Younger Than Springtime it was sung by John Kerr miming to a vocal by Bill Lee. Hammerstein used repetition as a key aspect of the song repeating the words "am I" and "are you" when describing Cable and Liat: "softer than starlight", "gayer than laughter" and "younger than springtime". The song is written in F Major. Younger Than Springtime "Younger Than Springtime" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific". It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat,
Springtime in the Rockies were divorced in 1965. Twentieth Century-Fox first filmed Wylie's story in 1936 under the title "Second Honeymoon". That picture was directed by Walter Lang and starred Tyrone Power and Loretta Young. Grable starred with Dick Powell in the "Lux Radio Theatre" version of the story, broadcast on 22 May 1944. The legal records reveal that in 1946, the studio intended to film another remake, entitled "Autumn in Acapulco", but that version was never produced. "Springtime in the Rockies" was a big hit for Grable and for Fox; it grossed about $2 million mark, among the ten most successful films at