On the Town

Name: On the Town
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Musical
Released: December 30, 1949
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Alice Pearce, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett, Florence Bates, Frank Sinatra

1949

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: December 30, 1949 | Passed

Starring: Alice Pearce, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett, Florence Bates, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, George Meader, Jules Munshin, Murray Alper, Vera-Ellen

Summary: Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up.

Director: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Musical

Rating: Passed

Runtime: 98 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

There may have been better songs and even better performances in other musicals, but for effervescent energy nothing has yet come close to the joyous, influential On The Town. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

Gaiety, rhythm, humor and a good, wholesome dash of light romance have been artfully blended together in this bright Technicolored comedy. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

Delightful, athletic stuff with some unusual - but wonderful - location shooting. New York never looked better. Read full review

Josh Larsen

For all its silliness, the musical also taps into something existential, thanks to its ticking-clock structure. As the hours slip away and impending separation looms over every note, On the Town becomes a bittersweet reminder that all our days are numbered. Read full review

Dave Kehr

A fine, freewheeling musical. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The most cinematic of film musicals and the one most given to dance, On the Town is exhilarating, brash spectacle, all rip-snorting, wisecracking attack, and maybe just a teensy bit unlikeable. Read full review

Pauline Kael

Its exuberant love of New York seems forced, and most of the numbers are hearty and uninspired.

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CodyZamboni

Jul 27, 2019

Silly, but good fun MGM musical, that benefits greatly from its' opening on location scenes in New York, and the great chemistry of the the three leads, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin, as three sailors on 24 hr shore leave in the Big Apple. Why is my rating is only a Seven ?Silly, but good fun MGM musical, that benefits greatly from its' opening on location scenes in New York, and the great chemistry of the the three leads, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin, as three sailors on 24 hr shore leave in the Big Apple. Why is my rating is only a Seven ? Because the fantastic opening scene is so strong, the rest of the movie suffers in comparison, as our trio seek out romance and get into all kinds of wacky childish situations. A little more editing on the back end would've helped, especially during the film's weakest moment, the Prehistoric Man number in the museum. Yikes! That was bad. Despite that, this movie is still so worth your time.… Expand

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