Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Directed by: Stanley Donen
Starring: Howard Keel, Russ Tamblyn, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Tommy Rall
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance, Western
Continuity mistake: In the scene when all the brothers are downstairs waiting when Millie is upstairs having her baby, the brother Ephraim stays in the background, but it is obviously a stand-in and not the same actor.
Caleb: There were no F names in the Bible so Ma named him Frankincense because he smelled so sweet.
Question: When they are singing under a tree full of doves, it looks like they were tied to the tree branches. Is this true?
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Answer: Yes it is true. They did this to prevent the birds from flying into the backdrops and becoming injured or killed.