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At the end of the barn-raising dance, four of the six prospective brides jump into the arms of their [...]	D
Stanley Donen was producer Jack Cummings' choice for director from the outset, thanks to his success [...]	D
Original literary source: "The Sobbin' Women", short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, published by Fa [...]	D
Two hundredth and final film of Anna Q. Nilsson.	D
Michael Kidd initially turned down the project. He had just come off a show on Broadway and wanted a [...]	D
Because there was no way of distinguishing between them and the Town Suitors, MGM decided to make al [...]	D
The censors weren't too happy about the line in the song "Lonesome Polecat" where the brothers lamen [...]	D
The avalanche was filmed at Corral Creek Canyon, at Sun Valley, Idaho.	D
Though Howard Keel was happy with most of the production, he disagreed on two points in reference to [...]	D
Some altercations between Howard Keel and director Stanley Donen resulted in Keel trying to get him [...]	D
The wood-chopping scene in the 'Lonesome Polecat' number was shot in one take.	D
The story of the Sabine women referred to in the film came from Plutarch's 'Life of Romulus'.	D
When Adam first goes into town, at Bixby's general store he sees four "spoken for" women that will l [...]	D
According to studio head Dore Schary, the idea for turning Stephen Vincent Benet's story into a scre [...]	D
The film was originally going to be titled "The Sobbin' Women", but MGM executives thought that audi [...]	D
Jeff Richards (a former professional baseball player) was one of the two "brothers" not chosen for h [...]	D
Stanley Donen always saw this film as one of his fondest memories as well as was quick to always poi [...]	D
The end credits list the cast for The Pontipee Brothers and The Brides in two adjacent columns. Five [...]	D
According to the DVD commentary, director Stanley Donen wanted to film on location in Oregon, where [...]	D
Rehearsals for the barn-raising sequence took 3 weeks.	D
A stage musical adaptation opened in the US in 1978, initially with Howard Keel and Jane Powell repr [...]	D
For the brides' costumes, designer Walter Plunkett went to the Salvation Army, found old quilts and [...]	D
Shot in only 48 days.	D
Reportedly Howard Keel's personal favorite of his movies.	D
Film debut of Ruta Lee.	D
In the late 1960s, the original CinemaScope camera negative was damaged when the film was blown-up t [...]	D
For the famous barn raising dance sequence, the cast rehearsed for three weeks in order to get the i [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Opened at New York's Radio City Music Hall in a slot originally intended for Brigadoon (1954), the f [...]	D
The brothers say that their mother named Frank "Frankincense" because there were no names in the bib [...]	D
Howard Keel called this film "one of my happiest filmmaking experiences at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The [...]	D
The cast list in the on-screen end credits is broken up into three groups with the following subhead [...]	D
Only four of the brothers were dancers. Russ Tamblyn (Gideon) was an acrobat, and Jeff Richards (Ben [...]	D
If the barn-raising dance sequence (~ six and a half minutes) is corrected synchronized with the lon [...]	D
Stanley Donen - who dearly wanted to make the film on location all year round to show the changing o [...]	D
The shirt colors worn by Adam's six brothers during the barn-raising and final scenes are: Benjamin [...]	D
Director Stanley Donen said that producer Jack Cummings originally planned to use existing American [...]	D
Julie Newmar (Dorcas) was already an accomplished dancer, but she never got a chance to show off her [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Scoring of a Musical Pic [...]	D
Scenes for the widescreen version were shot in the morning and, for the normal ratio, in the afterno [...]	D
Milly sings "Wonderful, Wonderful Day" to her new husband on the same set as the later barn-raising [...]	D
At the beginning of the song "Wonderful Wonderful Day", a bunch of birds fly onto the screen. One of [...]	D
One of the most popular films of 1954, it made MGM a profit in excess of $3 million - a considerable [...]	D
Of the six abducted brides, the only one not "spoken for" at the very beginning is Martha.	D
Despite the extra work that shooting two different versions created, the cast had a marvelous time a [...]	D
On the 2004 DVD commentary, Stanley Donen states that there were two versions made of the film: one [...]	D
MGM had waited five years to acquire the rights to Stephen Vincent Benet's short story, because Broa [...]	D
Jane Powell and Howard Keel would later revive their roles in a stage production of the show in 1978 [...]	D
MGM considered this a "B" picture - it had higher aspirations for the more expensive Brigadoon (1954 [...]	D
Jacques d'Amboise's credit includes the acknowledgment "Courtesy New York City Ballet", but he still [...]	D
For the dancing in the "June Bride" number, Ruta Lee (Ruth) and Julie Newmar (Dorcas) were kept in t [...]	D
The film was the inspiration for the TV series Arrivano le spose (1968), which made stars out of Bob [...]	D
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 12 seconds (CinemaScope version)	D
In 2004 it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry.	D
Of the brides and brothers, only Virginia Gibson sang for herself, which made her the logical choice [...]	D
The dress colors worn by the six prospective brides during the barn-raising scenes are: Dorcas - mau [...]	D
Final film of Margaret Wells.	D
In the final scene, when Rev. Elcott asks the six brothers if they take the six brides, they all loo [...]	D
MGM did not have high financial expectations for the film and chose instead to allocate its resource [...]	D
With the death of Jacques d'Amboise (Ephraim) on May 3, 2021, Russ Tamblyn (Gideon) is the last surv [...]	D
Among the cost-cutting measures was the use of Ansco color film. The camera stock was cheaper than T [...]	D
The seven brothers and their brides are: Adam & Milly, Benjamin & Dorcas, Caleb & Ruth, Daniel & Mar [...]	D
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan's film Satte Pe Satta (1982) was based on this film. They copied the s [...]	D

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