Gypsy

Year:

1962

Duration:

143 min

Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Musical

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1962-11-01

Filming Locations: Stage 19, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $4,000,000

Gross: $13,008,000 (USA) Rentals $6,000,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Morgan Brittany

Gypsy

Rosalind Russell

Rose Hovick

Natalie Wood

Louise Hovick

Karl Malden

Herbie Sommers

Paul Wallace

Tulsa

Betty Bruce

Tessie Tura

Parley Baer

Mr. Kringelein

Harry Shannon

Grandpa

Ann Jillian

'Dainty' June

Diane Pace

'Baby' Louise

Faith Dane

Mazeppa

Roxanne Arlen

Electra

Jean Willes

Betty Cratchitt

George Petrie

George

Ben Lessy

Mervyn Goldstone

Guy Raymond

Pastey

Louis Quinn

Cigar

Trudi Ames

Scottish Girl in Uncle Jocko Scene (uncredited)

Renee Aubry

Hollywood Blonde

Josette Banzet

Renee

Jack Benny

Gail Bonney

Stage Mother (uncredited)

Bella Bruck

Stage Mother (uncredited)

Shirley Chandler

Hollywood Blonde

Dina Claire

Dolores (uncredited)

Mike Cody

Farmboy

Fred Curt

Specialty Dancer - The Cow (uncredited)

Jules Davis

Stagehand (uncredited)

Marcel De la Brosse

Monsieur Bourgeron Couchon (uncredited)

William Fawcett

Mr. Willis (uncredited)

Dick Foster

Farmboy

Eddie Foster

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Ben Frommer

Wichita Audience Member (uncredited)

H.W. Gim

Waiter (uncredited)

Ralph Hart

Farmboy

Teri Hope

Hollywood Blonde

Jim Hubbard

Farmboy

Thomas E. Jackson

Station Master (uncredited)

Dee Ann Johnston

Hollywood Blonde

Frances Karath

Hollywood Blonde

Lisa Kirk

Rose Hovick

Harvey Korman

Phil (uncredited)

Dawn Little Sky

Indian Mother (uncredited)

Danny Lockin

Yonkers Farm Boy (uncredited)

Robert Lyons

Clarence the Clarinetist

Jeff Malloy

Farmboy

Paula Martin

Hollywood Blonde

Bert Michaels

Yonkers

James Millhollin

Mr. Beckman (uncredited)

John Moloney

Comic (uncredited)

Cubby O'Brien

Boy Juggler (uncredited)

Renee Paul

Dancer (uncredited)

Adelina Pedroza

Mexican Girl (uncredited)

Jeff Pevney

Newsboy (uncredited)

Robert Piper

Specialty Dancer - The Cow (uncredited)

Beulah Quo

Waitress (uncredited)

Robert Richards

Ventrioloquist (uncredited)

Lois Roberts

Agnes

Cleo Ronson

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Pearl Shear

Stage Mother (uncredited)

Hazel Shermet

Stage Mother (uncredited)

Jule Styne

Conductor (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Wichita Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited)

Julie Thompson

Hawaiian Girl (uncredited)

Ian Tucker

Angie (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Wagner

Farm Boy (uncredited)

Rusty Wescoatt

Stagehand (uncredited)

Dick Winslow

Burlesque House Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Clint Young

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

During the rehearsals for Gypsy (1962), Mervyn LeRoy was not happy with the girl that he had cast to play "Dainty June". (This was before Ann Jillian was cast.) He thought that the actress was not as good of a dancer or singer as Morgan Brittany, who played "Baby June". He tried to make Suzanne look old enough to play "Dainty June" by having Orry-Kelly design older clothes with padding and having her wear high heels, but the transformation didn't work, she still looked too young to play opposite Natalie Wood, so another casting session brought the role to Ann Jillian. Ann was not really a dancer but her voice was spectacular and Mervyn felt that she made a more believable older June.

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The original Broadway production of "Gypsy" opened at the Broadway Theater on May 21, 1959 and ran for 702 performances starring Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman. "Gypsy" was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award for the Best Musical.

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In the original play, June elopes with Tulsa. In the film, she elopes with the otherwise unknown Jerry. While this gave Tulsa (Paul Wallace) an additional final scene with Louise, the substitution otherwise seems inexplicable.

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Goofs

When Rose gets mad about Grandzigar's offer, and she says, "My sense of motherhood comes first", she makes a fist and puts it on her hip. However, when Herbie says, "Then you gotta see this is right," Rose's hand is back down, and on the contract.

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When they get out of car at their grandfather's house June and Louise are carrying suitcases with right hands, but seconds later are carrying it with their left in reverse shot.

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When Rose, Baby June, Louise, and their grandfather enter the grandfather's house in Seattle, the number on the front of the house reads "3801." In the very next shot, when Herbie is filling out a telegram to Rose (who is still staying at the grandfather's house), the address on the telegram is "733."

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Quotes

Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick: [singing] Let me entertain you, Let me make you smile, Let me do a few tricks, Some old and then some new tricks, I'm very versatile, And if you're real good, I'll make you feel good, I want your spirits to climb, So let me entertain you, And we'll have a real good time; Yes, sir!, We'll have a real good time.

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Rose Hovick: [on remarrying] After three husbands, it takes a lot of butter to get you back in the frying pan.

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Rose Hovick: Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Here's Rose!

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Faq

Q

How does the movie end?

A

After being told by Gypsy to 'let go of me,' Rose wanders out onto the empty stage where she sings 'Rose's Turn', in which she bemoans what she could have done as a performer if she hadn't spent her life promoting Gypsy and June. At the end of her song, she hears Gypsy clapping. They apologize to each other for some of the mistakes they made along the way, and Gypsy invites Rose to go with her to the party and loans her a mink coat. In the final scene, Rose and Gypsy walk off the stage with their arms around each other.

Q

What became of Baby June?

A

June Hovick changed her name to June Havoc and became an actress in her own right. She got her first acting break on Broadway in the musical Pal Joey and moved on to Hollywood roles in movies like Gentleman's Agreement (1947). June wrote two memoirs, Early Havoc (1959) and More Havoc (1980) as well as a play, Marathon 33, based on Early Havoc. Her last appearance as an actress was on the daytime drama 'General Hospital' in 1990. Havoc died of natural causes on 28 March, 2010 at the age of 97.

Q

Is 'Gypsy' based on a book?

A

Two books, actually. The screenplay for Gypsy is based on the book of the 1959 stage musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents, which itself was adapted from Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee. The movie was remade for television as Gypsy in 1993.

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