Radio review - Ford Theatre - "Carmen Jones" (1948) ***

The famous Hammerstein version of the Bizet opera - his book isn't much, full of Lawdy-Lawdy characters but the tunes remain good. The action has been changed to WW2 America among African Americans - presumably thought to be hot blooded like a Spanish. This is done with the original Broadway cast members so fans of the show will want to check this out (Howard Teichmann condensed the script)but it left me a little cold.