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Texas Carnival (1951) was a Romance - Musical Film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Jack Cummings.

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By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 15, 2022 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

Esther Williams and Ann Miller are pictured alongside Red Skelton in Texas Carnival, one of his best films for MGM. The publicity department promoted the film as an Esther Williams vehicle but Red Skelton was really the star of this show, the last of four films the twosome made together. From the Ar... Read full article


Texas Carnival (1951)

By Cameron on Feb 24, 2016 From The Blonde At The Film

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Carnival Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. It has been over six months since I wrote about an Esther Williams?movie (not counting Ziegfeld Follies) so it’s time to remedy this shocking lack of Esther. This movie tells the age-old story of T... Read full article


Texas Carnival (1951)

By Cameron on Feb 24, 2016 From The Blonde At The Film

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Carnival Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. It has been over six months since I wrote about an Esther Williams?movie (not counting Ziegfeld Follies) so it’s time to remedy this shocking lack of Esther. This movie tells the age-old story of T... Read full article


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At the time "Texas Carnival" was filmed, Red Norvo's trio included an African-American musician, bassist Charles Mingus, and when they recorded their number for this film (backing Ann Miller on "It's Dynamite") Mingus played on the soundtrack. But when the number was filmed MGM executives insisted that a white bassist substitute for Mingus on screen.
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