South Pacific

South Pacific


Rodgers & Hammerstein Productions /

20th Century-Fox, 1958, Color, 150 minutes, ****

Released March, 1958

Tender romance, an immortal score and enchanted South Seas splendor are set against the dark backdrop of a world at war in this lush and passionate musical classic.



At the heart of South Pacific is the love story of a naive young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and an older French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi) on a U.S.-occupied South Seas island. A young soldier (John Kerr) and a beautiful native girl (France Nuyen) also fall in love, while Ray Walston, as a scheming sailor, and Juanita Hall as the native queen of the black market, add wonderful supporting turns. The score is as breathtaking as the South Seas setting - "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'i," "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame," "Younger Than Springtime" and more.



Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, South Pacific ranks among the most celebrated of Rodgers and Hammerstein's acclaimed musical masterpieces.




Produced by: Buddy Adler

Directed by: Joshua Logan

Assistant Director: Ben Kadish

Screenplay by: Paul Osborn

Adapted from the Play: "South Pacific" by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan

Based on: Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener

Music by: Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II

Music Supervised and Conducted by: Alfred Newman

Associate: Ken Darby

Orchestration: Edward B. Powell, Bernard Mayers, Pete King, Robert Russell Bennett

Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, John De Cuir

Set Decorations: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox

Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Number Choreographed by: Leroy Prinz

Costumes Designed by: Dorothy Jeakins

Makeup by: Ben Nye

Hair Styles by: Helen Turpin

Sound Recording Supervised by: Fred Hynes

Special Photographic Effects: L. B. Abbott

Director of Photography: Leon Shamroy

Color by Technicolor, Produced in Todd-AO

Todd-AO Consultant: Schuyler A. Sanford

Color Consultant: Leonard Doss

Film Editor: Robert Simpson



Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound; Academy Award nominations for Best Color Cinematography (Leon Shamroy) and Best Score - Musical (Alfred Newman and Ken Darby)



Cast: Rossano Brazzi [Emile De Becque], Mitzi Gaynor [Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN], John Kerr [Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC], Ray Walston [Luther Billis], Juanita Hall [Bloody Mary], France Nuyen [Liat], Russ Brown [Capt. Brackett, USN], Floyd Simmons [Commander Harbison, USN], Tom Laughlin [Lt. Buzz Adams], Jack Mullaney [The Professor], Ken Clark [Stewpot], Archie Savage [Ceremonial Dance Chief], Candace Lee [Ngana, Emile's Daughter], Warren Hsieh [Jerome, Emile's Son], Frances Kahele [Henry, Emile's Servant], Robert Jacobs [1st Communications Man], John Gabriel [2nd Communications Man], Richard Harrison [Co-Pilot], Ron Ely [Navigator], Steve Wiland [Seabee Dancer], Richard Cutting [Admiral Kester], Joe Bailey [U.S. Commander], Beverly Aadland [Dancer], Galvan De Leon [Sub Chief], Darleen Engle [Nurse], Evelyn Ford [Nurse], Doug McClure [Pilot], Stephen Ferry [Pilot], Muriel Smith [singing voice of Juanita Hall], Bill Lee [singing voice of John Kerr], Giorgio Tozzi [sunging voice of Rossano Brazzi], Betty Wand [singing voice of Warren Hsieh], Buck Class, Richard Kiser [Fighter Pilots], Linc Doster [Pilot in Hospital], Joan Baker, Diane Reid, Phyllis Baker, Dian Goodman, Diane DuBois, Anna James, Karen Gallant, Joyce Kramer, Barbara Cole, Mary Bishop, May Fewell, Beverly Johnson, Jane Lucas, Janet Hanrahan, Helene Partridge, Barbara Nesser, Marlene Lizzio, Muffett Webb, Mary Jo Flanders, Debbie Wilcox [Nurses at Nurses' Beach], Faye Antaky, Donna Pouget, Dorothy Abbott, Pat Volasko, Jan Haller, Beverly Adland, Bonnie Lene, Jonnie Paris, Diane Myles, Barbara Donaldson, Ila McAvoy, Joanne Jones, Lorri Thomas, Kay Tapscott, Betty Bunch, Sue Logan [Nurses in Thanksgiving Show], Dan Wallace, Karl Heyer, Jim DeCloss, Mike Vincent, Jim Stacy, Donald Mundell, Alvin Arnold, Mark Pinkston, Gene Bergmann, Velton Parker, John Chasey, Lee Thomas, Carl Esser, Joseph Schlichter, Jim Ganley, Richard Smith, Murray Gaby, Robert Nielson, William Glisson, Hadley Gray, George Hooper, John Caler, Charles Joyner, Morris Harmell, Donald Lane, Donald Nobles, Tom Moore, Mike Salamunovich, Tom Logan [Sailors and Seabees], Durwood Bloomgren, Charles Lunard, Tex Brodus, Joe Paz, Bob Calder, Ed Searless, Roy Damron, Clark Lee [Marines and Sailors in Thanksgiving Show], Bob Destine [Whip Man], Sidney Hurston, Leroy Hamilton [Birdmen], James Truitt, Clyde Webb, Steve Pappich [Ashmen], Victor Upshaw, Nat Bush, Garland Thompson, Ralph Weaver [Firetenders], James Field, William Washington, Marco Lopez, Charles Carter, Alex Young, Ray Mendez, George Hall, Richard Domasin, James Malcom, Maaka Nua, Johnny Morgan, Tonu Nua, Jack Williams, Selu Nua, Andrew Robinson, Niki Nua [Baruas], Kirk Boone, Walter Davis, Wesley Gale, Don Marshall, Clarence Landry, David Walker, Andrew Isaacs, Harold Walker, Walter Smith, Charles Mohr [Blue Boys], George Davis, Santiago Mos, Kenneth Walker, Gregory Christmas, Gary Christmas, Bill Ornelles, Freddy Baker, Gene Fontaine, James Green, Charles R. Rogers [Drummers / Musicians], Anita Dano, Ann Darris, Yvonne de Lavallade, Joan Fontaine, Lemmana Guerin, Paulette Easley, Telu Mansfield, Claire Alcantara, Vick Orozco, Misaye Mever, Bobbi Cotè, Mimi Dillard, Marriet Young [Polynesian Women]



