Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Backwoods Oregon farmer Adam Pontipee comes to town for a wife and goes home with Milly, who discovers he has six rowdy, unwashed brothers. As Milly sets about civilizing them, the brothers fall for six town girls, and take some terrible advice from Adam about courtship.
The default: films the whole family can watch together; any scary or intense moments for the littlest viewers are flagged in the Context Notes.
Why it’s here
A rough backwoodsman learns what it means to be a husband and father, and a young wife brings order and gentleness to six unruly brothers. Exuberant dancing and a joyful picture of courtship and marriage.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
The brothers carry off the town girls in a comic retelling of the Sabine women, but the film treats it as wrong: Milly is furious and Adam has to repent, so it's worth talking about. There's also a barn-raising brawl.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- What did Adam have to learn about being a husband?
- Was it right for the brothers to carry off the girls? What did Milly think?
- What changed Adam's heart?
- Which dance was the most exciting?
Content advisory
Common Sense Media 6+: a barn-raising fistfight; nothing else significant flagged.
Trailer
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection)
Blu-ray · June 5, 2018
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