The King and I

After a successful demonstration of civilized manners for the British ambassador, teacher Anna (Deborah Kerr) is explaining Western marital customs to her employer the Siamese king (Yul Brynner), Marni Nixon dubbing her vocal for the Rodgers & Hammerstein song, in The King And I, 1956.

English tutor Anna (Deborah Kerr) has been explaining modern geography to her charges, children of the Siamese king, leading into of one of the best known tunes from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, Marni Nixon’s voice for the song, in The King And I, 1956, also starring Yul Brynner.

Anna (Deborah Kerr) with son Louis (Rex Thompson) in her first meeting with the grumpy king (Yul Brynner) in 20th Century Fox's 1956 production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I.

Joining the opening scene, Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens, Rex Thompson her son, Charles Irwin the captain, arriving Bangkok, 1862, for her new job teaching the king’s children, Martin Benson “the Kralahome,” Marni Nixon’s vocal for the Rodgers & Hammerstein song, in The King And I, 1956.