Release Date: Jun 10, 1947 Wide
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Despite MGM's insistence that star Gene Kelly, just returning from military service in 1947, appear exclusively in big-budget Technicolor musicals, maverick director Gregory La Cava showcased Kelly in the modest black and white tunefest Living in a Big Way. Kelly is cast as an ex-GI who discovers that his wealthy war bride (Marie McDonald) is an insufferable snob. Flying in the face of his in-laws, Kelly insists upon using his wife's money to open a charity home for the families of those
Jun 10, 1947 Wide
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A flop in its day and still a flop.
NOT AT ALL A SUCCESS WHEN RELEASED, ALTHOUGH ITS NOT GREAT, IT'S HARDLY THAT BAD. IT'S AN UNEASY MIX OF COMEDY, DRAMA, SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND MUSICAL NUMBERS, OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO TACKLE TOO MUCH AT ONCE. SOME GOOD PERFORMANCES, ESPECILLAY BY BYINGTON
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