On the Town

Overview

Three sailors on a 24-hour pass -- Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie -- decide to soak up the sights and sounds of New York. Each one finds romance within those 24 hours: Gabey with aspiring dancer Ivy Smith, Chip with lady cabbie Hildy Esterhazy, and Ozzie with paleontology student Claire Huddesten.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2008
UPC:	0883929005956
Original Release:	1949
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	21,703

Special Features

Closed Caption; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gene Kelly	Gabey
Frank Sinatra	Chip
Ann Miller	Claire Huddesen
Vera-Ellen	Ivy Smith
Betty Garrett	Brunhilde Esterhazy
Jules Munshin	Ozzie
Florence Bates	Dilyovska
Alice Pearce	Lucy Shmeeler
George Meader	Professor
Bern Hoffman	Worker
Lester Dorr	Subway Passenger
Bea Benaderet	Working Girl
Walter Baldwin	Sign Poster,Sign Poster
Don Brodie	Photo Layout Man
Sid Melton	Spud
Robert B. Williams	Officer
Tom Dugan	Off. Tracy
Murray Alper	Cab Company Owner
Hans Conried	Francois
Claire Carleton	Redhead
Dick Wessel	Sailor Simpkins
William 'Bill' Phillips	Sailor
Frank Hagney	Cop,Cop
Carol Haney	Dancer in Green
Eugene Borden	Waiter
Judy Holliday	Sailor's Date
Alex Romero	Actor
Jules Mustin	Actor
Conrad Salinger	Composer
Lennie Hayton	Composer
Leonard Bernstein	Composer
Saul Chaplin	Composer
Roger Edens	Composer

Technical Credits

Adolph Green

Betty Comden

Stanley Donen	Director
Gene Kelly	Director
Adolph Green	Screenwriter
Betty Comden	Screenwriter
Arthur Freed	Producer
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

On the Town was one of MGM's brightest films of the post-WWII era, symbolizing the optimistic view of the future that was widely held in the U.S. in 1949. Three sailors (Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Jules Munshin) have a 24-hour pass in which to see New York City. Fortunately, they also have a fine song score to take along with them, and some unusually fine choreography. As should be expected from an MGM production from this era, the tech credits are superb and the overall production design memorable. This is one of the best films produced by MGM's Arthur Freed unit, and it would probably be remembered as the single best musical of its era if it were not for Singin' in the Rain (1952).