Red Garters

Red Garters


Paramount, 1954, Color, 91 minutes, ***½

Released March, 1954



Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Guy Mitchell, Pat Crowley and Gene Barry star in this high-spirited, highly stylized musical / comedy that pokes gentle fun at Western movies. A cowboy rides into a frontier town to catch his brother's killer, but also finds romance along the way. Songs include "A Dime and a Dollar," "Good Intentions," "Man and Woman."



Produced by: Pat Duggan

Directed by: George Marshall

Assistant Director: John Coonan

Written by: Michael Fessier

Music Direction and Vocal Adaptations by: Joseph J. Lilley

Music and Lyrics by: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Choreography by: Nick Castle

Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson

Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Ray Moyer

Women's Costumes: Edith Head

Men's Costumes: Yvonne Wood

Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore

Sound Recording by: Gene Merritt, John Cope

Director of Photography: Arthur E. Arling

Special Photographic Effects: John P. Fulton

Color by Technicolor

Technicolor Color Consultant: Richard Mueller

Edited by: Arthur Schmidt



Cast: Rosemary Clooney [Calaveras Kate], Jack Carson [Jason Carberry], Guy Mitchell [Reb Randall], Pat Crowley [Susana Martinez De La Cruz], Joanne Gilbert [Sheila Winthrop], Gene Barry [Rafael Moreno], Cass Daley [Minnie Redwing], Frank Faylen [Billy Buckett], Reginald Owen [Judge Winthrop], Buddy Ebsen [Ginger Pete], Richard Hale [Dr. J. Pott Troy]



Musical Program: [0:00] Red Garters (excerpt sung by Rosemary Clooney and Chorus Girls before titles, instrumental arrangement played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:02] A Dime and a Dollar (sung by Guy Mitchell); [0:07] The Robin Randall Song (sung by Ensemble); [0:14] Man and Woman (sung by Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell); [0:25] Lady Killer (sung and danced by Rosemary Clooney and Chorus); [0:32] A Dime and a Dollar (continued by Guy Mitchell); [0:39] Red Garters (sung and danced by Rosemary Clooney and Chorus Girls); [0:46] A Dime and a Dollar (continued by Guy Mitchell); [0:49] Good Intentions (sung by Rosemary Clooney); [0:51] Vaquero! (sung and danced by Chorus); [1:00] Bad News (sung by Rosemary Clooney); [1:02] unidentified instrumental (played by Orchestra, danced by Buddy Ebsen and Chorus Girls); [1:05] Brave Man (sung by Rosemary Clooney); [1:11] Meet a Happy Guy (sung by Guy Mitchell, danced by Mitchell and Pat Crowley); [1:14] This Is Greater Than I Thought (sung and danced by Joanne Gilbert); [1:29] Finale (reprisal of all major songs by principals)