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7 August 1953 (USA) moreTagline:
Get Aboard! morePlot:
A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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Now that's entertainment!... more (73 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Fred Astaire | ... | Tony Hunter | |
| Cyd Charisse | ... | Gabrielle Gerard | |
| Oscar Levant | ... | Lester Marton | |
| Nanette Fabray | ... | Lily Marton | |
| Jack Buchanan | ... | Jeffrey Cordova | |
| James Mitchell | ... | Paul Byrd | |
| Robert Gist | ... | Hal |
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111 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono )Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Argentina:Atp | West Germany:12 | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #16342)Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAFun Stuff
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Betty Comden and Adolph Green made the characters played by Nanette Fabray and Oscar Levant a married couple because they felt that the audiences would not accept a male/female writing team who weren't married to each other, even though the characters were based on Comden and Green, who were themselves not married to each other. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: About halfway through "Louisiana Hayride", a crew member can be clearly seen for 2-3 seconds, creeping off to the left of screen moreSoundtrack:
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan moreFAQ
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Last night's viewing changed my mind...this really is one of the great MGM musicals.
Strangely, this never held the same appeal for me as some of the other technicolor musicals of the period, but watching it last night for the first time in years, I appreciated what a really fine actor/dancer FRED ASTAIRE was and what a gorgeous dancer and woman CYD CHARISSE always was.
Mix in the great supporting cast--JACK BUCHANAN who does a neat tap routine matching Astaire every step of the way and hamming it up appropriately, and those two devils--NANETTE FABRAY with her quick smile and Oscar LEVANT with his quick wit and you realize that Comden and Greene were two of the best comedy writers the screen had, this side of Dorothy Parker.
The two musical highlights for me were "Triplets" (smashing good job by Astaire, Fabray and Buchanan) and the Astaire/Charisse Central Park dance sequence that flows to the music of "Dancing in the Dark".
Summing up: If you love MGM musicals, you owe it to yourself to see this one for the magic of Astaire and Charisse together, not to mention all the other plus factors--costumes, scenery, backstage plot and those marvelous songs that come one after another to delight eye and ear! And give Jack Buchanan a hand for squeezing every bit of ham from a role that calls for it, in spades!
Almost forgot: the opening "Shine on Your Shoes" number set in Times Square is a howl! The only black seen anywhere is the shoeshine man himself.