| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 28, 1956 |
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| Director: | Alex Segal |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Romance, Music, TV Movie |
| Keywords | civil war, slavery, live broadcast, live television |
| Production Companies | Showcase Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| 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" |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leslie Stevens | Teleplay |
| Harold Arlen | Songs |
| E.Y. Harburg | Lyricist |
| Fred Saidy | Theatre Play |
| Agnes de Mille | Choreographer |
| Alex Segal | Director |
| Sig Herzig | Theatre Play |
| Otis Riggs | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alex Segal | Producer |
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