Although Cinemascope was imposed on him by MGM, Donen used the then-brand new format to his advantage, arranging the brothers and their brides in endlessly inventive compositions that exploit the wide screen maintain the film’s propulsive energy. Nowhere is Donen’s dexterity with the camera more evident than in the film’s show-stopping centerpiece – the Michael Kidd choreographed Barn Raising sequence, where the boys ride into town to compete for the affections of the local girls with a series of increasingly awe-inspiring and thrilling stunts, from logrolling on top of a well to back flips while balancing on a two-by-four.