- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
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4 out of 5
This wonderfully warm-hearted MGM musical about circus rivalries is based on showman Billy Rose's Broadway extravaganza that actually featured an elephant on stage. Star Doris Day is, sadly, too old and wise to play the ingénue here, but she delivers the lovely Rodgers and Hart songs superbly, especially the sublime My Romance. Unlikely co-star Stephen Boyd, still hot from Ben-Hur, also acquits himself surprisingly well, but then he does get to sing a lilting The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. However, the real joys are veterans Martha Raye and Jimmy Durante, whose "What elephant?" line from this movie has rightly become classic: watch to find out why.
Plot Summary
Musical comedy, featuring songs written by Rodgers and Hart, starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd and Jimmy Durante. Kitty Wonder and her gambler father struggle to save their small family circus from a ruthless rival.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Kitty Wonder
- Doris Day
- Sam Rawlins
- Stephen Boyd
- Pop Wonder
- Jimmy Durante
- Lulu
- Martha Raye
- John Noble
- Dean Jagger
- Harry
- Joseph Waring
- Tina
- Lynn Wood
- Ellis
- Charles Watts
- Parsons
- James Chandler
- Madison
- Robert Burton
Crew
- Director
- Charles Walters
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