The Golden Girls had Rose mention this as something she and her late husband Charlie used to listen to.
They don't think they can move enough units to make a profit doing so, even in the best-case scenario.
Now that Fox and ABC have the same parent company, they’re adopted cousins. Florence Henderson played Maria first in a national tour that predated the movie.
It sounds like this is from a 35mm source. Was that all they had or was this all the copyright owner was willing to pay for to remaster a movie that will likely appeal to a very niche audience?
Andrew L. Stone seemed undaunted by this film’s failure and directed The Great Waltz for MGM in 1972...