Oscar Hammerstein II Movie Trailers

The Desert Song Trailer (1943)

17 December 1943

Paul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap labor for their railroad.

The Night Is Young Trailer (1935)

11 January 1935

Young Austrian Archduke Paul "Gustl" Gustave is in an arranged engagement but his uncle, the emperor, decides to let Gustl carry on a fling with ballet dancer Lisl Gluck.

The Sound of Music Live! Trailer (2015)

20 December 2015

The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.

Show Boat Trailer (1989)

27 October 1989

A stage production of the classic musical, videotaped in front of a live audience at the Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey.

Children of Dreams Trailer (1931)

25 June 1931

One day, Molly Standing is picking apples in her father's apple orchard in California, with her friend Gertie (Marion Byron), when they meet two boys, Tommy Melville and Gus Schultz.

The Desert Song Trailer (1953)

30 May 1953

Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor who is studying the desert, and whose attacks on the supply trains intended for Yousseff keep the Riff villages in food.

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II Trailer (1995)

06 March 1995

In commemoration of the 100th birthday of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, performers present classic Hammerstein songs.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center Trailer (2013)

26 April 2013

Transferring the setting of a brooding Hungarian play, Carousel, to a remote fishing village, shaping their vision around themes of brutality, poverty and disappointment, Rodgers and Hammerstein composed some of the most glorious music ever written for the stage.

America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers Trailer (1951)

04 March 1951

Rodgers’ friends and colleagues pay tribute to him. Among the original Broadway cast members reprising the songs they introduced are Vivienne Segal (“Bewitched” from “Pal Joey”) and Alfred Drake (“People Will Say We’re in Love” from “Oklahoma!”).