Carousel

Musical, Romance

Audrey Christie	Mrs. Mullin
John Dehner	Mr. Bascombs
Shirley Jones	Julie Jordan
Gene Lockhart	Starkeeper/Dr. Selden
Susan Luckey	Louise Bigelow
Gordon MacRae	Billy Bigelow
Cameron Mitchell	Jigger Craigin
Robert Rounseville	Mr. Enoch Snow
Barbara Ruick	Carrie Pipperidge
Claramae Turner	Cousin Nettie
William LeMassena	Heavenly Friend

Director	Henry King
Producer	Henry Ephron
Writer	Oscar Hammerstein II; Henry Ephron; Phoebe Ephron

Billy Bigelow (Gordon MacRae), a one-time carousel barker, died 15 years ago in a botched robbery attempt from which his no-good friend, Jigger Craigin (Cameron Mitchell) escaped. But Billy wants a chance to make amends. He tells his life story to the Starkeeper (Gene Lockhart) in an effort to be granted just one more day back on earth with the loved ones he left behind. As a young man, he’d fallen in love with and married local girl Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones). But she’d lost her factory job after breaking curfew to stay out with Billy, and he’d lost his when the carousel’s owner, Mrs. Mullin (Audrey Christie) became jealous over his love for Julie. When the young newlyweds learned Julie was pregnant, Billy, concerned about his ability to provide for his family, agreed to join Jigger in the robbery. When the job went wrong and Billy was killed, Julie was left to raise their daughter, Louise (Susan Luckey) alone, and to face the ridicule of her husband, and Louise her father, having been killed while committing a crime. Realizing what his choices have meant for his wife and daughter, Billy longs for one more chance to try and make things right.