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On the Town
They Paint The Town With Joy!
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
- Original title
- On the Town
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $2,133,000
- Revenue
- $4,428,000
CinemaSerf
Jul 9, 2022 · via TMDB
That old expression about things not being broken not needing fixing springs to mind with this. Messrs. Sinatra, Kelly (who co-directed) and Munshin don their naval uniforms for a 24 hour pass in the Big Apple. Once there, they fall for a pretty diverse trio of dames - Betty Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera-Allen and with the fabulous musical talents of Green/Comden and Bernstein at the helm, we have the perfect ingredients for a day no-one will ever forget. The plot is pretty straightforward, but the musical numbers notably "New York, New York", "On the Town" and "I Can Cook Too" alongside some perfectly choreographed dance sequences give this adaptation of the 1944 Broadway musical more than a splash of style and class. The whole thing is well paced, the characters (though hardly what you might call "developed") are fun and engaging - especially the really almost "cute" Frank Sinatra - as they (and we) enjoy their whirlwind romantic tour. On the downside, the story could do with being just a smidge more substantial and there are maybe just a little too many sound stage performances that do sterilise the charm just a little, but I'm splitting hairs - it's well worth a watch if you like the broadway musical at it's best.
John Chard
May 31, 2015 · via TMDB
Wonderful town gets a wonderful movie. As would be tradition, the story at the core of On the Town isn't anything to sing from the roof tops, but it plays out as one of MGM's most memorable slices of froth. Propelled by talented stars and singers, it's a musical of comedic delights. Adapted from the successful stage production, charges of being dated and that not all the songs are great, is correct. The dated thing is not always a viable debating tool, but certain stereotype and sexist elements here will ring a little hollow with some folk. Yet if you can just run with it and accept the era of film making it comes from, then this is mostly a joyous and uplifting picture. So roll with the boys and girls, with the wonderful dances and the wonderful singing, for New York New York, A Wonderful Town. 8/10
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Gene Kelly
Gabey
Frank Sinatra
Chip
Betty Garrett
Brunhilde Esterhazy
Ann Miller
Claire Huddesen
Jules Munshin
Ozzie
Vera-Ellen
Ivy Smith
Florence Bates
Madame Dilyovska
Alice Pearce
Lucy Schmeeler
George Meader
Professor
Murray Alper
Cab Company Owner (uncredited)
Bea Benaderet
Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Waiter (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Spectator (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Photo Layout Man (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton
"Day in New York" Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Francois (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
Little Girl's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Policeman (uncredited)
Carol Haney
"Day in New York" Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
Shipyard Singer (uncredited)
Judy Holliday
Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Sign Poster (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Max the Photographer (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Spud (uncredited)
William Phillips
Sailor Simkins (uncredited)
Alex Romero
"Day in New York" Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Officer Mulrooney (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Police Sergeant (Car 44) (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Gene Kelly
Director
Stanley Donen
Director
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Leonard Bernstein
Music
Saul Chaplin
Music Arranger
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Leonard Bernstein
Songs
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Jerome Robbins
Idea
Adolph Green
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Adolph Green
Musical
Leonard Bernstein
Musical
Adolph Green
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