There is Nothin' Like A Dame

I love how he buttons ONE BUTTON on his shirt like, 'Well, I suppose now I'm presentable.'

A bunch of dudes singing about how they miss women! It never gets old! Love it!

“Hey, Tony, what do you think of Dames?” “They’re GRRRRRREAT!”

The 1950's and 60's were the Golden Era for Hollywood musicals - sadly never to be seen again!

Every time I see this clip, I laugh to the point of tears. Every word in the song is pure genius. I think this was popular among the WWII generation because it conveyed the experience of the WWII American servicemen so far away from home in the remote Pacific islands. I was five when my late mother played her LP of South Pacific for days while she painted the living room.

My dad played Billis in a stage production of this show when I was 13. I tagged along to all the rehearsals and utterly fell in love with everything about this show and the theater culture in general. He used to draw a ship on his belly before every performance using a mirror, he was amazing. This show will always be special to me. RIP Dad <3

My mom was a US Navy nurse, in 1959 and 1960, just before Viet Nam. She can swear like a sailor and has a voice that can make a corpsman jump. She joined the Navy to pay for college and to see the world. She paid for college and went all the way from Arlington, VA to Bethesda, MD. She could literally still live at home. Even now, this is a fairly easy commute. The doctors and officers would get to the front desk and get to see the nurses' schedules before the nurses did. They would then ask them out on dates and when the nurse would say, "Well, I have to check my schedule first," the doctor/officer would answer, "Oh, you're free. I've already checked your schedule." My mom organized a group of nurses who went to the hospital administration and requested that no one else see their schedule before they did. Bethesda Naval Hospital complied with their request.

This was my mom's favorite musical she played the songs all the time dancing around the living room she was a navy wave I lost her this year RIP mom thanks for the memories

Oh the good old musicals, that never grow old!!! It is evergreen. Bravo Rodgers and Hammerstein!

A young James Stacy singing the part "We got mangoes and bananas you can pick right off the tree." RIP.

Am sure that most of you Film & TV aficionados recognized Ray Walston as Luther Billis. Ray also had the title character role in TV's "My Favorite Martian". He was also in many films (the Sting, Damn Yankees, Popeye, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Of Mice and Men, etc) during his lifetime. Good actor

I wish men sang like this today

Thurl Ravenscroft did the singing voice for "Stew Pot". Thurl is the deep singing voice for the Grinch and Tony the Tiger.

My fave song form South Pacific. My mom had the cassette tape she would play it on our drive up to the cottage when I was younger (maybe 14-16.) I'm 50 now, Sadly she died back in October but great finding this clip !!

Having watched Ray Walston on My Favorite Martian, I was blown away the first time I saw South Pacific, and saw him in that musical. He was terrific in it, and South Pacific became one of my favorite films/musicals.

What a musical and what a song. Perfectly captured the frustrations of men and boys separated from their families by war. Some things never change. Sing with me now...there is nothin like a dame...

"Gosh, I guess I'm the luckiest nurse on this island to have found you. You're a treasure" Luther:"No, don't do that don't give me hope."

Amazing sound for 1958. Originally recorded and mixed for the 6 - channel surround sound system. The engineer earned the Academy Award for Best Sound, and won it again four more times for other musicals.

In our 1971 High School production, I had the "Has a soft and wavy frame like the silhouette of a dame" line. What wonderful memories !

I love this musical! I love the old musicals like Rogers and Hammerstein.