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Red Garters Overview:

Red Garters (1954) was a Musical - Western Film directed by George Marshall and produced by Pat Duggan.

Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray MoyerNominated

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Rosemary Clooney's Red Garters

Rosemary singing the title song. For years, I assumed that Red Garters was Rosemary Clooney's follow-up to White Christmas. In reality, both films were released in 1954 and Red Garters hit theaters several months before Paramount's huge holiday hit. As Clooney once noted, Red Garters is the only mo... Read full article


The Joyful Goofiness of Red Garters, 1955

First, the plot: a stranger rides and sings his way into Limbo County looking for the man who shot his brother. It is the "Code of the West." Romance and its inherent troubles are exemplified by a saloon singer who is fed up with her politically minded boyfriend, and with the townsfolk who seem to l... Read full article


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Rosemary Clooney commented that, of all the movies she was in, this is the only one where she got first billing in the credits.

The stylized sets were inspired by an article in "Life" Magazine about the western Yellow Sky. The article showed the cast of "Yellow Sky" on sets which were clearly only false fronts, as are the sets in this film.

Director George Marshall replaced Mitchell Leisen.

The film was originally released in 3-D which, combined with the stylized sets and "stagey" acting gave it the effect of a "Broadway" musical filmed in the theater.

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