On the Town

Year:

1949

Duration:

98 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Stanley Donen

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1949-12-30

Filming Locations: Third Avenue El, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Sid Melton

Gene Kelly

Gabey

Frank Sinatra

Chip

Betty Garrett

Brunhilde Esterhazy

Ann Miller

Claire Huddesen

Jules Munshin

Ozzie

Vera-Ellen

Ivy Smith

Florence Bates

Mme. Dilyovska

Alice Pearce

Lucy Schmeeler

George Meader

Professor

Murray Alper

Cab Company Owner (uncredited)

Bette Arlen

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Anne Beck

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Bea Benaderet

Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)

Gladys Blake

Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Waiter (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Spectator (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Photo Layout Man (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Peter Chong

Bartender (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Hans Conried

Francois - Head Waiter (uncredited)

Jeanne Coyne

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Officer Tracy, Car 44 (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

Little Girl's Mother (uncredited)

James A. FitzPatrick

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wanda Flippen

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Policeman (uncredited)

Carol Haney

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Timmy Hawkins

Boy in Subway (uncredited)

Bern Hoffman

Shipyard Singer (uncredited)

Judy Holliday

Daisy - Simpkins' MGM Date (voice) (uncredited)

Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.

Boy in Subway (uncredited)

Richard Kean

Poet Type (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Sign Poster (uncredited)

Jack G. Lee

Speed Cop (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Max the Photographer (uncredited)

Gloria Marlen

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Helen McAllister

Kooch Girl (uncredited)

Diane Nance

Little Girl (uncredited)

Kerry O'Day

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Norman Ollestad

Boy in Subway (uncredited)

William 'Bill' Phillips

Sailor Simkins (uncredited)

Royal Raymond

Barker (uncredited)

Alex Romero

Sailor in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Officer Mulrooney (uncredited)

Lee Scott

Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)

Jack Shea

Tough Marine in Subway (uncredited)

Robert Smith

Spectator (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

Man in Subway Station (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

Robert Williams

Police Sergeant - Car 44 (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Speed Cop (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When Gene Kelly dismisses the beauty of a passing New York girl, Jules Munshin asks, "Who you got waiting for you in New York, Ava Gardner?" Frank Sinatra was having an affair with Gardner at the time.

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In her screen debut, Alice Pearce repeated her 1944 Broadway stage role as Lucy Shmeeler (the roommate with the unfortunate sneezing problem). Alice Pearce is also fondly remembered as the first actress to portray nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz on TV's Bewitched (1964). Pearce was the only member of the original Broadway cast to appear in the film.

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The crew tried to keep the location filming in New York City as low-key as possible. Many of the scenes were filmed from the back of a station wagon. At the end of "New York, New York", as the camera tilts up at Rockefeller Plaza, you can see the skating rink lined with spectators watching Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.

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Goofs

When the boys are looking for clues on the poster in order to find Miss Turnstiles they find her likes and dislikes. The only problem is none of that is actually mentioned on the poster they have or any that the viewer sees.

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Spectators can be seen watching the filming of the "New York, New York" number in Rockfeller Center (though it could be argued that the sight of three men in navy uniforms singing and dancing might attract attention, even in New York).

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Near the end of "Prehistoric Man" when the dancing moves in front of the dinosaur, Claire's mark can be seen on the floor.

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Quotes

Gabey: Top of the Empire State Building.

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Chip: Gee, Gabey, why d'ya wanna chase girls all the time?

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Gabey, Chip, Ozzie: [singing] New York, New York, a wonderful town / The Bronx is up and the Battery down / The people ride in a hole in the ground / New York, New York, it's a wonderful town!

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