It deals with Kitty : Doris Day and Pop : Jimmy Durante, they are the owners of the Wonder Circus , but there's a rivalry with another circus , and creditors are very close I have tried to fight the system and do things my way, but I havent been able to. Other comments will rave about Doris Day and moan about Stephen Boyd and they are all very right. The usual circus fun: a determinedly old-fashioned big-top opus with animals, parades, high-wire attractions, songs by Rodgers & Hart. Explore. Day never had a lover by her side during old age, but she appreciated the efforts of her only child, a few good friends, and her dearest pets. Durante's reply, "What elephant? (They don't make 'em like this anymore kids. by jmichael 12 May 2008, 18:46, Unread post Stephen Boyd sings The Most Beautiful Girl in the World to Doris Day. I didn't think I'd like it.. but much to my surprise.. Her reputation hasn't survived into our modern era as other film icons of the time, including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor. The gorgeous actress gained due recognition from the movie industry, racking in awards and nominations. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Doris Day, as Durante's daughter, is a bareback rider in a tutu who is obviously not doing her own stunts. Doris did have people who tried to take advantage of her, including her husbands, Walters added. The casting of Stephen Boyd as the male lead is more questionable. Portrait of Doris Day for the Paramount Pictures film "The Man Who Knew Too Much," circa 1956 | Photo: Getty Images. by BabeWilliams 12 May 2008, 16:40, Unread post He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park in Tarzana, California. Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond (Hawthorne Publishing) is a positive, interesting memoir that contains many anecdotes about the star, celebrities she knew and events in her career. Jumbo is a mighty talented elephant. | Photo: Getty Images. For 86 years, Jumbo stood in Barnum Hall and was a veritable mecca on campus. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Sam, however, has fallen in love with Kitty and has a guilty conscience about what he has done. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Still, the actress's version maintained that they were friends who never met alone anywhere. But Jumbo was her last true musical. It's also the ideal word to describe this big-time big-top extravaganza, bursting with laughter and love, song and dance, circus stunts and star power. Heonce said: They tried to make me a star, a leading man. It certainly didn't lack star power. Original producer Billy Rose stipulated that if a film version was ever made, he must be credited in the title, even if he were not personally involved. Beach Boy frontman Mike Love claimed in his memoir, Good Vibrations, that Day may have saved her son from being murdered by Charles Manson who had pitched Terry, a music producer, some of his songs. Heartbroken and defeated, Kitty, her father and his fiance, Lulu, decide to rebuild the business from the ground level starting with two sticks and a blanket which is equivalent to dancing for pennies on a street corner. And you'd never figure that the great Busby Berkeley staged the musical numbers, because they sorely lack the punch of his earlier musicals. Martha Raye is a delight! The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". I also thought i would dislike it because i never was into the circus but it was really thrilling watching all those people do stunts. From the opening Circus is on Parade number, this musical is magical. Doris Day, seenJan. 28, 1989, in Los Angeles, died May 13, 2019, at age 97. The title character, a prancing pachyderm, does not seem interested at all in its performance. Looking haughty and insulted, Durante stretches to his full height, and asks, " ELEPHANT? An adaptation of the stage musical Jumbo produced by Billy Rose, the film was directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon, and featured Busby Berkeley 's choreography. Terry passed away from cancer in 2004, at the age of 62. Doris Day said that this was one of her favorite musicals. Jumbo is self-explanatory. ), In the last 20 years of her life, all she cared about was her animals, said the neighbor. Nothing more to say except Mom and I both highly recommend Jumbo. But, he added, Day invited him to dinner after Terrys death. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. I worry they are not looking after her well enough.. Doris was very trusting. 4 Did Doris Day do her own stunts in Jumbo? While her relationship with Baylor and Stone might be under probability, sources prove that she was indeed smitten with Willsthese two had a connection deeper than being a fan of each other's crafts. For the Broadway musical, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Rose%27s_Jumbo&oldid=1138198214, This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 14:31. She had a lot of tragedy.. An adaptation of the stage musical Jumbo produced by Billy Rose, the film was directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon, and featured Busby Berkeley's choreography. