Carmen Jones is a 1954 American musical film starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Actors who played the role of Cindy Lou: Carlota Franzell,Elton J. Warren,Carlotta Franzell,Coreania Hayman,Reri Grist,Karen Parks,Lindsay Roberts [Off-Broadway] Joe is demoted to private and locked in the stockade for allowing his prisoner to escape. Offended that he is accusing her of cheating, the two argue and she leaves to Husky's hotel suite dressed in her new clothes to spend time with her friends. Lou Albano. But that did not seem to make much difference to Mr. Hammerstein or Mr. Preminger. Carmen Jones (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carmen suggests she and Joe stop for a meal and a little romance, and his refusal intensifies her determination to seduce him. . Joe Adams was a Los Angeles disc jockey with no acting experience, but Preminger felt he had the right look for Husky. She then tells Cindy Lou to go home and find someone worthy of her. Carmen goes to Husky Miller's gym to ask Frankie for a loan, but she says although she has clothes, furs and diamonds, she has no actual cash. In the cafeteria Carmen Jones … [23][24][25] However, it was permitted to open the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, where for the first time Preminger and Dandridge openly flaunted their relationship. Dandridge took the script and left, and when she returned she was dressed and behaved exactly as Preminger envisioned Carmen. Brown, who also has appeared on the scene, and Joe severely beats him. Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge) works in the parachute factory and seduces Joe the pilot (Harry Belafonte) away from his sweet little girlfriend. She has four siblings: Boo Who, Danny Who, Betty Lou Who and Annie Who. There is nothing wrong with the music—except that it does not fit the people or the words. Frankie tells her to give up on Joe because he is nothing but trouble. In a matter of fact manner, she tells him that what they had is over and there is no going back for them. In fact, one of the reasons I was chosen to do this dubbing was that I was able to imitate her voice had she been able to sing in the proper register. S… Carmen Jones was released in October 1954, exactly one year and one month after Fox's first CinemaScope venture, the Biblical epic The Robe, had opened in theatres. Joe grabs Carmen as she is following Husky to his dressing room and pulls her into a storage room, where he begs her to return to him. Molly Shannon played Betty Lou Who, Cindy Lou Who's mother, in 2000's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The incongruity is pointed when these people break into song to the wholly surprising and unnatural aria airs from Bizet's opera. At his first meeting with Dandridge, Preminger told her she was "lovely" and looked like a "model" or "a beautiful butterfly," but not Carmen,[17] and suggested she audition for the role of Cindy Lou. In the interim he cast Juilliard School graduate Olga James as Cindy Lou. https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/character.php?cid=166241 Following the success of the film, James appeared in nightclubs and she made her … He anticipated United Artists executives Arthur B. Krim and Robert S. Benjamin, who had supported him in his censorship battles with The Moon Is Blue, would be willing to invest in the project, but the two felt it was not economically viable and declined. Joe, having been released from the stockade, turns up at the cafe the same evening. Published February 25, ... Carmen Jones (1954) Olga James with Harry Belafonte in Carmen Jones. Pearl Bailey's sole screen credit was the 1948 film Isn't It Romantic?, but she had achieved success as a band singer and was familiar to television audiences from her appearances on Your Show of Shows, so she was assigned the role of Frankie. Principal photography was completed in early August, and Preminger and the Fox publicity studio began promoting both the film and its star. This is much to the dismay of Joe's fiancée Cindy Lou, who had agreed to marry him during his leave prior to his reporting for flight school and an eventual officer's commission. Career. Since he can't leave the room at all lest he be arrested, Joe questions her. Preminger had opted to remain in California for the shoot, with El Monte doubling for the Southern exteriors and the Chicago interiors being filmed at the Culver Studios. Cindy Lou arrives for a visit just as a rose from Carmen is delivered to him, prompting her to leave abruptly. They were carried away by their precocity. An angry Joe arrives having evaded capture and intent on getting Carmen back. Olga James was born on February 16, 1929. In adapting it for the screen, he wanted to make "a dramatic film with music rather than a conventional film musical," so he decided to return to the original source material—the Prosper Mérimé… Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The