Bloomer Girl (1956)
1h 16m
Running Time
May 28, 1956Release Date
Plot.
In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
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Cast & Crew.
Barbara Cook
Evelina Applegate
Keith Andes
Jefferson Calhoun
Carmen Mathews
Dolly Bloomer
Rawn Spearman
Pompey
Paul Ford
Horatio Applegate
Alex Segal
Director
Nydia Westman
Serena Applegate
Alex Segal
Director
Leslie Stevens
Writer
Patricia Hammerlee
Daisy
Brock Peters
Alexander
Daniel James
Writer
Dorothy Lang
Applegate Sister
Sig Herzig
Writer
Margot Moser
Applegate Sister
Fred Saidy
Writer
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
slavery
civil war
live broadcast
live television