Rating: NR
Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 05/13/2008
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 140 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
This mammoth
musical is at base the story of two sailors on leave in Hollywood. Brash
Joseph Brady (
Gene Kelly) has promised his shy pal
Clarence Doolittle (
Frank Sinatra) that he will introduce
Clarence to all the glamorous movie starlets whom he allegedly knows so well. Actually, the only actress whom
Joseph meets is bit player
Susan Abbott (
Kathryn Grayson). He arranges for the golden-throated
Susan to be auditioned by musician
José Iturbi, but when she seems to want to return the favor romantically,
Brady tries to foist the girl off on
Clarence. But
Clarence only has eyes for a fellow Brooklynite (
Pamela Britton). Also involved in the plot machinations is runaway orphan
Donald Martin (
Dean Stockwell). Featuring
Kelly dancing with such partners as a cartoon mouse (courtesy of
MGM's house animators
Bill Hanna and
Joseph Barbera),
Anchors Aweigh was a huge hit in 1945, assuring audiences future
Gene Kelly/
Frank Sinatra teamings.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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A reviewer
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Ol' Blue Eyes' Dancing Debut.
Frank Sinatra makes his debut as a hoofer in one of MGM's lavish musicals of the '40s as he joins Gene Kelly (who taught him how to dance) in a variety of singing and dancing numbers in the movie. Be sure not to miss Kelly's classic dance number with Jerry the Mouse of Tom and Jerry fame. Another brilliant combination of live-action and animation. Also starring Dean Stockwell, Jose Iturbi, Pamela Britton, John "Rags" Ragland, Billy Gilbert, Henry O'Neill, Grady Sutton, and Carlos Ramirez.
A reviewer
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ol' Blue Eyes' Dancing Debut.
Frank Sinatra makes his debut as a hoofer in one of MGM's lavish musicals of the 1940s. Ol' Blue Eyes joins Gene Kelly (who taught him how to dance) and Kathryn Grayson in a number of singing and dancing numbers through out the movie. Be sure, not to miss Kelly's classic dance number with Jerry the Mouse of Tom and Jerry fame. Another brilliant combination of live-action and animation. Also starring Dean Stockwell, Jose Iturbi, Pamela Britton, John "Rags" Ragland, Billy Gilbert, Henry O'Neill, Grady Sutton, and Carlos Ramirez.
A reviewer
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ol' Blue Eyes' Dancing Debut.
Frank Sinatra makes his debut as a hoofer when he joins Gene Kelly (who taught Ol' Blue Eyes how to dance) and Kathryn Grayson in this lively musical about two sailors on shore leave in Hollywood. There are plenty of song-and-dance numbers including Kelly's famous dancing duet with Jerry the Mouse of Tom and Jerry fame. Another brilliant combination of live-action and animation. Also starring Jose Iturbi, Dean Stockwell, Pamela Britton, John "Rags" Ragland, Billy Gilbert, and Henry O'Neill.
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