Does Anybody know why two songs were omitted from the original film version in subsequent showings on TV, vhs and DVD. I know these songs were in the movie because they were on the movie's soundtrack album. They are "We Kiss in a Shadow" and Anna singing about the king: "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?"
shareActually, I'm mistaken. The song missing is not "We Kiss in a Shadow" sung by Tuptim and Lun Tha. The missing song is "I Have Dreamed" also sung by the characters Tuptim and Lun Tha. The other of course, is "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You" sung by Anna.
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Screenwriter Ernest Lehman who adapted the musical for the screen thought that a second duet of the secondary couple would be too much and make the story too static. Anna's soliloquy was omitted though filmed because they thought it made Deborah Kerr seem "bitchy."
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There is a third song from "The King and I" which does not appear in the film: "Western People Funny." At the point in the film where it should be performed it is played in the film's underscoring (the Royal Wives and Lady Thiang are preparing for the British ambassador's visit to the Royal Court). If performed (my guess is that it frequently is not) it should appear at the beginning of Act II.
share"My Lord and Master" was also recorded for the film but never included in any release print. It appears on the original soundtrack, and it's almost shockingly poorly sung by Rita Moreno. Had it remained in the film, I have no doubt it would have been dubbed.
I remember the first time it was shown on television, during the ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE, sometime in either 1966 or 1967. I may have been hallucinating, but I could have sworn for years that it actually included the "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" sequence.
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I have the original cast recording and always thought that she was dubbed. Rita Moreno's range isn't that high and it sounded nothing like her.
shareOver the years, Hollywood has made strange and idiotic decisions regarding songs and casting when it came to musicals. I am convinced that Hollywood doesn't 'get' musicals.
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