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On the Town

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On the Town

Overview:

Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best.

Votes 50 (6.9/10)

Runtime: 98 minutes

Release Date 1949-12-08

Budget: $2,111,250.00

Tagline: They Paint The Town With Joy!

Production company:

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Romance

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Further Information

Gabey
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Chip
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Ozzie
Jules Munshin
Jules Munshin
Ivy Smith
Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen
Brunhilde Esterhazy
Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett
Claire Huddesen
Ann Miller
Ann Miller
Mme. Dilyovska
Florence Bates
Florence Bates
Lucy Schmeeler
Alice Pearce
Alice Pearce
Professor
George Meader
George Meader
Francois - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
Daisy - Simpkins' MGM Date (voice) (uncredited)
Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday
Producer
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Director
Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen
Director
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Writer
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Writer
Betty Comden
Betty Comden

John Chard

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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