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Halfsheet, Call Me Madam
is a 1953 Technicolor musical film with songs by Irving Berlin, based on the 1950 stage musical of the same name. The story is a satire on politics and foreign policy, centering on Sally Adams, a wealthy socialite appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the fictional European country of Lichtenburg.
The movie stars Ethel Merman in her Tony Award-winning role as Sally Adams, with Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen as a younger couple in a secondary romance. Merman won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her performance. |
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