On the Town (1949)

Star Rating: 4
Length of Film: 98 minutes
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, Florence Bates, Alice Pearce, George Meader, & Judy Holliday
Oscar:Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton (music)



Three sailors, Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) only have 24 hours leave, and want to get laid. Cab driver Brunhilde (Betty Garrett), finds Chip and puts the serious moves on him; inviting him to sit in the front with her.

Gabey sees a poster advertising Miss Turnstiles and makes it his mission to track her down; Miss Turnstiles, whose real name is Ivy (Vera-Ellen).

While visiting the Museum Of Natural History, Ozzie stands next to a statue of a caveman, and anthropologist Claire becomes fascinated with Ozzie and how much he looks like the statue and that's how a "true man" looks like.

It's a cutesy, feel good movie that's funny and has a very sexual context for being 1949. It's worth watching!