Delightful musical with Gene Kelly proving over and over again that he was the master of dancing. Three years before he danced in that rainstorm in "Singin' in the Rain," and now he was singing and dancing while on skates. How did he do it?
Dan Dailey and Michael Kidd are also wonderful in this tale of 3 returning soldiers who vow that they will meet 10 years later. While this comes to pass, they soon see that the years have caused them to have very little if anything in common with each other. The film deals with the one day that they realize this and how they finally come to grips that they're 3 guys who deserve each other.
Cyd Charisse becomes the romantic interest of Kelly here. Surprisingly, she isn't given that much to do, although one dancing sequence with her is marvelously staged. Delores Gray, who was so terrific as Sylvia, the following year in "The Opposite Sex," is quite funny here as the host of the television show that will honor our 3 comrades by surprise. How come Charisse had no dancing scenes with Kelly?
Dan Dailey and Michael Kidd are also wonderful in this tale of 3 returning soldiers who vow that they will meet 10 years later. While this comes to pass, they soon see that the years have caused them to have very little if anything in common with each other. The film deals with the one day that they realize this and how they finally come to grips that they're 3 guys who deserve each other.
Cyd Charisse becomes the romantic interest of Kelly here. Surprisingly, she isn't given that much to do, although one dancing sequence with her is marvelously staged. Delores Gray, who was so terrific as Sylvia, the following year in "The Opposite Sex," is quite funny here as the host of the television show that will honor our 3 comrades by surprise. How come Charisse had no dancing scenes with Kelly?