Talk:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

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I was checking on the songs in the movie. I remembered Howard Keel singing a really catchy tune as he strolls through town looking for a bride. I thought if a list of the song titles was included in the info I would remember the tune. But alak and alass, I could find NO song titles.

You must mean 'Bless My Beautiful Hide'. - 18.252.5.164 15:48, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I think it's 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide'. - ‹ srah › 20:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Content fork

I'm probably going to fork the stage version into its own article. I don't expect it to be too controversial a move, but I wanted to stir up some convo before I did it.— MusicMaker 22:42, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv (talk) 11:12, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film) → Seven Brides for Seven Brothers—The disambiguation page lists three topics: the film (a popular success, nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and widely recognized as a classic), and its two short-lived adaptations on TV and Broadway. The film is obviously the primary topic and should be placed at the main title. 63.104.174.146 (talk) 21:01, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers → Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (disambiguation)
• Support Superfluous disambiguation. ^walk victor falk ^talk 05:52, 30 December 2010 (UTC) The film is clearly the wp:primary topic ^walk victor falk ^talk 05:30, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
• Support, especially since the other uses are derivative. Powers ^T 20:08, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Abduction reaction?

I see that the article mentions that the "gals" were kidnapped and the pass sealed with an avalanche to prevent their rescue. Were these aspects of the plot overlooked by critics or the public when the film was released? Surely, post-feminism, they have not remained overlooked all this time? This glaringly chauvinistic, even criminal, behavior has always bothered me. Thanks, Wordreader (talk) 01:48, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

As is related in the movie, the plot for 7 Brides was based on the tale of the Sabine Women by Livy and Plutarch. Considering the actual story involved the Romans fighting off, and theoretically killing, the women's relatives which then sparked a war, the plot in the movie is VERY benign. I think you are looking beyond the point made in the movie - the brothers are rough frontiersmen in a woman-poor community and they took the issue in their own hands. The boys didn't harm the girls other than to spirit them off from their family and then were promptly tossed out into the barn for the winter so the movie hardly glorifies the idea. Just because it ends happily doesn't mean the behavior wasn't wrong - the boys even figure out that at the end. Ckruschke (talk) 19:06, 12 March 2013 (UTC)Ckruschke

Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

I just watched the DVD. The credits say Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Gene de Paul. There's no mention of Johnny Mercer in the article. Seems like that ought to be corrected.10:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.219.39.17 (talk)

I'll see what I can do. Ckruschke (talk) 18:51, 12 September 2013 (UTC)Ckruschke

Stage Adaptation

The article states that the stage adaptation was done in 1979. I saw the stage adaptation with Howard Keel and Jane Powell in Norfolk, Virgina, in 1978 before being transferred to Germany in November of that year. I have don't have a playbill or the exact date, but I have seen a playbill on ebay for the stage adaptation in 1978 in Dallas. The article on the musical does not give an adaptation date, only the Broadway opening (1982). As time permits, a correction should be made to this article. Thank you. 69.111.17.128 (talk) 08:02, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

As you saw the 1978 production, could you please make the necessary correction to the article, and also mention details about the production on the stage musical article for "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". Thank you. Figaro (talk) 08:26, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Daniel and Ephraim - which brother is which?

Due to some people changing which actor played (and which color was worn by) both Daniel and Ephraim, and having had to correct this a number of times, the following is a 'guideline' in an attempt to hopefully ensure that, in future, the information will not be changed yet again to misinformation.

Unlike all of the other brothers, Daniel and Ephraim were not introduced individually to Milly, creating confusion about which brother is which. These two brothers were played by Marc Platt, who wore a mauve shirt - and Jacques d'Amboise, who wore a dark green shirt. Because Danial and Ephraim do almost everything together throughout the film, this has added to the confusion about which brother is Daniel and which brother is Ephraim.

However, there are clues, within the movie itself (including the end credits), which actually distinguishes Daniel from Ephraim. These clues, which can be easily checked on a DVD of the movie, include the following:

• When Marc Platt, wearing the mauve shirt, accidentally bumps into one of the townsmen (one of the girls' suitors) during the barn dance, he attempts to shake the hand of the townsman in apology - however, the townsman wants to arm-wrestle him on a raised plank instead. When Marc Platt, wearing the mauve shirt, jumps onto the plank and begins to arm-wrestle the townsman, words of encouragement can be heard, including calls of: "Take him Dan" and "Come on Dan".

• When Jacques d'Amboise, wearing the dark green shirt, comes up to the group of brothers and girls at the end of the song "Spring, Spring, Spring", he calls out "Frank, Dan, Ben, Caleb - everybody. Milly's having her baby".

• In the wedding lineup of bridegrooms at the end of the movie, the brothers are standing in alphabetical order ("B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G"). While the shirts are mostly hidden by jackets over the shirts, the colors of the shirts can still be seen. The lineup, from left to right, is as follows:

Jeff Richards (Benjamin) - wearing the orange shirt

Matt Mattox (Caleb) - wearing the yellow shirt

Marc Platt (Daniel) - wearing the mauve shirt

Jacques d'Amboise (Ephraim) - wearing the dark green shirt

Tommy Rall (Frank) - wearing the red shirt

Russ Tamblyn (Gideon) - wearing the blue shirt

• Finally, the end credits of the movie states that:

Marc Platt (who wears the mauve shirt) appeared as 'Daniel'

Jacques d'Amboise (who wears the dark green shirt) appeared as 'Ephraim'.

Hope this helps. Figaro (talk) 16:20, 17 March 2014 (UTC)