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“The Lonely Goatherd” marionette scene from The Sound Of Music (1965)

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In this classic scene from Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s 1965 film adaptation of The Sound of Music, Maria and the von Trapp children sing ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ during their marionette show, a performance for their father and his friends.

Maria is played by the great Julie Andrews. Baron von Trapp is played by Christopher Plummer. Richard Haydn and Eleanor Parker are briefly in the scene. The children are played by Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym Karath.

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Next, watch Ella Fitzgerald sing ‘A Tisket a Tasket’ in 1942.

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