Duchess of idaho 1950 except for two aquatic numbers, swimming star esther williams is largely out of the water in the romantic drama duchess of idaho 1950. It has some really swinging songs, and many great moments with esther williams, van johnson. But i gotta say, esther williams swimming is like poetry in motion. Esther williams van johnson you cant do wrong doin right. See the full list of duchess of idaho cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. It looks like the previn melody that got reused in north by northwest 1959, did not originate in designing woman 1957. The movie stars esther williams and van johnson and they are featured on the front cover in an original photo. Duchess of idaho finds williams moving into situation comedy territory, best friend division meaning that theres a complicated and fairly farfetched plot in which williams will go.
It appears in the duchess of idaho 1950, in a different arrangement. Not much swimming stuff despite esther williams being the star but its a good one anyway. Duchess of idaho is a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by metrogoldwynmayer. Jan 02, 2015 film bulletin was right to call duchess of idaho a crowd pleaser.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Duchess of idaho 1950 old movies, celebrities, idaho. Duchess of idaho has been ranked 105 times, wins 61. Its a shame that it is never shown on tv in the uk. Van johnson at the time of his appearance in the 1950 movie duchess of idaho.
Duchess of idaho 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Duchess of idaho esther williams van johnson john lund 1950. Duchess of idaho movie posters from movie poster shop. It also marked the 8th time since 1945 that one of williams films had scored a spot on the annual top 20 highest grossing lists. Duchess of idaho 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was also eleanor powells last movie appearance as a dancer before her retirement. It has some really swinging songs, and many great moments with esther williams, van johnson, john lund, and lena horne. Aug 25, 2017 mgm didnt pass up the opportunity, either. The song is featured in the 1950 mgm movie the duchess of idaho. Program is complete, original and with no missing pages. Watch duchess of idaho online stream full movie directv. Duchess of idaho on dvd 883316395738 from warner bros. Leonard, with esther williams, van johnson, john lund, at turner classic movies. Synopsis mgms technicolor musical of sun valley splendor.
Ellen is in love with her boss, douglas john lund, who has her pretend to be his fiancee whenever his dates get too attached, but he doesnt return the feeling. Duchess of idaho movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Duchess of idaho dvdr 1950 warner archive collection. Tap dance of eleanor powell duchess of idaho hd print.
Duchess of idaho ar en amerikansk romantisk komedifilm fran 1950 i regi av. Its the source music behind the first scene where esther williams and john lunch first kiss. Christine tries to help by following douglas on a business trip and attempting to woo him so hell summon ellen. Duchess of idaho esther williams van johnson john lund 1950 danish movie program good condition with agerelated marks. To help her, her roommate chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Duchess of idaho paired williams with frequent costar van johnson. This movie page looks at 1950 top box office movies finding box office information for movies made in the 1940s and 1950s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1950 it is very very frustrating. Pages in category films set in idaho the following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. Trailer to metrogoldwynmayers 1950 musical duchess of idaho. This is one of those movies you watch again and again for the costumes, hairstyles and sets. She plays christine duncan, a nightclub water performer who goes undercover as a.
Theyd make a total of five films together, starring as the romantic leads in. Duchess of idaho movie clip you cant do wrong doin. Esther williams och van johnson, detta var deras fjarde gemensamma film. Duchess of idaho is a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by metro goldwynmayer. The mgm musical magic blogathon duchess of idaho 1950.
She plays christine duncan, a nightclub water performer who goes undercover as a seductress to help out her roommate. Van johnson at the time of his appearance in the 1950 movie. To help her, her roommate chris decides to step in and devises a plan. Leonard on allmovie this formula esther williams musical casts the.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Van johnson, john lund, and esther williams in duchess of idaho 1950. She retired from films in 1943 to marry actor glenn ford, resurfacing only for the independently produced sensations of 1945 and the mgm technicolor musical duchess of idaho 1950. We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards.
In 1950, they sent their mermaid esther williams and their boynextdoor van johnson to sun valley for the romantic comedy duchess of idaho. Duchess of idaho 1950 secretary ellen paula raymond and dancer christine esther williams are roommates and friends. Duchess of idaho esther williams van johnson john lund 1950 a waterballet star esther williams falls for a band leader van johnson while in sun valley to help her friend woo a playboy john lund. They both had cameos in the film callaway went thataway 1951. Staring clinton sundberg, mel torme, eleanor powell and paula raymond. John lund, the man ellen loves, all the way to idaho. Financial analysis of duchess of idaho 1950 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Mgm paired her with howard keel for three films, pagan love song also 1950, texas carnival 1951 and later jupiters darling 1955. Christine riverton duncan esther williams attempts to play matchmaker for her lovelorn friend ellen paula raymond by pursuing douglas j. Ellen hallit is in love with her playboy boss, douglas morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. Esther williams, van johnson, john lund, paula raymond, clinton sundberg, mel torme cameo. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. Esther williams, van johnson, john lund, paula raymond, clinton sundberg, mel torme cameo appearance. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years. Secretary ellen paula raymond and dancer christine esther williams are roommates and friends. Read the full synopsis of duchess of idaho, 1950, directed by robert z. Duchess of idaho starts with one of the reasons why i love old movies. The duchess of idaho, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, musicals theatrical, 883316395738. Ellie made one tv appearance with danny thomas in 1952, then.
Ellen is in love with her boss, douglas john lund, who has her pretend to be his fiancee. Im glad to report, however, that the duchess of idaho is light years ahead of it and certainly rates pretty high. Duchess of idaho 1950 duchess of idaho is one of my very favorite esther williams movies. Duchess dirtwater fox goldie hawn george segal 1976 vintage movie lobby card. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Find out when and where you can watch duchess of idaho on tv with the full listings schedule at. Leonard with esther williams, van johnson, john lund, paula raymond, year. Leonard on allmovie the duchess of idaho is a lesser esther williams. I ship without tracking due to high shipping costs from denmark worldwide. In this musical, secretary ellen hallet falls in love with her dashing, wealthy boss, douglas j. The apartment esther shares with paula raymond is fascinating the. It was filmed at the mgm studios lot and exteriors shot in sun valley, idaho. Leonard, it was the fourth film pairing esther williams and van johnson. Every episode of all i want for christmas is this podcast, for holiday tv movie.
I revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Duchess of idaho 1950 lets start off the new year with mgms musical of sun valley splendor. Chris follows morrison on his trip to sun valley, idaho and plays the overattentive female in hopes that he will send for. I picked duchess of idaho up from the warner archive a while ago but hadnt gotten around to watching it yet. The ending would have been adorable if not for the constant 180s. Chris follows morrison on his trip to sun valley, idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for ellen who often played his. Buy duchess of idaho movie posters from movie poster shop. With esther williams, van johnson, john lund, paula raymond. I wrote about it briefly way back in january 2006, when id only been blogging for a few months. Tap dance of eleanor powell duchess of idaho hd print youtube. Williams made duchess of idaho 1950, shot on location in sun valley, idaho, costarring van johnson.
The duchess of idaho full frame, manufactured on demand. This formula esther williams musical casts the star as midwestern carnival swimmer christine duncan, in love with bandleader dick layn van johnson. It was shot mainly on location in sun valley, idaho. Overview of duchess of idaho, 1950, directed by robert z. Easily one of the best musical numbers by the man once billed as the voiceless sinatra, van johnson with you cant do wrong doin right by al rinker and floyd huddleston, bobby troup in the chorus, in mgms duchess of idaho, 1950 view the tcmdb entry for duchess of idaho. Jan 28, 2010 duchess of idaho is a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by metrogoldwynmayer. Film bulletin was right to call duchess of idaho a crowd pleaser. Chris follows morrison on his trip to sun valley, idaho and plays the overattentive female in hopes. Shop duchess of idaho dvd 1950 region 1 us import ntsc.
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