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You realize here that more people have now commented on "Song of Norway"'here then saw it in its theatrical run!

Please don't throw things @ me, but my reaction to "The Wonderful World of The Brothers's Grimm" had a lot in common with your reaction to SON. The only plus in Grimm is the fact that I enjoy watching how the technitions were able to sew the three panels together. It also had: --stilted lyrics...

I was a collector of antique recordings and machines in the 1960s, when I came across the 78rpm album of The 1944 Broadway "Song of Norway". It was the first almost complete cast album ever made, and a huge seller. I was intreaged by the heavy 12" records, and played it over and over. Later I...

Both Kismet and Song of Norway use classical themes arranged and with added lyrics by the same arrangers. These two — Wright and Forrest (?) I believe, also were responsable for “operas” based on Tchaikovsky etc. that were sung by Jeanette MacDonald in some of her movies. Their most recent...

860 performances on Broadway in the 1940s, although of course it does not compare to Oklahoma, was a smashing success. The 78 album was also a best seller.

I have always read that the problem with “Song of Norway” has always been that Grieg had an almost completely dull and uneventful life. Any drama must therefore be fictional.

You could not be a bigger fan of movie musicals than me. I have collected every soundtrack and now have every one on DVD or Blu ray. Perhaps you are younger than me. In the late 60’s and 70’s, these musicals flopped with a resounding thud. I saw them as soon as they came out, knowing they would...

I saw all of these on release, but in my working class neighbourhood, I had to go alone, sneak into the theatre, and wear a paper bag over my head!

(Sorry, I got interrupted. This should appear further back in this thread) Some of Eddy and MacDonald movies are really funny. After years of satire, I saw the “Indian Love Song” sequence from “Rose Marie”, and the dialogue around the song is really funny. The two characters seem quite smart...

Watch it! Some of us love those Eddy/MacDonald flicks and would much prefer them on Blu ray to the bland dreck that is Song of Norway!!

This is on my “someday-the-border-will-re-open-and-I-can-order-this-and-get-to-my-PO-box-list”. I was a big collector of 78s in the late ‘60s and SON(1944) was the first 12” 78 album I found. Apparently it was a best seller released second to the“Oklahoma” OC recording. It is an almost complete...