As rumors of an approaching Civil War between the States rumble in the background, the unmarried daughter (Barbara Cook) of a Northern hoop skirt manufacturer (Paul Ford) fights for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. When she falls in love with a Southerner (Keith Andes) with more traditional views, complications develop. Based on the 1944 hit Broadway musical (it ran for 657 performances), it's seldom revived which is too bad because it's a charming musical. The songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg are very good and one of them
Right As The Rain became a popular standard. Pretty and likable, Cook is in fine voice and one can't help but feel frustrated that she didn't have a bigger film and TV career. The choreography is, unmistakably, by Agnes DeMille. Directed by Alex Segal. With Carmen Mathews, James Mitchell, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Virginia Bosler and Rawn Spearman.
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