Billy Rose's Jumbo
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| Directed by | Charles Walters |
| Screenplay by | Sidney Sheldon |
| Based on | Jumbo 1935 play by Ben Hecht Charles MacArthur |
| Produced by | Martin Melcher Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | Doris Day Stephen Boyd Jimmy Durante Martha Raye |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Richard W. Farrell |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart adapted and conducted by George Stoll |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,256,000 |
| Box office | $ 4 million |
Billy Rose's Jumbo is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day (in her last screen musical), Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye. An adaptation of the stage musical Jumbo produced by Billy Rose, the film was directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon and features Busby Berkeley's choreography. It was nominated for an Academy Award for the adaptation of its Rodgers and Hart score.
The Broadway show Jumbo opened on November 16, 1935 and was the last musical produced at the New York Hippodrome before it was demolished in 1939. Original producer Billy Rose stipulated that if a film version was ever made based on the show, he must be credited in the title, even if he were not personally involved. Both the play and the film feature songs by Rodgers and Hart, although the film borrows two songs from their other shows. Boyd's singing voice was dubbed by studio singer Jimmy Joyce.