 minutes

Original Price

$19.97

Current Value

$9.98

DVD Features

Closed-captioned
Color
DVD-Video
Letterboxed
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1