One of my favorite musicals is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. My favorites in the cast are… well, the whole cast! Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Newmar… just a wonderful cast who obviously had as much fun making the movie as we have watching it. In fact, Howard Keel called this film “one of my happiest filmmaking experiences at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.” He went on to say, “The cast was magnificent, and the chemistry irresistible. Jack Cummings had his stamp on the whole picture. Jane Powell, as Milly, was perfect, and I loved working with her. She was cute and persnickety and a multi-talented pro. It truly was one big happy family.”
In an interview for TNT’s “Our Favorite Movies” series, Keel said, “A ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ doesn’t come along too often. I remember thinking, ‘If this isn’t a hit, I give up,’ because it was so much fun to make.”
You can watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on Prime Video (Amazon link) or buy the dvd (link to the dvd on Amazon).