Everyone knows that not all 50s
musicals were hits or classics, but even the ones that weren’t, usually had
interesting scores. That’s the case with this forgotten show.
The music was by Hollywood
composer Victor Young (THE QUIET MAN, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH) and in his
Broadway debut he came up with a good share of attractive songs, like “Where Is
That Someone for Me”, “Camille, Collette, Fifi”” and, my favorite of the whole
score, “Sun At My Window, Love At My Door”. The cast included film stars Gloria
de Haven and Ricardo Montalban in their Broadway debuts and both reveal fine
voices. Among the cast there’s also the terrific Chita Rivera, here in her
first recording album.
This isn’t a great score but I
wish today someone were able to write songs like these and I always have an
agreeable time each time I hear it.
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