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A few years later, they became husband and wife, before adding the title of parents to the mix, when they welcomed their only child, Terry. American actress Doris Day in a fur-trimmed coat, circa 1963. JUMBO might be silly (actually very deliberately silly, therein much of the enjoyment) but it is genuinely beautiful to look at and easy to enjoy. According to Charley Cullen Walters, Days publicist for the past decade, it was the stars decision not to see Ryan. Jimmy Durante was born James Francis Durante on 10 February 1893 in New York. I saw Bob protecting Doris first hand . It stars Doris Day as Kitty Wonder, a performer in her father's circus. Doris really wanted to reconnect.. I wish that Doris would have had long hair for real she looks so beautiful with her long hair "My Romance" is a classic romantic ballad and Doris does it full justice. Their marriage lasted for five years. The song is later reprised by Pop (Jimmy Durante) as he prepares to marry Lulu (Martha Raye) in a comical, but touching bit. The story revolves around a circus owner (Jimmy Durante star of the 1935 Broadway original) with only two real attractions: his daughter (day) and popular pachyderm Jumbo. Unlikely co-star Stephen Boyd, still hot from Ben-Hur, also acquits himself surprisingly well, but then he does get to sing a lilting The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. All of the circus acts were wonderful but I wish I knew which was Doris and which was not. Wills was of African-American descent, and having a white lover was controversial to their careers. However, she disproved these allegations. He died in January 1980 in Santa Monica, California. Since this was Boyd's next film after BEN HUR do you realize that an advertisement could actually say "Stephen Boyd star of BEN HUR now in his biggest film: JUMBO" and it would actually make sense that JUMBO was indeed bigger than BEN HUR.!! She found him interesting because he looked like a former flame and co-star whom she had loved. Doris Day and Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk." You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. She displayed an incredible passion by owning the stage and her characters, making it nearly impossible for viewers to remember that Day was playing a role on TV. When feeding small squaresbales, hay waste when a feeder was not used (hay fed on the ground) was approximately 13% compared to only 1 to 5% when a feeder was used. It's poor salesmanship. Doris Day, who holds the title of the number one female box-office star, was involved in a secret interracial affair with baseball legend Maury Wills when they were both married; before her death, she denied the allegations. Theyre with her because shes Doris Day. . Who did Doris Day stunts in Calamity Jane? As a warm, lightweight entertainment it works, but has little more to offer. Somewhere along the line, it seems Doris forgot her birthday and for quite some time said she was born in 1924. A wonderfully warm-hearted MGM musical about circus rivalries, based on showman Billy Roses Broadway extravaganza that actually featured an elephant on stage. Years later, after playing Ruth Etting in MGMs spectacular Love Me or Leave Me in 1955, Doris returned to the lot to make Julie in 1956, The Tunnel of Love in 1958 and Please Dont Eat the Daisies in 1960. The film ends with a spectacular production number, Sawdust, Spangles and Dreams in which the foursome don clown outfits and perform some traditional slap-happy routines. This comedy bit was reprised in his role in Billy Rose's Jumbo and is likely to have contributed to the popularity of the idiom, the "elephant in the room". The young man developed a love for baseball at a young age and was unrelenting in his pursuit to achieve greatness through his skills an assignment that was completed before his career declined. Now I feel that whatever talent I may have had is gone. Radiant Doris Day sings beloved Rodgers and Hart tunes and does her own horseback tricks in a razzle-dazzle musical based on Bill Rose's stage spectacular . Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Pop Wonder owns the circus, but his continued gambling losses in crap games leaves him (and the circus) with an ever-growing number of IOUs. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. by webmaster 13 May 2008, 17:12, Unread post His first wife Jeanne died in 1943. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Rumors had it that the "Pillow Talk" alum was involved with a prominent baseball player called Maury Wills. Raye and Day are especially deft. 6 How much Hay does a horse eat in a month? The film was Doris Day's last screen musical. stand-in: Stephen Boyd (uncredited) Jean Harris. With Day, Durante and Raye, one would expect some comedy and slapstick. Who rode the horse for Doris Day in Calamity Jane? Sold by: TheDyeDeals Billy Rose's Jumbo Doris Day (Actor), Jimmy Durante (Actor), Charles Walters (Director) Rated: G Format: DVD 573 ratings IMDb 6.1/10.0 $2475 Prime Video $2.99 $9.99 DVD $24.75 Multi-Format $16.29 VHS Tape from $3.99 Additional DVD options Edition Discs Price New from Used from DVD October 22, 2014 1 $9.99 $8.25 $8.00 DVD Both play and film feature Durante leading a live elephant and being stopped by a police officer, who asks him, "What are you doing with that elephant?" by Debbi Austen 13 May 2008, 16:23, Unread post As for the songs, while they are not awful, they are not very memorable (though the song "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" has its moments.) Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. (Associated Press), There is a lot of bad feeling surrounding the last few years of Doris life and how friends and family were pushed out.. Stephen Boyd is magnificent! 9/10 Bethany Cox. Her first time in love was at age 16. Star Doris Day delivers the lovely Rodgers and Hart songs superbly, especially the sublime My Romance. Portrait of Doris Day circa 1965 | Photo: Getty Images. There is the ner' do well Jimmy Durante who blows the circus revenues on crooked crap games causing Day to pull out the storms to keep the motley assembly together, with bill collectors in chase. ). by BabeWilliams 13 May 2008, 18:18, Unread post Days third husband, producer Marty Melcher, infamously squandered her $20 million fortune a betrayal she discovered only when he died in 1969. Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident. Today, Jumbo is counted among the great circus films such as The Greatest Show on Earth, Trapeze, Carnival Story and Circus World. does anyone want to pick a movie to watch this weekend??? Their public description of this type of relationship was platonic, but he admitted that it was deeper. Day was allegedly beaten by her first husband, band leader Al Jordan, while pregnant with their son, Terry. Martha Raye received a well-deserved Womens International Centre (WIC) Living Legacy Award. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. The songs, especially The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Over and Over Again and My Romance are wonderful, while the script is full of snappy lines("what elephant" is a classic and it is very easy to see why), the choreography has a lot of energy and charisma and the stunts although difficult are made to look easy, a tell-tale sign of the commitment and professionalism of those involved. Miss Raye duets with Doris on the lamentable Why Cant I? This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It does not store any personal data. Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. It wasn't until a few days before her birthday in 2017 that her official birth certificate was found revealing the star was turning 95 not 93 as she thought. I would say that about "The Greatest Show on Earth" (despite its Oscar) and "Circus World"and I would certainly say that about "Billy Rose's Jumbo". Years later MGM made the movie.[3]. That was a huge loss for her., The worst thing was when her son, Terry, died. But a fly in this cotton candy surfaces with the arrival of Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd). She trusted animals more than she did humans. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Indeed the song, "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" is sublime, but would you get the feeling it would befit a better movie. Busby Berkeley, the genius behind MGMs greatest 1930s musicals, acted as Second Unit Director on the movie, which was to become his last screen effort. As for musicals, Jumbo gave Doris the lovely Rodgers & Hart score to sing, but the circus story based on a '30s Broadway spectacle was too old-fashioned to make any impression in 1962. . The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". From 1962 comes another circus picture, with its share of bad dudes, amazing costuming, and a disaster of two. On April 2, 2007, Robert Osborne of TCM, introducing the MGM film Fearless Fagan (1952) directed by Stanley Donen, said that Donen was due to direct Jumbo right after Singin' in the Rain in 1952. During the 1930s and 1940s, MGMs output of musicals was vast. The title character, a prancing pachyderm, does not seem interested at all in its performance. Bashara, a veterinarian, joined Days employ 20 years ago and soon became her business manager as well as the head of her foundation. All rights reserved. Stephen Boyds singing voice was dubbed by Los Angeles studio singer, Jimmy Joyce. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. by daybyday08 12 May 2008, 16:05, Unread post When feeding large roundbales, not using a feeder resulted in 57% hay waste compared to 5 to 33% hay waste when a feeder was used. Stephen Boyd visits Doris Day on the set of Do Not Disturb. And the staging of it is so perfect. It demonstrated that even a top star like Doris Day has to make wise career choicesand this was Day's last musical. I love the music, the romantic colourful feel of the movie, the great circus acts and most of all Doris herself because I think she is more beautiful in this than in any other of her movies. After that, Day turned to her fans and people who worked for her. WHAT ELEPHANT?!". Well, Im not a star even though they thought I looked like one. Wills later trained as a baseball instructor and worked as a broadcast analyst for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. by BabeWilliams 12 May 2008, 21:07, Unread post Day never lived a happily-ever-after life with her prince charming not for long. He opined that they met at Dodgers stadium; the actress was a huge fan of his team. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Mike DeVita, former employee of Doris Day's animal-rescue foundation, Carol Johnson, longtime friend of Doris Day, The Idol stars The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp defend upcoming show after 'torture porn,' on-set toxicity claims, Ali Wong says she's 'best friends' with her ex-husband: 'It's an unconventional divorce', 'Champions' star Woody Harrelson: SNL monologue controversy caps storied personal journey, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry suffered Hollywood 'miscalculation' with explosive tell-alls: experts, Jussie Smollett files appeal argument in hate crime hoax conviction, Michael B. Jordan apologized to his mom before steamy Calvin Klein underwear ad was released. She is terrific as always, he's a damn good singer, and of course with Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye and an elephant how could it fail? "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in The World" are both gorgeous. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". In 1947 Charles Walters requested he make the film of the musical as his first assignment; the studio agreed. This is such a joyous, rambunctious movie that you cannot help but love everything about it. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. She was 82. What characteristics allow plants to survive in the desert? Barnum was an early trustee and benefactor of Tufts and he donated the stuffed hide of Jumbo to the university. I absolutely love My Romance - it is just soooo romantic and Stephen Boyd is pretty kool! Of course, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye were veteran entertainers of the vaudeville style. But, DeVita admitted, The story with the grandson is so weird . I think my favorite though is "Little Girl Blue" which Doris performs so heartbreakingly. The MGM musical circus had left Culver City a few years earlier by the time the studio decided to film this 1930s stage extravaganza. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. In one sequence of uninterrupted takes, she jumps and flips over bars with the agility of a circus performer. Billy Rose's Jumbo is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. Feb 2, 2012. The film was Doris Days last screen musical. Ever-earnest Stephen Boyd shows up in need of a job, and quickly gets Day's heart racing, before it's revealed he's the son of their chief rival--and what he's really after is star-attraction Jumbo the Elephant! Jumbo is a mighty talented elephant. She admired trombonist Al Jorden who was more than five years her senior. To Day, the media ran stories based on a first glance; they did not take time to investigate, leading them to make assumptions about relationships that never existed. "Doris did not believe that . MGM bought the rights to the musical soon after it reached the stage. (Associated Press), One former employee told The Post, Doris spent most of her last 10 years in her bedroom or the kitchen. Jumbo and his trainer Matthew Scott, 1885. Stephen Boyd's singing voice was dubbed by Los Angeles studio singer, Jimmy Joyce. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Rather like his Pop Wonder role in "Jumbo" he married his second wife, Marjorie Little after a 16-year courtship when she was 39 and he was 67. Mike DeVita was a fan of Days for 60 years, and the pair swapped more than 500 letters, exchanging very personal details of their lives. Her only grandchild, Ryan Melcher, issued a Facebook post claiming Days longtime manager, Bob Bashara,had banned himfrom seeing his reclusive grandmother, who was 97 when she died. Thankfully, with the help of her son, and her unwavering spirit, she was able to bounce back. Did Doris Day do her own stunts in Jumbo? The play was adapted from the book written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, the screenplay here is written by Sidney Sheldon. I believe she was nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy but lost to Rosalind Russel for Mame - boo hoo but I don't know whether that was for Golden Globes or something else. Doris Day shows a wisdom, warmth, sassy comic timing and an ability also to be dramatically heartfelt, and in terms of her singing she can't be faulted. While the cast is bright and likable, and the movie boasts some pretty good production values and circus acts, these things don't raise the movie much from the level of being instantly forgettable. The owner, Anthony 'Pop' Wonder (Jimmy Durante), works as a clown but is a gambler addicted in dice games and usually loses the box office gambling. Throughout the film looks beautiful with lots of colour. