i saw this movie when i be a kid and have be look for it ever since . it rate up there with cabin in the sky and stormy weather and carmen jones a a must see in movie that showcased the awesome talent of african american . in the 60 the local los angeles tv station would have a movie of the week and some station would show the same movie for 5 day . porgy and bess be one of them and my whole family would be there all 5 night in front of the tv and only move on the commercial . south pacific and oklahoma and the sound of music be all musical classic that you can pick up at any video store . it would be a shame to let this collection of some of the best talent america have to offer be forget or lock in a vault . please make the film available to the public .