Anchors Aweigh (Keep Case Packaging)
by George Sidney
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Actor: Dean Stockwell, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, José Iturbi, Kathryn GraysonDirector: George Sidney
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Isobel Lennart
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); English (Published); French (Subtitles For Dubbed)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 143 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Special Features * Archival Interview with Animation Legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- * Excerpt from the Documentary Series MGM: WHEN THE LION ROARS
- * Three Theatrical Trailers
- * Color * Full Screen
- * Languages and Subtitles in English and French
Movie Reviews of Anchors Aweigh (Keep Case Packaging)
Movie Review: A First-Rate Showcase
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, Anchors Aweigh is long. Very, very long (2 hours and 20 minutes) and best absorbed in two sittings, if possible.
However ... I, personally, have the attention span of a goldfish and this movie never left me bored. The plot is rather basic: two sailors (Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra) go on four-day leave and fall in with (and fall in love with) a beautiful young singer (Kathryn Grayson) and her little nephew (Dean Stockwell). What this movie is, more than anything, is a showcase for the incredible talent that MGM had to offer.
Vocally, Sinatra and Grayson are top of the class, with Sinatra crooning "Brahm's Lullaby" (to spectacularly soothing effect on Stockwell, Kelly, and the audience), "I Fall in Love Too Easily," and, my personal favorite, "What Makes The Sunset." Grayson shows off a beautiful coloratura in songs like "Jealousy," and a softer, musical-theatre-ingenuous side in "My Heart Sings."
Gene Kelly sings ably, but, of course, his bold and athletic dance techniques take centerstage in his "showcase" scenes (most famously, "The Worry Song" with Jerry Mouse). Sinatra also proves himself a capable dancer in "She Begged Me." Jose Iturbi, of course, is one big showcase himself, and the MGM directors give him several scenes in which to use his piano skills.
In conclusion, I guess, if you're looking for fast-paced, plot-heavy entertainment, don't watch Anchors Aweigh. However, if taking a few hours to watch a display of some of the greatest artistic talents of the 20th century sounds like your kind of leisure, I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
Summary of Anchors Aweigh (Keep Case Packaging)
ANCHORS AWEIGH - DVD MovieGene Kelly and Frank Sinatra teamed up for their first of three musical comedies in this frothy confection of sailors on leave in Hollywood, with gawky, shy young Sinatra tagging along with his worldly buddy Kelly, who promises to show him the ropes. Overlong at more than two hours, this meandering production is light on story, and more than a little sentimental, but full of first-rate entertainment. Sinatra croons "I Fall in Love Too Easily" and "What Makes the Sunset," chirpy costar Kathryn Grayson sings "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings," classical pianist José Iturbi provides a little highbrow interlude, and Gene Kelly dances with cartoon mouse Jerry (of Tom and Jerry fame) when not chasing dames. Somewhere in the midst of this, little Dean Stockwell makes his film debut as a runaway orphan who melts the heart of self-centered Kelly. This big-budget Technicolor extravaganza, directed by MGM stalwart and musical specialist George Sidney (Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate), was one of the studio's biggest hits in 1945. --Sean Axmaker
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