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Conceived by MGM as a B-movie, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" instantly won the hearts of the public, and has since gone on to become recognised as one of Hollywood's finest musicals.
An exceptionally fast-moving plot sees Adam Pontipee (Keel) marrying young Millie (Powell) within hours of meeting her. His reasoning is that there's no point going through a long courtship and she agrees. What Keel hasn't told the poor girl is that he has six slob brothers who live together on an isolated farm, and that she's now their keeper. Fear not indignant readers! For Millie is of the thoroughly modern type, and soon shows them who's boss.
In a series of enjoyable scenes, Millie whips her adopted family into shape, and soon has the fearsome brothers reduced to what Keel can only describe as "Mamma's boys!" Millie keeps the heat on as she plans to get the men married off and thus out of her hair. Now groomed to perfection, a meeting with some girls collapses into farce when a barn-raising turns into a brawl between the local men and the brothers.
For the audience, it's also one of the highlights of the movie in an electrifying scene of cleverly constructed mayhem. As with the other routines in the film, the dance choreography is seamlessly woven into the fabric of the plot, which creates a more natural movie.
Accompanying the exhilarating dancing is a fine set of songs, sung with panache, that are memorable for days afterwards, The combination is irresistible and keeps the humour high, even during such potentially risky plot developments as the brothers kidnapping their future brides.
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