2h 3min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6 December 1962 | Color, WS
Director: Charles Walters
Stars: Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger.
Busby Berkeley ... choreographer (uncredited)
8 songs in the Soundtracks, all by Richard Rodgers, 7 by Lorenz Hart. Most familiar: This Can't Be Love, My Romance, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.
DD's last musical. 31st of 40 films.
23rd of 26 films for MR.
38th of 39 films for JD.
Last film for BB other than a cameo in '70.
Only 2 more films for director CW ('64 and '66), both as director.
Only 2 more films for director CW ('64 and '66), both as director.
I'd say this is more drama than comedy. The debt of the circus, the way the rival circus manipulates them, and the rocky romance of DD & SB is all drama. The comedy comes mostly from the circus performances/rehearsals, yet some of that is high drama too.
As noted above, some terrific songs. Dancing is not a highlight of the film, but there is plenty of movement to music, as expected in a circus.
This has Billy Rose's name on it because it began as a play (11'35 - 4'36). JD was in that show.
distr. MGM, dir. Walters; 7
