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| mgm films | |
| lgbt-related films | |
| pirate films | |
| 1948 films | |
| films shot in technicolor | |
| films directed by vincente minnelli | |
| films based on plays | |
| musical films | |
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Garland plays Manuela, engaged to marry a wealthy suitor but dreaming of a romantic Pirate , Macoco. Traveling singer Serafin (Kelly) impersonates Macoco, with all sorts of innocent clandestine meetings and surreal musical numbers, to win Manuela. Vincente Minnelli directed, from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich from the play by S. N. Behrman . The score, by Lennie Hayton , featured the song " Be A Clown " by Cole Porter . This dance sequence was omitted when shown in some cities in the South , such as Memphis , because it featured Black performers The Nicholas Brothers , Fayard and Harold. The score was nominated for an Academy Award For Original Music Score , losing out to '' Easter Parade ''. The film is notable for being one of the first movies to even hint at the presence of a Gay character. Studio head Louis B. Mayer demanded that the Negative for the smoky " Voodoo " number with Garland and Kelly be burned. Overall, the film lost US$2 million at the . ''The Pirate (Person)'' Captain of the Burgundy Pearl - "William the Pirate Allan" EXTERNAL LINKS |
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