seductive Carmen Jones lures the handsome GI Joe [Harry Belafonte] away from his sweetheart Cindy Lou [Olga James], but after she tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight prize-fighter Husky Miller [Joe Adams], she only succeeds in triggering GI Joe’s tragic revenge. Having found work in a Louisiana nightclub, Carmen awaits his release. Listen to Carmen Jones, Act III: My Joe (Cindy Lou) by Wilhelmenia Fernandez & Sharon Benson & Damon Evans & Michael Austin & Gregg Baker & Karen Parks, 4 Shazams. "[21], Following three weeks of rehearsal, filming in CinemaScope began on June 30. Taylor Momsen, Actress: How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Olga James was born on February 16, 1929. [6], Preminger realized no major studio would be interested in financing an operatic film with an all-Black cast, so he decided to produce it independently. She is an actress, known for, HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Chicago Passes to ‘Carmen Jones’ For Fox’s 75th Anniversary, Fictional Characters I can't Help but Feel Grief For, Ia - Justice 245 Global Film Actresses List 15, National Film Registry Stars (in progress). In adapting it for the screen, he wanted to make "a dramatic film with music rather than a conventional film musical,"[5] so he decided to return to the original source material—the Prosper Mérimée novella—and hired Harry Kleiner, whom he had taught at Yale University, to expand the story beyond the limitations imposed upon it by the Bizet opera and Hammerstein's interpretation of it. The Broadway production of Carmen Jones by Billy Rose opened on December 2, 1943 and ran for 503 performances. Joe was a handsome soldier in love with a sweetheart named Cindy Lou (Olga James). Rashida Jones as Donna Jones voices Cindy Lou Who's hardworking single mother, Donna. Finally, every black actress[citation needed] from Eartha Kitt to Joyce Bryant was tested for the role of Carmen. Taylor Momsen was born on July 26, 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Taylor Michel Momsen. Harry Kleiner was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical. Mar. Cindy Lou mourns the loss of her love in the film Carmen Jones. Horne later recalled, "Even though I was at that time a very light lyric soprano, I did everything I possibly could to imitate the voice of Dorothy Dandridge. Cindy Lou arrives at Husky's gym in search of Carmen since she is the only one who knows where Joe is. Sergeant Brown (as Broc Peters) Roy Glenn ... Rum Daniels: Nick Stewart ... Dink Franklin: Diahann Carroll ... Myrt: LeVern Hutcherson ... Joe (voice) (as Le Vern Hutcherson) Marilyn Horne ... Carmen Jones (voice) (as Marilynn Horne) When she is arrested for fighting with a co-worker who reported her for arriving late for work, the leader of the Army guards, Sgt. Husky intervenes and he is threatened by a concealed knife Joe has brought with him. 01, 1957 - ''Cindy Lou'' arrives in London.. Olga James to appear on T.V. The tempos are alien to their spirits, the melodies are foreign to their moods, but they have at those classical numbers as though they were cutting rugs. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical, Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Peter Lawford, Frank Parker, The Harlem Globetrotters, Rocky Graziano, Olga James, Janik & Arnaut, cameo appearance by Julius LaRosa. A janitor finds him as he goes to alert the military police. In December 1953, he accepted $750,000 and began what became a prolonged preproduction period. Husky orders his manager Rum Daniels to offer her jewelry, furs, and an expensive hotel suite if she and her friends Frankie and Myrt accompany him to Chicago, but she declines the offer. Dat's Love (Habanera in Bizet's opera) – Carmen and Chorus; You Talk Just like My Maw (Parle-moi de ma mère in Bizet's opera)– Joe and Cindy Lou; Murder-Murder – Female Chorus; Carmen Jones Is Goin' to Jail! [7] Following the completion of his previous film, River of No Return, Preminger had paid 20th Century Fox $150,000 to cancel the remainder of his contract,[8][9] so he was surprised when Fox head Darryl F. Zanuck contacted him and offered to finance the film while allowing him to operate as a fully independent filmmaker. "[29], In a 2007 review in The Guardian, Andrew Pulver rated it three out of five stars and observed, "Underneath its obvious charms—slinky Dorothy Dandridge, brawny Harry Belafonte and a handful of memorable numbers relocated from Bizet's original—the 1954 film version of Oscar Hammerstein's all-black Broadway musical now feels like a relic from the gruesome social straitjacket that was segregation; every frame, you feel, is freighted with the tension imposed by the never-appearing white folks. "[11] Preminger agreed to make some minor adjustments to the script and even filmed two versions of scenes Breen found objectionable, although he included the more controversial ones in the