Texas Carnival

Oct 5, 1951

1h 17m

★ 4.4

M-G-M's High, Wide and Handsome TECHNICOLOR Musical!

Overview

A Texas carnival showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Texas Carnival Trailers

Cast

Debbie Telford

Esther Williams

Cornie Quinell

Red Skelton

Slim Shelby

Howard Keel

Sunshine Jackson

Ann Miller

Marilla Sabinas

Paula Raymond

Dan Sabinas

Keenan Wynn

Sheriff Jackson

Tom Tully

Tex Hodgkins

Glenn Strange

Concessionaire #1

Dick Wessel

Concessionaire #2

Donald MacBride

Mrs. Gaytes

Marjorie Wood

Hotel Clerk

Hans Conried

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

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