Karl responded to me: >>... The WC theme seems more to me like ersatz Rachy; yet as a child >>I was enchanted, and even now, though I acknowledge the entire piece >>is over-written and showy and that's probably why it has not endured >>in terms of public interest, it still holds a special magic.:-) > >Especially when you hear it in my favorite arrangement...done for chorus >by Fred Waring! Now that would be something different! Thank you all for the many insightful posts about this fascinating movie and its equally interesting music. I am still waiting for the video to arrive, and, since I have heard nothing and have not yet even been billed for it, I'm beginning to become quite impatient. The copy I'm ordering is through robertsvideos.com at $24.95, as opposed to amazon which has a copy for about $50. Pamela McElwain-Brown Minneapolis, MN USA