Anna Leonowens eccentric Victorian female traveler". The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The King and I" (1951), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public. The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well
The Three Musketeers (1948 film) January 1948, news items reported Turner withdrew from "The Three Musketeers". Initially, she had permission to withdraw from Louis B. Mayer, because she had been very busy shooting the films "Green Dolphin Street" (1947), "Cass Timberlane" (1947), and "Homecoming" (1948). However, she was later put on suspension and Alida Valli was considered as her replacement. Eventually, she agreed to make the film, and it sparked her first film in color. Before June Allyson was cast in the remaining female lead, Deborah Kerr was offered the role in November 1947. While the work was in the public domain in the US