Anchors Aweigh
Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the trouble really starts when Joe realizes he's falling for his buddy's girl.
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- Cast:
- Frank Sinatra , Kathryn Grayson , Gene Kelly , José Iturbi , Dean Stockwell , Pamela Britton , Rags Ragland
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Captivating movie !
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
When we thinking in musical movies we expect to see gorgeous legs girls dancing in large stages,but this time too family movie even Sinatra was strangely dumb and behaved,just Kelly has some malicious thoughts along the movie trying make a appointment with a hot girl who so long spoke about and all audience expect to meet her,for a family movie once more Dean Stockwell made history...by the way a few boy who made successfully career after grow up like him...backing on movie is easy to watch but a lack of the other beauty legs and faces made a puritanical movie...just for adjusted families only!! Resume: First watch: 1995 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7
If you get Anchors Aweigh, On the Town, and Take me out to the Ball Game confused, you're not alone. After all, two are about sailors on leave, two feature Betty Garrett and Jules Munshin, and all three musicals star Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra! Anchors Aweigh features songs from Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, but the most famous musical number from this film is the dance duet of Gene Kelly and Jerry the mouse. You've probably seen this dance included in famous film montages, but when you watch the entire movie, try and put yourself in 1945's place. What a thrill—and what special effects!—to see Gene Kelly dance with half of Tom and Jerry! It was pretty spectacular, and it remains one of his most famous dances.The plot follows two sailor buddies on leave; they want to see the sights and the girls, but when they both start to fall for the same girl, there's a problem. Adorable Kathryn Grayson is the center of the love triangle, but while she gets to sing a couple of songs, it's Gene Kelly who stands out in this campy, happy-go-lucky, pro-soldier, post-war, silly musical.If you don't think you can sit through all of it—because you're not a die-hard Gene Kelly fan, or you'd rather watch a Frank Sinatra movie where he actually acts—at least watch the cartoon dance number. It's adorable.
Two sailors (Gene Kelly as 'sea wolf' and Frank Sinatra as 'Brooklyn') get a 4 day leave to find some women in Hollywood, and discover gorgeous Kathryn Grayson(as Aunt Susie) in an unusual introduction. First, Sinatra and later Kelly try to romance her, with some success. Meanwhile, they get mixed up with Kathryn's small nephew(Donald), who is determined to join the navy right away. Later, they try, but fail, in obtaining a singing audition for Kathryn with famous pianist and orchestra conductor Jose Iturbi.Kelly usually includes some humor in his characterizations, and he sure brings a good dose to this film, along with occasional inputs from Sinatra. Kelly and Sinatra do one dance together early in the film. Reportedly, it took 6 weeks of practice and many takes for Sinatra to measure up to Kelly's standards. This was the first of many films in which Kelly was allowed to be the chief overall choreographer, not just of his performances. This film includes a solo ballet by Kelly, in which, in a dream-like state, he takes on the role of a dashing Zoro-like gymnast, then a dancing matador, to impress Kathryn. A solo ballet would become a standard feature of most of his future musicals, expressing his fear of losing a new love or his happiness in finding a new love or both.Kelly had great rapport with kids, which is shown in his relationship with Kathryn's nephew, and with a Latino street girl he frolics with. Another example or two is seen in the later "American in Paris". Kelly also took the lead in pioneering the the interaction of actors and animal animations. Here, he teaches MGM's Jerry the mouse, king of the regional animals. to dance and sing, and convinces him to revoke his decree forbidding such within his animal kingdom. Sinatra sings several well spaced ballads ,along with several duets with Kelly. Kathryn contributed the occasional solo in her distinctive operatic voice, which many people find irritating. Jose Iturbi periodically was the central figure an a piano number or as an orchestral conductor. This film partly served as a promo for the navy, which was still battling the Japanese navy. The film began and ended with a rendition of "Anchors Away"Sinatra would be reteamed with Kelly for 2 more buddy films: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", and "On the Town". In the latter film, they again were a couple of sailors on leave, along with a third buddy, looking for women and sightseeing in NYC. It too is an especially fun musical comedy and was also shot in color. Sinatra would star in 2 more films with Kathryn: the B&W "It Happened in Brooklyn" and the Technicolor "The Kissing Bandit". The latter was the least favorite film role in the careers of both, although I don't find it as bad as many others do. The former has a plot much like that in the present film, with Sinatra's character again going for Kathryn, then again realizing that she outclassed him, again settling for a Brooklyn waitress. In that film, Kelly's roles in the present film were split among several performers, each personifying one of his attributes: dancing, singing, comedy, or charm with the ladies.The only major criticism I have of the present film is that Sinatra's characterization as being naïve with women, among other things, is clearly overdone, although it adds to the comedy.
Surprisingly, I loved this movie. I'm not huge on musicals, but this movie was done incredibly well. Clarence and Joe were so lovable and such a great duo together. Donald was adorable and really pulled at my heartstrings. The kindness and silliness of Joe and Clarence as a pair was refreshing and I had a smile on my face the ought the entire movie. The songs were fun and light, and I think that's such a great thing to add to movies filmed during this time period. War was so embedded in the every day lives of people, it must've been a nice relief to enjoy leisure time and see a different side of the war- and how soldiers were real people too, and wanted the war to be over more than anyone. I also especially loved the high angles and panning of all of the pianists playing their piano on the stage towards the end of the film, it was a beautiful touch.