Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Musical, Romance
- 06 Aug 1954 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Howard Keel | ... |
Adam Pontipee
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Jeff Richards | ... |
Benjamin Pontipee
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Russ Tamblyn | ... |
Gideon Pontipee
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Tommy Rall | ... |
Frank (Frankincense) Pontipee
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Marc Platt | ... |
Daniel Pontipee
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Matt Mattox | ... |
Caleb Pontipee
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Jacques d'Amboise | ... |
Ephraim Pontipee
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Jane Powell | ... |
Milly Pontipee
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Julie Newmar | ... |
Dorcas Gaylen
(as Julie Newmeyer)
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Nancy Kilgas | ... |
Alice Elcott
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Betty Carr | ... |
Sarah Kine
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Virginia Gibson | ... |
Liza
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Ruta Lee | ... |
Ruth Jepson
(as Ruta Kilmonis)
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Norma Doggett | ... |
Martha
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Ian Wolfe | ... |
Rev. Elcott
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Howard Petrie | ... |
Pete Perkins
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Earl Barton | ... |
Harry
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Dante DiPaolo | ... |
Matt
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Kelly Brown | ... |
Carl
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Matt Moore | ... |
Ruth's Uncle
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Dick Rich | ... |
Dorcas' Father
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Marjorie Wood | ... |
Mrs. Bixby
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Mr. Bixby
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Annable | ... |
Little Heifer
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Gary Armstrong | ... |
Member of Second Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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Ann Baker | ... |
Town Girl (uncredited)
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Walter Beaver | ... |
Lem (uncredited)
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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George Bruggeman | ... |
Diner (uncredited)
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Robert Cole | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Fred Curt | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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John Daheim | ... |
Member of Second Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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Billy Dix | ... |
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
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Millie Doff | ... |
Town Girl (uncredited)
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Michelle Ducasse | ... |
Town Girl (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Alex Goudovitch | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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Tim Graham | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Carol Grel | ... |
Heavy Girl (uncredited)
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Duane Grey | ... |
Rancher (uncredited)
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Geraldine Hall | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Lois Hall | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Holmes | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Charles Horvath | ... |
Member of Fourth Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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John Indrisano | ... |
Member of Third Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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I. Stanford Jolley | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Jack Kenny | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Sheila James Kuehl | ... |
Jenny Gaylen - Dorcas' Sister (uncredited)
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Bill Lee | ... |
Caleb (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Jarma Lewis | ... |
Lem's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Anna Q. Nilsson | ... |
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
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Betty Noyes | ... |
Bride (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Phil Rich | ... |
Prospector (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ruth Robinson | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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George Robotham | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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Gene Roth | ... |
Tom ('Nobody can cook like Milly') (uncredited)
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Russell Saunders | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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Felix Smith | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Leader of Fourth Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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Margaret Wells | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Terry Wilson | ... |
Town Suitor (uncredited)
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Bud Wolfe | ... |
Leader of Third Barn-Raising Team (uncredited)
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Sheb Wooley | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Donen |
Written by
Albert Hackett | ... | (screenplay) & |
Frances Goodrich | ... | (screenplay) and |
Dorothy Kingsley | ... | (screenplay) |
Stephen Vincent Benet | ... | (story "The Sobbin' Women") |
Produced by
Jack Cummings | ... | producer |
Music by
Gene de Paul | ||
Adolph Deutsch | ... | (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey | ... | director of photography (as George Folsey) |
Editing by
Ralph E. Winters |
Editorial Department
Alvord Eiseman | ... | color consultant |
Casting By
Leonard Murphy | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Urie McCleary |
Set Decoration by
Hugh Hunt | ... | (set decorations) |
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Charles Arrico | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup creator |
Lynn F. Reynolds | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Dave Friedman | ... | unit production manager |
Charles Levin | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow | ... | assistant director |
Carl 'Major' Roup | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Dick Campbell | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Norwood A. Fenton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Stewart Walden | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Franklyn Soldo | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Matthew Yuricich | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
Stunts
John Indrisano | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank V. Phillips | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Location Management
Edward Woehler | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo Arnaud | ... | orchestrations |
Saul Chaplin | ... | musical supervisor |
Alexander Courage | ... | orchestrations |
Adolph Deutsch | ... | musical director |
Johnny Mercer | ... | lyrics by |
Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrations |
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Tommy Morgan | ... | musician: harmonica (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Mollie Kent | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Michael Kidd | ... | dances and musical numbers staged by |
Patricia Denise | ... | assistant choreographer (uncredited) |
Michael Kidd | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
Alex Romero | ... | assistant choreographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1969) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS (1969) (United States) (tv)
- MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1982) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Disney Channel (1987) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Emerald (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (as part of the pack 'Cantando bajo la lluvia / Siete novias para siete hermanos')
- Warner Archive Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (VOD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Warner Bros. (2020) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1984) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1980) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- NHK BS1 (1987) (Japan) (tv) (subtitles)
- NHK Sôgô (1989) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK-BS2 (1999) (Japan) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CMC (french subtitles: original version with subtitles)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- New York City Ballet (Jacques d'Amboise courtesy)
- Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. When he brings her back to his backwoods home, she discovers that he has six brothers--all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth lads, who become anxious to find their own wives. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers' loneliness.
Written by Melissa Portell |
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Taglines | LUSTY, MIRTHFUL GIRL-STEALING MUSICAL! . . . with Seven Great Songs! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,540,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Julie Newmar (Dorcas) (here credited as Julie Newmeyer) was an accomplished dancer, but she never got a chance to show off her skills because her dance partner Jeff Richards (Benjamin Pontifee) was a former professional baseball player with no dancing skills. See more » |
Goofs | In "Wonderful, Wonderful Day" birds fly onto the set, and and several crash into the painted backdrop in the background. (The director acknowledges this in a documentary.) See more » |
Movie Connections | Alternate-language version of Satte Pe Satta (1982). See more » |
Soundtracks | Bless Yore Beautiful Hide See more » |
Crazy Credits | In the end credits, Jacques d'Amboise (Ephraim) is listed as appearing courtesy of the New York City Ballet. See more » |
Quotes |
Caleb:
There were no F names in the Bible so Ma named him Frankincense because he smelled so sweet. See more » |