final film. Harry Belafonte, a folk singer who recently had introduced Calypso music to a mainstream audience, had only one film to his credit, but he had just won the Tony Award and Theatre World Award for his performance in John Murray Anderson's Almanac, and Preminger cast him as Joe. The same year, she appeared in the zombie film Diary of the Dead. The opening title sequence is the first film title sequence created by Saul Bass, and marked the beginning of Bass's long professional relationship with Preminger. He falters in the first round, but comes back to beat his opponent in the second. He hired cinematographer Sam Leavitt as director of photography, Herschel Burke Gilbert as musical director, and Herbert Ross as choreographer and began to scout locations. Day 3: Carmen Jones trivia Olga James, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, was chosen for the role of Cindy Lou. Realizing he will be sentenced to a long prison term for hitting his superior, Joe flees to Chicago with Carmen. She is an actress, known for Carmen Jones (1954), Sealab 2020 (1972) and The Bill Cosby Show (1969). This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Carmen Jones. Share it: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) The screenplay by Harry Kleiner is based on the lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, from the 1943 stage musical of the same name, set to the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. Soon after Cannes, Dandridge was offered the role of Tuptim in the screen adaptation of The King and I, but Preminger, acting as both lover and mentor, urged her not to accept a supporting role after proving her worth as a star. Angry that she has moved on, he claims he should have killed her. When Carmen continues to rebuff him and says he needs to kill her or let her go, Joe strangles her to death. The following February, it opened in London and Berlin, and in both cities it played for more than a year in exclusive first-run engagements. Brown Sandy Lewis T-Bone Mauri Lynn Sally DeForest Covan Trainer Le Vern Hutcherson Joe [singing] Marilyn Horne Carmen [singing] Roy E. Glenn, Sr. Rum Daniels Crew Otto Preminger Brown assigns handsome Corporal Joe to deliver her to the civilian authorities over 50 miles away. [19][20], Although Dandridge and Belafonte were known singers, neither sang opera. He realizes he is now going to die for committing murder. Dorothy Dandridge played as Carmen and Harry Belafonte played as Joe. Fox released a second DVD and a high-definition Blu-ray, both derived from a new 4K restoration, on December 3, 2013.[36]. They may cause death, destruction, and general mayhem on film, but these big screen baddies happen to be real lookers in real life. [14] Diahann Carroll auditioned for the title role, but she was so terrified of the director she could barely focus on the scene,[15] and Preminger cast her in the small supporting role of Myrt instead. ), "Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum ("Gypsy Song") – Frankie, "Whizzin' Away Along de Track ("Quintet") – Carmen, Frankie, Myrt, Dink, and Rum, "There's a Man I'm Crazy For" – Carmen, Frankie, Mert, Rum, and Dink, "Card Song" – Carmen, Frankie, and Chorus, "He Got His Self Another Woman" – Cindy Lou, This page was last edited on 28 March 2021, at 10:05. After leaving, Cindy Lou expresses to herself how silly it is trying to save a man who not only doesn't love her but has left her for another woman. At the 5th Berlin International Film Festival the film won the Bronze Berlin Bear award. "[32]--link needs renewal, James Baldwin, in his 1955 published essays Notes of a Native Son, devotes his critical attention to the movie with the essay "Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough".[33]. – Pit Chorus; Dere's a Cafe on de Corner (Seguidilla in Bizet's opera) – Carmen and Joe [16] Her agent's office was in the same building where Preminger's brother Ingo worked, and he asked Ingo to intercede on his client's behalf. [31], The British television network Channel 4, in an evaluation for its viewers, went so far as state it was "a truly dreadful film. In 1992, Carmen Jones was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]. Carmen Jones Harry Belafonte Joe Olga James Cindy Lou Pearl Bailey Frankie Diahann Carroll Myrt Nick Stewart [Nicodemus] Dink Franks Joe Adams Husky Miller Brock Peters Sgt. The opera was an adaptation of the 1845 Prosper Mérimée novella Carmen by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. [10], On April 14, 1954, six weeks before principal photography was scheduled to begin, Preminger was contacted by Joseph Breen, who was in the final months of his leadership of the office of the Motion Picture Production Code. Carmen then pawns a piece of jewelry so she can buy groceries before returning to the room. "[30], TV Guide rated the film three out of four stars, calling it "intermittently successful" and "saved by a