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The Belle of New York

  • 19521952
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  • 1h 22m
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Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)
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Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so dedicated to winning over her, Charlie cleans up his act and even ge... Read allPlayboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so dedicated to winning over her, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so dedicated to winning over her, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.
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    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • C.M.S. McLellan(play)
    • Chester Erskine(adaptation)
    • Robert O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Fred Astaire
    • Vera-Ellen
    • Marjorie Main
    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • C.M.S. McLellan(play)
    • Chester Erskine(adaptation)
    • Robert O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Fred Astaire
    • Vera-Ellen
    • Marjorie Main
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)
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    Fred Astaire, Alice Pearce, and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)
    Fred Astaire, Alice Pearce, and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)
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    Fred Astaire in The Belle of New York (1952)
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    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Charlie Hill
    Vera-Ellen
    Vera-Ellen
    • Angela Bonfils
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Mrs. Phineas Hill
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Max Ferris
    Alice Pearce
    Alice Pearce
    • Elsie Wilkins
    Clinton Sundberg
    Clinton Sundberg
    • Gilford Spivak
    Gale Robbins
    Gale Robbins
    • Dixie 'Deadshot' McCoy
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Supper Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Supper Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Mr. Currier
    • (uncredited)
    George Boyce
    • Bowery Bum
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Brewster
    • One of Frenchie's Girls
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Supper Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Chapman
    Helen Chapman
    • Waltz Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Dorinda Clifton
    • One of Frenchie's Girls
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Supper Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Corbett
    • One of Frenchie's Girls
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cross
    • Bowery Bum
    • (uncredited)
      • Charles Walters
    • Writers
      • C.M.S. McLellan(play)
      • Chester Erskine(adaptation)
      • Robert O'Brien
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    • Trivia
      Mae West was considered for the part of Mrs. Hill but wanted too much money. Fifi D'Orsay and Beatrice Lillie were the next choices but both turned down the role, before it went to Marjorie Main.
    • Goofs
      During the "Currier and Ives" segment, Charlie Hill and Angela Bonfils are skating on a frozen pond in the "Winter" sequence. The refrigerant pipes for freezing the pond are visible under the ice in several shots.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Phineas Hill: One moment, you worm. I might have known. All these checks I've written to Charles, five of them! Supposedly for his pet charities. Huh! Well, I'm through being charitable to everyone he pets.

    • Connections
      Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      When I'm Out With the Belle of New York
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Sung by chorus

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    9/10
    Astaire Never Wanted To Make This Movie - But
    In Fred Astairs autobiography "Steps In Time" he admits that he had been avoiding making this film for years. He had retired from the movies, but came back to replace Gene Kelly in "Easter Parade" because, so the excuse goes, that he broke his ankle playing touch-football, but the fact was that Kelly just didn't want to do the film, so the broken ankle was just was it was - a ply to get out of making the movie! So, back on the M.G.M. lot, once again, Fred finally came to grips with the fact that he would have to, once and for all, make the film he was dreading to make, and if he had not come out of retirement, he would never have had the attempt making it.

    So, what's wrong with Belle of New York? Acutually nothing. It was a fantasy and Astaire didn't feel to good about making a fantasy film. He admits in his autobiography that he believed that the film would play very well today. It was just the wrong timing, and here we go with the films that flop, like a bottle of wine, age with time and finally become the hit they should have in their initial release.

    But, there are good songs and dance numbers. Once again, Anita Ellis ghost sings for Vera Ellen in "Naughty Butg Nice". Majorie Main is, well, Marjorie Main, but the dancing in the air over the city is a little much even for Fred Astair and at the end when he and Vera Ellen finally fall in love and dance over the city in the air, Astaire stated that he knew where they stood with this one when he and Vera Ellen are dancing in the air at the end and some woman watching the end said in earshot of Astaire, "Well, how silly can you get!" And Astaire said, "We then knew where we stood with this one!" But, he also said that even if the movie is a flop or not, at least you get paid, and how much did he admit to, "Once again, for making the film, I got a fortune!" It one of the That's Entertainment movies, Debbie Reynolds had us see how much of a perfectionist Astaire was by screening the different versions of "I Wanna Be A Dancin' Man" side by side, and in another That's Entertainment movie, Gene Kelly asked Fred Astaire, "Is it true that you once said that all you wanted to do was be a dancin' man, and Astaire said, "That's not true at all! I never said that!" And immediately, they played the number from "The Belle of New York"! But, Fred was right about one thing, the movie DOES play very well today, and is very entertaining. Once again, it was just too far ahead of its time and needed to age like a good bottle of wine! Guess what? It aged beautifully!
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      • February 22, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
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      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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