I only watched this because it was on Internet Archive - and I'm curious about the career of producer Norman Rosemont who specialised in TV adaptations of classics - musicals at first, then novels.
This was his first such adaptation, a version of the musical. I've never seen the 1954 MGM film which seems generally regarded as disappointing. This isn't much chop either - the opening scenes clearly aren't shot anywhere near Scotland. Robert Goulet is okay as the lead - he's got looks and can sing, I think he just lacks a bit of pep and individuality necessary to be a star. Peter Falk adds novelty as his best friend and Sally Ann Howes fine as the main girl. Finlay Currie looks as though he's about to drop dead as the head of the village.
It takes an awfully long time for the penny to drop for Goulet and Falk that the village is weird and the locals never seem to find it that weird these newcomers are in town.
There are some nice tunes, though many you feel would work better on stage. But the love story is good - and occasionally it as a magic, as the story is fine. As it went on I enjoyed it more.
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