terrific cast" despite "Preminger's heavy-handed" direction. Take a look ahead at some of our most anticipated superhero series arriving in 2021 and beyond. When he saw it, Otto Preminger dismissed it as a series of "skits loosely based on the opera" with a score "simplified and changed so that the performers who had no operatic training could sing it." Olga James, Actress: Carmen Jones. One night champion prizefighter Husky Miller enters with an entourage and introduces himself to Carmen, who expresses no interest in him. Preminger can't be faulted for ambition, but for once, his execution is sorely lacking ... Dandridge's tough, hip-swinging, steely eyed Carmen goes some way to redeeming things, but the part is too fractured by the imposition of another singing voice, bad dubbing, and the alien tone of the songs. After several days, she told her agent to advise Preminger she was backing out of the project. Husky's people try to get him to stand down due to his fighting prowess, but can't since Joe won't stop. The Broadway production of Carmen Jones by Billy Roseopened on December 2, 1943 and ran for 503 performances. Preminger began to assemble his cast. Breen had clashed with Preminger over The Moon Is Blue and still resented the director's success in releasing that film without a seal of approval. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Joe is hit with a few blows before Carmen helps him get away. She would not appear in any other film until 1970. Husky believes she is back to finally be with him, but she refuses his advances before leaving so he tells his entire entourage that they are cut off financially until they produce Carmen (who he nicknames Heatwave). When she returns not only with a bag of groceries but a new dress and shoes, Joe questions how she paid for them. Dorothy Dandridge was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the first African American to be honored in the category, but lost to Grace Kelly in The Country Girl, and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, but lost to Betsy Blair in Marty. "Ben Brandtley-New York Times. Finally, the Carmen Jones script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte movie. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on … They have two children, Mara Carmen and Noah Santiago. James played the part of Cindy Lou, fiancée of Joe, played by Harry Belafonte. "[28], Variety wrote that Preminger transferred the play from stage to screen "with taste and imagination in an opulent production" and directed "with a deft touch, blending the comedy and tragedy easily and building his scenes to some suspenseful heights. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969 before becoming a manager until 1995. She's clearly different from the other children dressed in red and white while she wears a pink gown. Love what you read? The next morning he awakens to find a note in which she says although she loves him, she is unable to deal with time in jail and is running away. RCA reissued the album on compact disc in the late 1980s. She first appears in It's The Thought, Who Likes Christmas, I Hate Christmas Eve and Whatchamo. List 2 of 2 lists. Recreation of the moment Buddy Holly's song 'Cindy Lou' became the worldwide hit 'Peggy Sue' (based on real events! Albano was one of … Note: After the intro of the "Gypsy Song", there is a drum solo played by a drummer named Max and as the crowd hears it, they yell, "Go, Max!" The 1954 film was adapted by Hammerstein and Harry Kleiner. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film on DVD on January 22, 2002. Preminger was familiar with Dorothy Dandridge but felt she was incapable of exuding the sultry sex appeal the role of Carmen demanded, particularly after having seen Dandridge's performance as a demure schoolteacher opposite Belafonte in Bright Road (1953). The … In the musical, Cindy Lou can be from six to twelve years old. On Christmas Eve, she wakes up to meet the Grinch when she sings Santa For A Day with the Grinch. [12], Because he himself was sensitive to the issue of racial representation in the film, Preminger had no objections when Zanuck urged him to submit the script to Walter Francis White, executive secretary of the NAACP, who had no objection to it.[13]. The seductive Carmen Jones lures the handsome GI Joe [Harry Belafonte] away from his sweetheart Cindy Lou [Olga James], but after she tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight prize-fighter Husky Miller [Joe Adams], she only succeeds in triggering GI Joe’s tragic revenge. