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Anchors Aweigh

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Original title

Anchors Aweigh

Year

1945

Running time

139 min.

Country

United States

Director

George Sidney

Screenwriter

Isobel Lennart

Cast

Music

George Stoll

Cinematography

Robert H. Planck, Charles P. Boyle

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Musical. Comedy

Synopsis

Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra teamed up for their first of three musical comedies in this frothy confection of sailors on leave in Hollywood, with gawky, shy young Sinatra tagging along with his worldly buddy Kelly, who promises to show him the ropes. Overlong at more than two hours, this meandering production is light on story, and more than a little sentimental, but full of first-rate entertainment. Sinatra croons "I Fall in Love Too Easily" and "What Makes the Sunset," chirpy costar Kathryn Grayson sings "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings," classical pianist José Iturbi provides a little highbrow interlude, and Gene Kelly dances with cartoon mouse Jerry (of Tom and Jerry fame) when not chasing dames. Somewhere in the midst of this, little Dean Stockwell makes his film debut as a runaway orphan who melts the heart of self-centered Kelly. This big-budget Technicolor extravaganza, directed by MGM stalwart and musical specialist George Sidney (Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate), was one of the studio's biggest hits in 1945.

Rankings Position

#123 Best Musical Movies

Awards: 1945: Oscar: Best Soundtrack (Musical). 5 Nominations

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Ranking Lists Position

99 My Favorite Musicals (30)

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Anchors Aweigh

1945

George Sidney

6.7

(1,588)