Musical Program: [0:00] Overture: "Some Enchanted Evening" / "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" / "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" / "Younger Than Springtime" (played by Orchestra); [0:09] Bloody Mary (sung and danced by Mens Chorus); [0:13] There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (sung by Ray Walston and Mens Chorus); [0:22] Bali Ha'i (sung by Muriel Smith dubbing for Juanita Hall); [0:33] A Cock-Eyed Optimist (sung by Mitzi Gaynor); [0:36] Twin Soliloquies (sung by Mitzi Gaynor and Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi); [0:40] Some Enchanted Evening (sung by Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi); [0:46] Dites-Moi (sung by Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi, Marie Greene dubbing for Candace Lee, and Betty Wand dubbing for Warren Hsieh); [0:55] I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (sung by Mitzi Gaynor and Girls Chorus); [1:03] Some Enchanted Evening (reprised by Mitzi Gaynor and Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi); [1:05] I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy (sung and danced by Mitzi Gaynor, joined by Girls Chorus); [1:12] Bali Ha'i (reprised by Chorus); [1:15] Boar's Tooth Ceremony (sung and danced by Chorus of Islanders); [1:22] Younger Than Springtime (sung by Bill Lee dubbing for John Kerr); [1:28] I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy (short reprisal sung and danced by Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi); [1:29] This Is How It Feels (sung by Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi); [1:36] Some Enchanted Evening (reprised by Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi); [1:36] Entr'acte: "Younger Than Springtime" / "Bloody Mary" / "Bali Ha'i" (played by Orchestra); [1:42] Happy Talk (sung by Muriel Smith dubbing for Juanita Hall); [1:51] Honey Bun (sung and danced by Mitzi Gaynor and Ray Walston, then sung and danced by Ray Walston, Mitzi Gaynor and Girls Chorus); [1:59] My Girl Back Home (sung by Mitzi Gaynor and Bill Lee dubbing for John Kerr); [2:03] You've Got to Be Carefully Taught (sung by Bill Lee dubbing for John Kerr); [2:06] This Nearly Was Mine (sung by Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi); [0:26] Some Enchanted Evening (reprised by Mitzi Gaynor); [2:31] Dites-Moi (sung by Mitzi Gaynor, Giorgio Tozzi dubbing for Rossano Brazzi, Marie Greene dubbing for Candace Lee, and Betty Wand dubbing for Warren Hsieh); [2:44] Exit Music (played by Orchestra)