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Cindy Lou from Carmen Jones Herschel Burke Gilbert was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture but lost to Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Tired of being cooped up in a shabby rented room, Carmen gets dressed and leaves under the guise of buying groceries. Louis Vincent Albano was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name, "Capt." The director was impressed enough to schedule a screen test for mid-May, after Dandridge completed a singing engagement in St. Louis. Initially thrilled by the prospect of playing one of the best film roles ever offered an African-American female, Dandridge quickly began to doubt her ability to do it justice. Olga James who played the part of ''Cindy Lou'' in ''German Jones'' - arrived in London today - for a commercial TV appearance at the London Palladium on Sunday. Music by Georges Bizet; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on "Carmen" by Prosper Merimee; Adapted from Prosper Merimee's "Carmen" by Henri Meilhac and … I spent many hours with her. The director drove to her apartment to reassure her and assuage her fears, and the two unexpectedly began a passionate affair. Carmen Jones was a CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color motion picture that had begun shooting within the first 12 months of Twentieth Century Fox's venture in 1953 to the widescreen format as its main production mode. Dressed to the nines, Carmen, her friends and Husky's entourage escort Husky to the ring. This was Olga's first film role. The drummer is jazz percussionist Max Roach. Over the course of his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and three singles competitors to championship gold. While en route, Joe wishes to deliver his prisoner as soon as possible to return to Cindy Lou and his leave. Bass also designed the film posters for the movie. It was, however, laudable in its desire to showcase the talents of African-American performers who were denied opportunities in Hollywood. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source but lost to Richard III. Frankie tries to convince Carmen to sit in Husky's corner so they all can be well taken care of, but Carmen is in love and refuses to double time Joe. Carmen suggests they spend the night at her grandmother's house nearby and continue their journey by train the following day, and that night Joe succumbs to Carmen's advances. Joe asks why if she no longer loves him, but she reveals it's because she can't bear to see anyone cooped up. Cindy Lou (Olga James) cannot get into a military base without an ID card, but she talks to Joe (Harry Belafonte) through the fence and then is let in. On leave to see his fiancée, Cindy Lou, trooper Joe falls for Carmen, a worker in a Jacksonville parachute factory who is stringing along prizefighter, … Husky runs to Carmen's loving arms after winning, but they are parted after he is put up on his entourage's shoulders. At first, his prospects seem to be looking up, as his connections have put Joe back on track for aviator school. Discover something for everyone this month with some choice picks for the best movies and TV to stream in April. Frankie begins to fortune tell with cards and Carmen takes it all lightly until she draws the nine of spades. On June 30, 2012 she married Derek Tisdelle. Marilyn Horne and LeVern Hutcherson were hired to record their vocals, and soundtrack recording began on June 18. carmen cindy lou. Set during World War II, the story focuses on Carmen Jones, a "shameless vixen" who works in a parachute factory in North Carolina. [4] When he saw it, Otto Preminger dismissed it as a series of "skits loosely based on the opera" with a score "simplified and changed so that the performers who had no operatic training could sing it." . The soundtrack recording featuring Marilyn Horne and LeVern Hutcherson was originally released on LP by RCA Victor Red Seal (LM-1881). The original Broadway production starred Muriel Smith in the title role. Joe escapes the Military Police and attends Husky's big fight. Check out Carmen Jones, Act I: You talk jus' like my maw (Joe, Cindy Lou) by Wilhelmenia Fernandez/Sharon Benson/Damon Evans/Michael Austin/Gregg Baker/Karen Parks/José Garcia/Clive Rowe/Danny John Jules/Carolyn Sebron/Wendy Brown/Orchestra/Henry Lewis/Chorus/Llewellyn Rayappen/Robin Jones on Amazon Music. 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Muriel Rahn (age 32) in the title role in the 1943 original Broadway production of Carmen Jones. Just then, Joe arrives and announces he must report to flying school immediately. Black Actresses, Classic Era 2. In 2007, Michelle began her role as Lou on the CBC series, Heartland. [34] The film also won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[35]. Molly Shannon's career has continued to thrive since 2000. She interprets it as a premonition of her impending death and chooses to enjoy the rest of her life no matter how long it is. She is an actress, known for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Underdog (2007). Although Cindy Lou is present, he ignores her while ordering Carmen to leave with him. SHERRY BOONE "Ravishing!!! Their army jeep ends up hopelessly stuck in a river. 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