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

Paul Ford
Horatio Applegate

Rawn Spearman
Pompey

Nydia Westman
Serena Applegate

Patricia Hammerlee
Daisy

Brock Peters
Alexander

Dorothy Lang
Applegate Sister

Margot Moser
Applegate Sister

Peggy O'Hara
Applegate Sister

Elise Rhodes
Octavia Applegate

Paula Stewart
Julia Applegate

Heywood Hale Broun
Sheriff

Daniel James
Writer

Paul McGrath
Governor Newton

Frank Overton
Hamilton Calhoun

Jack Russell
Joshua

Danny Scholl
Ebeneezer

James Mitchell
Principal Dancer - 'The Returned Soldier'

Lidija Franklin
Principal Dancer - 'His Girl'

Betty Low
Principal Dancer - 'The Widow'

Emy St. Just
Principal Dancer - 'The Needle Threader'

Sig Herzig
Theatre Play
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
civil war
slavery
live broadcast
live television