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On the Town
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
1949 · Directed by Stanley Donen · 98 min · Comedy · Romance · 8 frames
Tagline
They Paint The Town With Joy!
Crew
- Screenplay: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
- Cinematography: Harold Rosson
- Edited by: Ralph E. Winters
- Music: Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton
- Produced by: Arthur Freed
Cast
- Gene Kelly as Gabey
- Frank Sinatra as Chip
- Betty Garrett as Brunhilde Esterhazy
- Ann Miller as Claire Huddesen
- Jules Munshin as Ozzie
- Vera-Ellen as Ivy Smith
- Florence Bates as Madame Dilyovska
- Alice Pearce as Lucy Schmeeler
- George Meader as Professor
- Murray Alper as Cab Company Owner (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $2,133,000
- Box office: $4,428,000
- Themes: new york city, musical, u.s. navy, coney island, sailor, new york subway, anthropologist, empire state building, turnstile, shore leave
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