- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
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5 out of 5
This utterly exhilarating landmark movie musical gave Gene Kelly and choreographer Stanley Donen their directing break, and eventually led to the splendours of Singin' in the Rain and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The opening sequence is magnificent, as three sailors (Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin) hail the delights of New York, New York in Manhattan itself - it was unusual for MGM to leave its Hollywood lot. There are minor flaws: the substitution of dancers for Sinatra and Munshin in the ballet - it worked on stage in Oklahoma!, it's a distraction here. But the rest - the exuberance of the title number, Ann Miller extolling the virtues of Prehistoric Man, Alice Pearce as Lucy Shmeeler, Sinatra and Betty Garrett, the delights of Main Street - is a joy.
Plot Summary
Classic musical starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Gabey, Chip and Ozzie are three sailors on a 24-hour pass in New York with high hopes of a memorable day. Their first order of business, however, is to find some female company to see the sights with.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Gabey
- Gene Kelly
- Chip
- Frank Sinatra
- Ivy Smith
- Vera-Ellen
- Ozzie
- Jules Munshin
- Brunhilde Esterhazy
- Betty Garrett
- Claire Huddesen
- Ann Miller
- Madame Dilyovska
- Florence Bates
- Lucy Shmeeler
- Alice Pearce
- Professor
- George Meader
Crew
- Director
- Stanley Donen
- Director
- Gene Kelly
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