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I now have three photographic negatives of 'The Loneliness of Evening' sequence which I will post asap.

Yes that is great to see, all that footage apparently still exists, and could be put back complete into the film., to make the song follow the soundtrack version.

The short dance section on the soundtrack of 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man' plays while they are splashing around on the uncut version of the song that was cut from the film surely, a guy on youtube has restored the footage will the black and white scenes from the film of the making of South Pacific...

that's the photographic negative That I now have.

I read it was Richard Rodgers who was ill during the filming so wasn't on location, he never was a fan of the film of 'South Pacific' and when he saw 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man' ordered them to cut it to the bone.

For me 'Wash That Man' is one of my favourite songs from the score.

It was in the book I have called the Tale of South Pacific Joe is seen in his Bomber Jacket covering his bare chest when he is met by Emile carrying flowers for Nellie before she sings 'Honey Bun', escaping from the hospital that scene must have been removed very early on.

Great that it is now on Blu Ray as well as DVD

Me too

I now have three photographic negatives of from the 'Loneliness of Evening' sequence sung by Emile which i am going to use for prints the first one shows Emile gazing into the pond and seeing Nellie's face and the other two show him at the Officers Club dance where he first meets Nellie, which...

Brazzi I think came early on when Ezio Pinza died and they were looking for perhaps someone to co-star with Martin but that was quickly was dashed as Brazzi didn't look old enough to star opposite Martin , he was in fact older, they had tried to get someone more the age of Pinza, but failed...

yes another great picture from the cut sequence of 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man'

Your comments are very interesting. What I do know is that all hung on the death of the original stage Emile which is my absolute favourite Ezio Pinza. Had he not died the year the film was made, he would have been asked to do the film version opposite Mary Martin. when Pina died it became very...

I have extra photos of that scene which I will download, someone obviously took photographs of the full footage before it was cut for the first publicly released print

I've heard it was Richard Rodgers decision as he never liked the film of 'South Pacific' anyway, I think it works even in the heavy edited version that is seen and I love the song but the full version should be released

The full version of Wash That Man should be restored one of the best songs in the score.

I thought the dance sequence of 'Wash that man' on the film soundtrack was indeed in the original film isn't it where Nellie and the Nurses were splashing around in the pool, which was indeed filmed but cut?

Yes 65th anniversary edition along with Platinum edition of OKLAHOMA!.

The Bali Hai reprise was indeed in the film I have seen and heard footage from a preview trailer as is part of the 'wash that man' sequence that was cut this is in a preview trailer without sound.

yes Richard Rodgers was very much involved with cutting 'Wash that man' out of the film he didn't like the film of SP wasn't on the set OH was Rodgers was ill during the filming with depression.

Mary Martin was in her 40s when the film was made but the company would have had both her and Ezio Pinza in the film had Pinza lived.

I have that one

Indeed its not I have the book'The Tale of South Pacific' a book tie in published I guess at about the time the film was released it shows Joe cable escaping from the hospital with his bomber jacket on,meeting Emile and Nellie before he takes it off and Nellie asks him why he is out of the...

It should be found and put back in I know Mitzi now in her 90s would loved to see full version of Gonna Wash.

Yes but Mitzi would like to see the whole of 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man' restored to it full version before it was heavily cut I'm sure. As would I!

Mitzi Gaynor would like to see the full version herself.

very interesting info thanks does that mean do you think that they could restore 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man' I twitted Mitzi Gaynor on the 60th Anniversary of the Film's release this year saying how great it would be to see her singing the full version again and she liked my twitter message so...

I heard the opposite that it was Richard Rodgers who apparently never liked the film version of 'South Pacific' and wanted the children's song 'Dites-Moi' cut and 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man' cut down even although he wasn't there at the filming as he was ill in New York.