Carousel

Carousel was adapted from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical of the same name--which, in turn, was based on -Liliom, a play by Ferenc Molnar. Gordon MacRae stars as carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who much against his will falls in love with Maine factory girl Julie Jordan (Shirley ...more

Carousel is one of the screen's most intelligent musicals. Director Henry King, who had begun his career as a stage actor, does a commendable job of transferring the material from its Broadway origins, even though the structure of the Rodgers & Hammerstein play from which it was adapted was significantly altered. Gordon MacRae, a fortuitous last-minute replacement for Frank Sinatra, gives a thoughtful, vibrant performance as carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who returns from a self-inflicted death ...more