Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Director:

Roy Rowland

Writers:

Isobel Lennart (story)
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 March 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Musical

Tagline:

All the dazzle, darlings and delights of Las Vegas...in M-G-M's gold mine of entertainment!

Plot:

Chuck Redwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie...

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Beautiful Woman | Love

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Dan Dailey	...	Chuck Rodwell
Cyd Charisse	...	Maria Corvier
Agnes Moorehead	...	Miss Hattie
Lili Darvas	...	Sari Hatvany
Jim Backus	...	Tom Culdane
Oskar Karlweis	...	Lotzi, Sands Blackjack Dealer
Liliane Montevecchi	...	Lilli
Cara Williams	...	Kelly Donavan
George Chakiris	...	Young Groom (as George Kerris)
Betty Lynn	...	Young Bride
Pete Rugolo	...	Conductor
John Brascia	...	Specialty Dancer
John Harding	...	Worried Boss
Benny Rubin	...	Sands Roulette Croupier
Jack Daly	...	Meek Husband

Also Known As:

Viva Las Vegas! (UK)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

"It's Fun to Be in Love" (music by Nicholas Brodszky, lyrics by Sammy Cahn), performed by Dan Dailey, Betty Lynn and George Chakiris was cut from the film. The soundtrack recording was finally issued on the last "That's Entertainment!" CD set.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "American Masters: Lena Horne: In Her Own Words" (1996)

Soundtrack:

I Refuse to Rock and Roll

MGM does Vegas!

MGM, as its glory days began to recede, threw every talent it could gets its hands on into this colorfully tasty little CinemaScope stew. Of course there's the delicious Cyd Charisse, especially leggy in the "Gal with the Yaller Shoes" production number; Cara Williams lending cleverly funny support (Whatever happened to her?); Dan Dailey, a little more engaging than usual; Agnes Moorehead, Jim Backus and Lili Darvas helping Cyd to look like she could act as well as dance; cameos by everyone MGM still had under contract and several others who had escaped or never had labored under that servitude; and a host of performers who help us to remember that one used to go to Las Vegas to see the big-name entertainment in the lounges and showrooms, rather than to gawk at the absurd splendor of the city's extravagantly stupendous hotel/resorts. I assume that the VHS version is (Phooey!) "letterboxed", but I'd add this one to my library if, perchance, they've issued it in a "Deluxe Widescreen Edition"...the ONLY way to fly!