Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) starring Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn. Out of a family of seven orphaned brothers, Adam (Keel) is the first to marry. He marries Milly (Powell) and brings her back to the homestead in rural Oregon. The rest of his brothers then get the idea that they want to be married, so they all show up at a barn-raisin,' where they meet some local girls -- and get in a big fight with the townsmen. The plot of this movie is rudimentary, serving mostly as the tree to hang the songs on. Unfortunately, the music and lyrics are uniformly forgettable. You won't recognize any of the songs here -- none of them had any staying power. To its credit, the disc has subtitles and closed captions, and the songs are captioned. Grade: B