"Seven Brides," released in 1951 and directed by Stanley Donen, begins when Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel), oldest brother of a family of seven men, decides it's time for him to marry and proposes to waitress Milly (Jane Powell). Milly cleans up his messy house and runs it so well that the other six brothers decide they want brides, too.
The movie is often remembered today for its athletic choreography, which finds the Pontipee brothers showing off their dance skills by moving planks of wood, chopping wood, and raising a barn.
