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WHERE WAS IT FILMED: Carousel
Did you know...
The movie “Carousel” was flimed in Boothbay Harbor and Newcastle in 1956. The film was adapted from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical of the same name.
Gordon MacRae stars as carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who much against his will, falls in love with Maine factory girl Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones). Billy proves an improvident and unreliable husband, but Julie stands by him. Upon discovering that Julie is pregnant, the unemployed Billy sees an opportunity for some quick money by joining his unsavory pal Jigger (Cameron Mitchell). The scheme goes awry, and Billy kills himself. Standing before the Pearly Gates, Billy is given given one chance to prove his worthiness of entering heaven after he dies.
Each week throughout the summer Steppin’ Out will feature a movie filmed in the Midcoast region. Do you have your own photos or stories from a local movie set? Let us know. Contact kelly@steppinoutmaine.com or call Kelly at 594-4401 ext. 281.