Spectacular staging dots this widescreen deluxe Rodgers and Hammerstein musical as Gordon MacRae brings a blustery energy to the lead role of Billy Bigelow, a drifter and ne'er-do-well carnival barker. The troubled soul finally settles down with a good woman (Shirley Jones) but then gets stabbed to death while committing a robbery. Many years later, an angel offers the roustabout the chance to return to earth for just one day to makes things right for his unhappy wife and the daughter he never had the chance to meet. Based on the French play LILION by Ferene Molnar, CAROUSEL ranks among the better Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, making it a classic by any standard. To boot, the film's tale of love between Bigelow and wife Julie rivals that of any other 1950s musical. Songs from the outstanding score include "If I Loved You," "June Is Busting Out All Over," and "You'll Never Walk Alone."

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: CAROUSEL - Widescreen
Audio:
Subtitles - English - Sing-A-Long Subtitles
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Track - Isolated Score
Audio Commentary - Including Shirley Jones - Star
Disc 2: LILIOM - Full Frame
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Audio Tracks - 1. "You're A Queer One Julie Jordan" (Clayton, Raitt)
2. "If I Loved You" (Clayton, Raitt)
3. "You're A Queer One Julie Jordan" (Ruick, Jones)
4. "Blow High, Blow Low" (Michael, Chorus)
Additional Footage - 1. Vintage Stage Excerpt
2. Movietone News: "Carousel Opens at NY and Hollywood in Cinemascope 55"
Featurettes - "Turns On The Carousel"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos

Gordon MacRae: American Singer/Actor, OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Shirley Jones: Oscar winning actress, THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
Cameron Mitchell: American Film/TV Actor
Gene Lockhart: Canadian Actor/In USA
Barbara Ruick: American Actress
Robert Rounseville: Opera Singer
Claramae Turner: Actress\"Carousel"
Audrey Christie: American Actress
Susan Luckey: American Actress\"Music Man"
John Dehner: American Character Actor

Henry King: American Director, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (1949)

Henry Ephron: 

Phoebe Ephron: 
Henry Ephron: 

Richard Rodgers: Composer

William H. Reynolds: Editor, AUTHOR! AUTHOR! (1982)

"...With a great score, an attractive cast and one of those supernatural stories about dead folks returning to Earth that many find tough to resist..."