Secret Voices Of Hollywood

[redman41]

BBC4 10.30-12.00 Midnight last night(Sunday).
Did anyone watch this intriguing and revealing Documentary about the world of 'Ghost Singers' for some of Hollywood's greatest Stars of Major Musicals.
These 'Ghost Singers' never appeared in the Film Credits.
Very interesting Programme !

[humbersloop]

yes redman, fascinating - and isn't Rita Moreno still fabulous?

[tonyav]

No I didn't see it, sounds interesting though.

[redman41]

Indeed humbersloop !
Who would have thought that Mark Lester's voice when singing in the Film 'Oliver' was dubbed by a Woman...

[redman41]

Extremely interesting tonyav....hope it gets repeated some day soon !

[tonyav]

Should be on the BBC i, I would think, redman.

[vulcan42]

It's on iplayer for the next 6 days.

[redman41]

Thanks vulcan42 !
Well worth a look

[humbersloop]

yes, red, that was an "it's obvious when it's pointed out" moment about Oliver

[redman41]

Mark Lester, who is now middle aged, summed it all up perfectly for me...
Movies are a form of Escapism and should be treated as such when visiting the Cinema.
In reality Superman cannot fly, but who really cares ! :-)

[tonyav]

red, watched it this afternoon, very interesting. Got to say though that I'm gutted that it wasn't really Marilyn Monroe singing Diamonds are a girls best friend in gentlemen prefer blondes.

[excelsior-1]

i stumbled upon it for a short while - during the segment about deborah kerr being dubbed for 'the king and i'

[redman41]

Some can become disillusioned with their favourite Movie Stars when they find out their singing voice is not up to scratch, even though their acting talents are not in doubt.
Sometimes it's best not to know anything and just take each Film at face value. Visiting the Cinema is a form of Escapism. Enjoy each Musical as you find.
Can Batman, Superman, and the rest of the Marvel Studio heroes 'Fly', or even 'Sing' , when required ??
Don't know what I'd do if I found out they couldn't !!!! :0) lol lol

[redman41]

Julie Andrews came out unscathed (The Sound of Music)as she has a lovely voice, but her Co-Star Christopher Plummer had a 'Ghost Singer'.
Well, that's Hollywood I suppose...

[jno]

that was a repeat, wasn't it? At least I saw something very like it a couple of months ago with Mark Lester and all. I remember when Marni Nixon used to do the singing for basically everyone