THE KING AND I (1956) *** Dispirited that he no longer has what it takes to whip one of his wives as the servants hold her down, the King (Yul Brynner, more than passably but maybe not as good as the guy at the local community theater) passes away. It's a puzzlement. Musicals live or die on their scores, and this one has a lot of memorable lines. In fact an argument could be made that Rodgers and Hammerstein were the most influential songwriters of the 20th Century up until Lennon/McCartney. It's not an argument I'll bother making. Beware of scientific dogs.
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