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On the Town [1949] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
New York, New York--it's a helluva town; the Bronx is up and the Battery's down; the people ride in a hole in the ground ... Well, you get the idea. Those lyrics (by Betty Comden and Adolph Green), set to Leonard Bernstein's music, have made On the Town a permanent part of the psychological landscape of New York City. The story (inspired by Jerome Robbins's ballet Fancy Free) is pretty slight: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin play sailors with 24 hours' leave to take their bite out of the Big Apple. When they meet, and then lose, this month's Miss Turnstiles (Vera-Ellen), they scour the town in search of her, bumping into a lady anthropologist (Ann Miller) along the way. Shot mostly in the studio but with location exteriors all over town, from Coney Island to the Statue of Liberty to Central Park, this 1949 gem was the first of three great musicals codirected by Kelly and Stanley Donen, followed by Singin' in the Rain (1952) and the underrated It's Always Fair Weather (1955). --Jim Emerson
It's a helluva town
Review date: 2005-08-25 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one of my favourite movies. Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, where can you go wrong? Frank is adorable in this movie and Gene is, how shall I say, hot! It has excellent songs in it, my fav being 'Modern man'. It's no Singing in the rain, but definatley worth an oggle.
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Reviews
FRANKIE
Review date: 2004-08-25 Rating: 10 out of 10
I love this movie! frank and Gene are a great combo! Great songs, great stars and great story!! Buy it! I also recommend Take Me Out To The Ball Game.
They don't make them like this any more!
Review date: 2001-03-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
Forget 'Singing in the Rain' for one moment and see Kelly and Sinatra at their freshest. Location filming for a musical for the first time blends fiction with reality and songs that will make you wonder why they don't make films like this any more. A Perfect cast in a perfect musical. Don't miss it!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Murray Alper
Florence Bates
Walter S. Baldwin
Eugene Borden
Bea Benaderet
Creators:
Murray Alper (Primary Contributor)
Walter S. Baldwin (Primary Contributor)
Harold Hal Rosson (Cinematographer)
Leonard Bernstein (Composer)
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 0883929005956
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2008-05-13
Universal product code (UPC): 883929005956
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 98 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1949-12-30
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Dubbed)