On the Town (1949)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 14 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis: Co-directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN) also choreographed this musical classic following three sailors docked in New York City for 24 hours. New to town and ready to see the sights--and the girls--Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin search for adventure in the... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Vera Ellen, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Composer: Leonard Bernstein, Roger Edens, Saul Chaplin, Conrad Salinger
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Composer: Leonard Bernstein, Roger Edens, Saul Chaplin, Conrad Salinger
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With Donen and Kelly at the musical helm, it's no surprise that the song-and-dance numbers are top notch.
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05/19/08
It's romp, it's a romance, it's a songfest, it's everything that has now become rather passe in a musical comedy.
05/09/08
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01/26/06
Disappointingly flat musical; if you're after a Kelly/Sinatra pairing, you'll do better with Anchors Aweigh (and even that is no masterpiece).
09/25/04
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05/20/03
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03/23/03
Wonderful MGM musical; Kelly and Sinatra in top form; N.Y. scenery fantastic! music is good, too.
10/14/02
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