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Discover (and save!) Written by Colin Tinto . And then there's the choreography by the legendary Busby Berkeley of which this was his last film assignment. The music from Rodgers and Hart was generally excellent, but much of the rest of the film left a lot to be desired. Wills was born into a large family, including twelve other siblings. Her onscreen credits ranged from romance to comedies and live shows. Hotchner. . The official word was the friendship was platonic, but, of course, it wasn't. He is trying to lure the elephant off the circus grounds, and is moving very quietly followed by Jumbo, and is being nonchalant while doing this. You are invited to rate and comment on the 39 films of Doris Day. (Her mettle extended beyond the characters she played: Stanwyck, forty-nine at the time, did all her own stunts for Forty Guns, including being dragged by a horse in a windstorm.) The star married one more time, in 1976, to maitre d Barry Comden. Perhaps we would have to look to Elvis or Robert Goulet for an ideal male singer on a par with Doris at this time. But apart from her career, she had an intriguing reality plagued by heartbreaks and making headlines in a few controversial news stories, like being involved with another famous figure during her third marriage. I thought when they were lifted off the ground by there mouth was neat and the horse rider for (this can't be love) was amazing i wish i could do that on my horse!! This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. I love your new avatar too Miss.Maxwell Jumbo has always been in the top 3 of of my favourite Doris movies. She had two brothers, Richard, who died before she was born and Paul, a few years older. A pleasantly fun musical , Doris Day's last , dealing with a debt-ridden circus that travels throughout the country showing its colorful spectacle . This film was a bit of a disaster at the box officeand rightfully so. You can sometimes get a glimpse of wires helping her fly through the air, but other times its just her own skill and strength, and that of the other dancers, that keep her from hitting the ground. Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Doris Day and her producer husband Martin Melcher tried to bring back the classic MGM musical with Billy Rose's Jumbo, a lavish 1962 adaptation of the legendary Broadway spectacle.If they didn't re-create the glorious box-office results of the past, it certainly wasn't for lack of trying -- or achievement. The story revolves around a circus owner (Jimmy Durante), (star of the 1935 Broadway original play) with only two real attractions; his daughter (Doris Day) and a popular pachyderm Jumbo (Syd the Elephant). Discover (and save!) Other than that, this tale about life in the circus may seem predictable with a paper-thin plot. Day and Boyd may be a little old to play girl and boy falling in love but somehow it works. your own Pins on Pinterest. | Photo: Getty Images. We both were enthralled by Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, and even Stephen Boyd who didn't actually sing his songs but whoever dubbed his voice during his numbers certainly sounded like he did! Bashara did not reply to requests for comment, nor did Ryan Melcher. Then a guard stops them, yelling, "Where are you going with that elephant?!" You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! From the circus scenes to those wonderful musical numbers (My Romance, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, This Can't Be Love) this just shines. My favortie movie is Pillow Talk but this will have to be my second favorite. The orchestral score by MGM arranger Roger Edens with Rodgers and Hart songs is truly sensational and as such adds a jumbo sized level of thorough professional musical lushness. Having previously watched and enjoyed this movie on VHS tape during the '90s, I just watched this again with Mom on DVD. A firm favourite of Queen Victorias children, Jumbo spent his days giving visitors of the zoo rides on his back. They could lose fanswhite fans would not accept such complexity. What is causing the plague in Thebes and how can it be fixed? According to a sports columnist known as Jim Murray, Day adored Wills and his talent. The book revealed . However, the real joys are veterans Martha Raye and Jimmy Durante, whose What elephant? line from this movie has rightly become classic: watch to find out why. London Radio Times. Rather, it was because Melcher was great at manipulating his celebrity wife. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Despite featuring such Rodgers and Hart standards as "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", neither the original play nor the film was especially successful. (Getty Images), She used to have the right people taking care of her. Post Reply. She was 74. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. I saw this as a teenager, and fell in love. The circus is near bankruptcy, due to the compulsive gambling by her father, Pop Wonder and a threatened takeover by the rival Noble Circus is planned. She said in her biography that. Jimmy Durante, Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye in, Jumbo. 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