On the Town

(1949)

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Synopsis

Three sailors--Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra) and Ozzie (Jules Munshin)--are let loose in New York City on a 24-hour leave. On a subway, Gabey sees a poster of "Miss Turnstiles of the Month"--a woman named Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen). Thinking she's a high society girl, the trio spends the day looking for her. Along the way they run into a cab driver, Hilde (Betty Garrett), who is attracted to Chip, and a gorgeous anthropologist named Claire (Ann Miller). Song highlights: "New York, New York", "A Day In New York", "Main Street", "Prehistoric Man", "You're Awful", "I'm Feeling Like I'm Not Out Of Bed", "Come Up To My Place" and "Count On Me".

Directors

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Harold Rosson, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, Ralph Winters, Sydney Guilaroff, Leonard Bernstein, Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton

Production year

1949

Rating

TV-G

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

98 minutes

Cast

Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen, Betty Garrett