Gaby (1956)

Gaby is a ballet dancer in 1944 London who happens to bump into a corporal Greg while rushing to catch the bus. Greg is mesmerized by Gaby and goes to the ballet to see her on stage, but ... See full summary »

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers:

Robert E. Sherwood (play), S.N. Behrman (earlier screenplay),

Stars:

Leslie Caron, John Kerr, Cedric Hardwicke

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leslie Caron	...	Gaby
John Kerr	...	Gregory Y. Wendell
Cedric Hardwicke	...	Mr. Edgar Carrington (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Taina Elg	...	Elsa
Margalo Gillmore	...	Mrs. Helen Carrington
Scott Marlowe	...	Jan
Ian Wolfe	...	Registrar
Joe Di Reda	...	Allen
Joseph Corey	...	Pete
James Best	...	Jim
Lisa Montell	...	Claire
Ruta Lee	...	Denise
Narda Onyx	...	Olga
Gloria Wood	...	Singer at the Bottle Club

Storyline

Gaby is a ballet dancer in 1944 London who happens to bump into a corporal Greg while rushing to catch the bus. Greg is mesmerized by Gaby and goes to the ballet to see her on stage, but Gaby is French and wants nothing to do with Greg. But he persists and by the end of the day, she agrees to marry. But before they can marry, there is a mountain of red tape and Greg ships out while promising to marry Gaby on his return. When she hears that he has been killed, she makes herself available to anyone who would want her.

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Plot Keywords:

based on adaptation | remake | one word title | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1956 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Ikuisesti sinun

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Waterloo Bridge (1931)

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Soundtracks

"My Country 'Tis of Thee"
(uncredited)
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith

User Reviews

remake of Waterloo Bridge

All and all this is not a bad movie, and Leslie Caron is truly one of those actresses whom you just can't help falling in love with, she has that magical presence that is the mark of a great actress, and even thou it's not one of her best her performance, her performance in this movie is definitely impeccable, but still this movie it's essentially a lightweight remake of the three times before filmed Waterloo Bridge, so even thou Leslie Caron is as always charming, I suggest a peek at Vivien Leigh as the delicate dancer Myra and Robert Taylor as Col./Capt. Roy Cronin in the 1940 release of Waterloo Bridge, a movie that is (even thou slightly forgotten) undoubtedly one of the best romantic movies ever made.