On the Town (1949)
- Starring:
- Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of On the Town
Three sailors on a 24-hour pass -- Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) -- decide to soak up the sights and sounds of New York. Each one finds romance within those 24 hours: Gabey with aspiring dancer Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen), Chip with lady cabbie Hildy Esterhazy (Betty Garrett), and Ozzie with paleontology student Claire Huddesten (Ann Miller). That's all, right? Wellll....Ivy passes herself off as a celebrity, but she's actually a kootch dancer in Coney Island. Claire and the boys inadvertently topple a dinosaur replica at the Museum of Anthropological History. And Hildy breaks any number of speeding laws attempting to get the lovers together and straighten out all misunderstandings. Adapted from the Broadway musical by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Leonard Bernstein, On the Town is one of the freshest, most exhilarating musicals turned out by the old MGM regime. The stars' verve and camaraderie are contagious, and the songs are staged by legendary musical director Stanley Donen and Kelly himself with wit and innovation. Highlights include the opening "New York, New York" number, shot on location and flat-cutting from one image to another at a dizzying pace, and Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen's ""Miss Turnstyles Ballet."" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast of On the Town
- Gene Kelly - Gabey
- Betty Garrett - Brunhilde Esterhazy
- Jules Munshin - Ozzie
- Florence Bates - Mme. Dilyovska
- George Meader - Professor
- Sid Melton - Spud
- Walter S. Baldwin - Sign Poster
- Bea Benaderet - Working Girl
- Judy Holliday - Sailor's Date
- Don Brodie - Photo Layout Man
- Frank S. Hagney - Cop
- Eugene Borden - Waiter
- Tom Dugan - Officer Tracy
- Frank Sinatra - Chip
- Ann Miller - Claire Huddesen
- Vera-Ellen - Ivy Smith
- Alice Pearce - Lucy Shmeeler
- Hans Conried - Francois, headwaiter
- Lester Dorr - Subway Passenger
- Carol Haney - Dancer in Green
- Dick Wessel - Sailor Simpkins
- Claire Carleton - Redhead
- Murray Alper - Cab Company Owner
- Robert B. Williams - Officer, Car 44
- Bern Hoffman - Worker, "New York, New York"
- William "Bill" Phillips - Sailor
- Director(s):
- Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
- Writer(s):
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Freed
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