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Probably one of the best pieces of Americana ever made - (Original Post)
pinto
Dec 2013
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Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)1. Just for THAT....
Peace Patriot
(24,010 posts)2. Thank you for that!
n/t
pinto
(106,886 posts)4. Beautiful piece.
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)3. I could probably watch that dance sequence every day...
...and listen to "Bless Yore Beautiful Hide" to the bargain.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)5. Wonderful.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)6. That's the old-fashioned kind of...
"Dancing with the Stars." Thanks, pinto, for the trip down Memory Lane.
1monster
(11,012 posts)7. Always one of my favorite musicals.
Thanks for posting.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)8. I love it - but can't watch it
This part and "Lonesome Polecat" are 2 wonderful pieces of choreography but the explicit message of the film that deceit and forced abduction are good ways to win the heart of a woman kind of turns my stomach. It's like "The Merchant of Venice" which has some wonderful speeches, including Portia's great "Quality of Mercy," but also ineradicable racism.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)9. WOW! Are these dancers or gymnasts? Incredible physical skill.