Cabaretwas essentially a dark drama with the performance of cabaret-stage songs hat were metaphorical to the film""s story - yet confined to the stage.The film also features many popular songs of he era it portrays, includingMelancholy Baby,I""m Wild About Harry,It Had to Be You, andIn a Shanty in Old Shanty Town.When he returned to his run-down residence, he was questioned at the front stoop by occupants of the local whorehouse, who asked: "Is hat yours? What""s its name?" He didn""t answer, went inside, paused, and then returned with a one-word reply: "John.In the scene common in storybooks and legends of the past, Sean is transfixed by the ravishingly beautiful, auburn-haired Irish woman in the lush, emerald surroundings - she is equally interested in him and gives him a lengthy glance.The film had its U.S.premiere, under the title ofHot Blood, on December 30, 1953.One of the film""s taglines on its posters stated:"Hot feelings hit terrifying heights in a story that really boils over!"[Note: Benedek and Kramer had originally collaborated on the Oscar-nominated film adaptation of Arthur Miller""s critically-acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning playDeath of a Salesman (1951), with Fredric March in the lead role, replacing Lee J.