''Carousel'' is a 1967 television movie, produced as an ''

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'' special. It is based on the stage musical '' Carousel''. It was produced by

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Plot

In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery.

Cast

* Robert Goulet as Billy Bigelow *Mary Grover as Julie *

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as Jigger *Jack De Lon as Mr Snow *

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as the Starkeeper *Marlyn Mason as Carrie

Production

It took producer

several years to negotiate the rights. In December 1966, he announced he bought the rights from 20th Century Fox, who made the 1956 film version. Then Richard Rodgers objected, claiming Fox did not own all the rights.Making 'Carousel' Whirl By GEORGE GENT. New York Times 7 May 1967: 151. It starred Robert Goulet, who had performed the role on stage over the previous two years. He had just appeared in a television production of ''

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'' (1966) for Rosemont. The production was originally going to last for 90 minutes, but Rosemont worried that he would not be able to keep the whole score and any of the plot, and so he expanded it to two hours. Then in March 1967, the production was in the middle of rehearsals when it was picketed by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. However, the strike ended and taping was able to be finished by 18 April that year. Filming took place at NBC's Burbank Studios.

Reception

The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it an 'exceptional production'.ABC Presents 'Carousel' Page, Don. Los Angeles Times 8 May 1967: e39.

References

External links

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