Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
1 trivia entry
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Starring: Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance, Western
Revealing mistake: In "Wonderful, Wonderful Day" there are live birds flying on the set, but they were confused by the backdrop and several crash into it. (The director acknowledges this in a documentary.)
Liza: Doesn't it do anything but snow up here? We've had a blizzard every day for the past two months. I'm going crazy, shut up in this house.
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.