It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Three soldiers meet 10 years after their last meeting in New York again, and find out, that they have litte in common now.

Directors:

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Writers:

Betty Comden (story), Adolph Green (story)

Stars:

Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Kelly	...	Ted Riley
Dan Dailey	...	Doug Hallerton
Cyd Charisse	...	Jackie Leighton
Dolores Gray	...	Madeline Bradville
Michael Kidd	...	Angie Valentine
David Burns	...	Tim
Jay C. Flippen	...	Charles Z. Culloran

Storyline

Ted, Doug, and Angie are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but quickly find that their friendship isn't what it used to be. However, a program coordinator wants to bring the three men together again on a live TV show. Circumstances are further complicated by a group of gangsters who are after Ted.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | bar | friendship | turnstile | gambler | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

2 September 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beau fixe sur New York

Box Office

Budget:

$2,062,256 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm optical prints) 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Betty Comden and Adolph Green originally conceived this musical as a sequel to their smash, On the Town, having the new film reunite Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin. The concept was changed somewhat because was Mr. Sinatra was unavailable to reprise his role.

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Goofs

When Ted runs out of Tim's Bar after reading the "Dear John" letter from his girlfriend, at least one of the cars on the street (a taxi) is an early 1950s model, although the scene is set in 1945.

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Quotes

Jackie Leighton: But, Ted, aren't you in terrible danger?
Ted Riley: Yeah. Yeah, I'm in terrible danger. I'm in danger of believing that look on your face.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair"
(1854) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Sung a bit by Dan Dailey in the "Saturation-Wise" number

User Reviews

Note the mise en scene of his dance routines!

Just an aside,really:

You notice how sparsely Gene Kelly's finest numbers are shot? Long takes,little in the way of cinematic flair? Well,ponder this for a moment-he will often do something truly spectacular at the end of a take,leading one to wonder just how many times the poor chap put himself through the preceding minutes before getting it right...

A case in point is the justly famed (among those in the know) "Rollerskate Number":In order to demonstrate that the skates are,indeed,authentic,Kelly will swap-flawlessly-from "tap" to "glide" at the end of each take.

Incredible.

Compare and contrast,by the way,with protege Donald O'Connor's emulation in "I Love Melvin"-we never see thetwo movements co-existing within the same shot.

Gene Kelly made me want to dance when I was 11,and not feel like a poof for doing so.