Search - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1954 DVD Release: 04/27/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 95 Genres: Musical, Americana, Musical Romance See Also: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [50th-Anniversary Special Edition]

Based extremely loosely on the Stephen Vincent Benet story -Sobbin' Women," Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is one of the best MGM musicals of the 1950s. Most of the story takes place on an Oregon ranch, maintained by Adam Pontabee (Howard Keel) and his six brothers, played by Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Mark Platt, Matt Mattox, and Jacques d'Amboise (it is no coincidence that five of those six boys are played by professional dancers). When Adam brings home his new bride Milly (Jane Powell), she is appalled at the brothers' slovenliness and sets about turning these unwashed louts into immaculate gentlemen. During the boisterous barn-raising scene, the brothers get into a scuffle with a group of townsmen over the affection of six comely lasses: Virginia Gibson, Julie Newmeyer (later Newmar), Ruth Kilmonis (later Ruth Lee), Nancy Kilgas, Betty Carr, and Norma Doggett (yep, most of the girls are dancers, too). Yearning to become husbands like their big brother, they ask Adam for advice. Alas, he has been reading a book about the abduction of the Sabine Women (or, as he puts it, the Sobbin' Women); and, in order to claim their gals, Adam explains, the boys must kidnap them--which they do, after blocking off all avenues of escape. Vowing to remain on their best behavior, the boys make no untoward advances towards their reluctant female guests--not even during one of the coldest winters on record. Comes the spring thaw, the angry townsfolk come charging up the mountain, demanding the return of the stolen girls (who, by this time, have "tamed" their men). A happy ending is ultimately had by all in this delightful if politically incorrect concoction. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Howard Keel - Adam Pontabee
Jeff Richards - Benjamin Pontabee
Russ Tamblyn - Gideon Pontabee
Tommy Rall - Frank Pontabee
Marc Platt - Daniel Pontabee
Jane Powell - Milly Pontabee

Although it comes in a cardboard-and-plastic box, this single-layered DVD version of the musical =Seven Brides for Seven Brothers also comes with a dated behind-the-scenes documentary called "Sobbin' Women," a remastered soundtrack (English Dolby 5.1), English and French subtitles, and a widescreen letterbox format done with an aspect ratio of 2.35.1, which effectively brings out the panoramic scenery and the dancing. A theatrical trailer is also included, as is a chapter index on the inside of the cardboard cover. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide