In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Genre: Music, Romance, TV Movie
Stars: Barbara Cook, Keith Andes, Carmen Mathews, Paul Ford, Rawn Spearman, Nydia Westman
Crew: Sig Herzig (Theatre Play), Alex Segal (Producer), Agnes de Mille (Choreographer), Otis Riggs (Production Design), Fred Saidy (Theatre Play), Harold Arlen (Songs)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Showcase Productions
Runtime: 76 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 28, 1956
IMDb: 10
