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| Director: | Henry King | 
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| Writer: | Phoebe Ephron, Oscar Hammerstein II, Henry Ephron, Benjamin Glazer | 
| Staring: | 
| Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 16, 1956 | 
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| Director: | Henry King | 
| Writer: | Phoebe Ephron, Oscar Hammerstein II, Henry Ephron, Benjamin Glazer | 
| Genres: | Romance, Music | 
| Keywords | carnival, carousel , musical, based on play or musical, fairground | 
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Gordon MacRae | Billy Bigelow | 
| Shirley Jones | Julie Jordan | 
| Cameron Mitchell | Jigger Craigin | 
| Barbara Ruick | Carrie Pipperidge | 
| Claramae Turner | Cousin Nettie | 
| Robert Rounseville | Mr. Enoch Snow | 
| Gene Lockhart | Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | 
| Audrey Christie | Mrs. Mullin | 
| Susan Luckey | Louise Bigelow | 
| William LeMassena | Heavenly Friend | 
| John Dehner | Mr. Bascombe | 
| Jacques d'Amboise | Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Ken Darby | Other | 
| Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay | 
| Gus Levene | Orchestrator | 
| Richard Rodgers | Music, Songs, Musical | 
| Alfred Newman | Music Supervisor, Conductor | 
| Nelson Riddle | Orchestrator | 
| Oscar Hammerstein II | Book, Musical, Lyricist | 
| Henry Ephron | Screenplay | 
| Mary Wills | Costume Design | 
| Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography | 
| Chester L. Bayhi | Set Decoration | 
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction | 
| Rod Alexander | Choreographer | 
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction | 
| William Reynolds | Editor | 
| Stanley Hough | Assistant Director | 
| Agnes de Mille | Choreographer | 
| Helen Turpin | Hairstylist | 
| Benjamin Glazer | Adaptation | 
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound | 
| Bernard Freericks | Sound | 
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
| Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator | 
| Leonard Doss | Other | 
| Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator | 
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator | 
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration | 
| Ray Kellogg | Special Effects | 
| Henry King | Director | 
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist | 
| Ferenc Molnár | Theatre Play | 
| Earle Hagen | Orchestrator | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Henry Ephron | Producer | 
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