Anchors AweighMetro Goldwyn Meyer
1945 - No Rating - 2 hr 23 min
Director: George Sidney
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson
It's been so long since I've since this 1945 classic that I couldn't really remember the plot. Frank and Gene are sailors on a 4-day leave, on the hunt for some hugs and kisses from the ladies of Hollywood. Instead, they end up helping a young boy running away from home, hoping to enlist in the navy. He's an orphan and lives with his Aunt Susie, a stunningly beautiful (of course) aspiring actress. A weird love triangle ensues, lots of singing and dancing results, and all is resolved with the happy fervor of a Shakespearean comedy.
This is the famous musical that features the revolutionary Gene Kelly dancing with the animated mouse scene. It was so impressive back then, now it's just impressive to watch Gene Kelly float across the screen. Wow, could he dance!
Anyway, movies back then were something else. They were longer, since audiences could actually stand to watch a five-minute segment of the orchestra playing a song (yes, that's it, just the orchestra), and the sexism abounds... But it's like watching a moment of our American history. For that reason, I love watching these two sing and dance in this movie!
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