The Guilsons is a 1937 Musical Comedy composed by Richard Rodgers, with Lyrics by Lorenz Hart and Book by Ludwig Bemelmans. It opened in New York to extremely positive reviews and was a Smash-Hit, both Critically and Financially. A 1938 Hollywood film of the same name reunites the original Broadway cast and uses all the songs with the plot exactly as it was on Stage, making it the most complete Musical Film in Hollywood History.
Plot[]
Original Broadway Production[]
The Show opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre and ran for more than 600 performances. It was directed by Stanley Kramer with choreography by Robert Alton.
Cast[]
- The Three Stooges as The Guilsons
- Shemp Howard as Ruston Guilson
- Eddie Bracken as Chestor Wynn
- Joe Besser as Robert Wynn
- Curly Joe DeRita as Covington
- Buddy Hackett as Dommy Simpson
- Mickey Rooney as Homer Simpson
- Edie Adams as Lisa Simpson
- George M. Cohan as Max Bloom
- Mel Brooks as Ned Flanders
- Audrey Hepburn as Maude Flanders
- Zero Mostel as Iago Cucuface
- Judy Garland as Billie Simpson
- Bert Lahr as Mr. Mushnik
- Fanny Brice as Marge Simpson
- Bert Williams as Julius Hibbert
- Ethel Merman as Claire Clavell
- Groucho Marx as Mack Clavell
- Chico Marx as Rick Clavell
- Harpo Marx as Paul Clavell
- Zeppo Marx as Sam Clavell
- Gummo Marx as Carl Clavell
- Milton Berle as Seymour Skinner
- Jack Haley as Moe Syzlak
- Ray Bolger as Max Bialystok
- Carl Reiner as Roger Bloom
- Clark and McCullough as The Blooge Brothers
- Ronald Reagon as Marty Chalmers
- Phil Silvers as Bart Chalmers