On the Town (film)

• 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

Nowadays '. , We go strolling is an American film musical by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen from 1949 The alternate long title of the film is Today ' let's go strolling - This is New York!.

Action

The three sailors Gabey, Chip and Ozzie are given 24 hour shore leave in New York City. Chip wants to explore the sights of the city and so use the first three hours for a tour of the city. In the subway Gabey discovered the poster of Miss Turnstiles of the Month June, Ivy Smith, and there is the beautiful Ivy as a famous woman in front. He wants to get to know them and see them shortly thereafter for a moment on the platform. She goes into the next subway - the three men rush to the nearest taxi to catch the subway can and learn as the taxi driver Brunhilde Esterhazy know that immediately cast an eye on the chip and it is no longer on their part will be soft. The three men miss Ivy closest train stop.

Since the poster of Ivy different hobbies, including museum visits lists, Gabey, Chip, Ozzie and Brunhilde now visit a variety of museums of New York, although Brunhilde layer as a taxi driver is long gone. In the Museum of Anthropological History Ozzie learns the scientist Claire know who is enthusiastic about his resemblance to a primitive man. Soon goes through an oversight, a dinosaur skeleton to break and flee the five. They are divided now - Gabey searches Ivy while Brundhilde with some effort the sights -crazed chip steers to his home, but there surprised by her unattractive, verschnupften flatmate Lucy. Even Ozzie and Claire have better things to do than to look Ivy. The turn is located just in ballet lessons when she finds Gabey. Gabey treats her like a famous person and Ivy play the game with. They arrange to meet at half past eight the Empire State Building, where the three sailors wanted to meet again - Ivy conceals Gabey that she half twelve to Coney Iceland has a job as a simple dancer.

The three couples meet and pull it through the bars, where Ivy is always treated by small bribes by staff as a VIP. Half twelve she disappeared all of a sudden and Gabey mourning. Also that Brunhilde gives him in Lucy a new date, it can not be comforted. They eventually learn of Ivy's dance teacher that Ivy occurs at Coney Iceland. Brunhilde hurries with four passengers in her taxi to Coney Iceland and followed promptly by the police for frenzy. In Coney Iceland finally Gabey Ivy sees as a belly dancer and both speak off. It turns out that both grew up in the same place and Gabey insured Ivy to love them, no matter what social status they have. It finally comes to a confrontation with the police. The three sailors are brought back to their ship. Brundhilde, Claire and Ivy are confronted about taxi theft, dinosaur destruction and rage and can create all three allegations with clever references to patriotism and charity from the world. You will be transferred to the port and can say goodbye to there by their husbands. Hardly are Gabey, Chip and Ozzie on board, go to the next shore leave for sailors disembark and welcome New York, as it had already done the three sailors 24 hours in advance.

Production

The film was shot from March 28 to July 2, 1949 on location in New York City. The scenes at the dinosaur skeleton originated in the American Museum of Natural History. It was the first directorial collaboration of Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.

Today ' we go strolling came on 8 December 1949 in the American cinema, and ran in Germany on 2 February 1952.

The film is based on the Broadway musical On the Town by Leonard Bernstein, which had on 28 December 1944 at the Adelphi Theatre premiere and the like in the movie Alice Pearce held the role of Lucy. However, were from the Musical Stage only four musical numbers ( I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet, New York, New York; Miss Turnstiles Ballet and Come Up to My Place ) incorporated in the film. The rest of the songs were created for the film by Roger Edens (composition) and Lennie Hayton (Conductor), for the 1950 Oscar for best soundtrack of a film music ( Best Music: Scoring of a Musical Picture ) received.

Synchronization

The synchronization was performed by the MGM studio synchronization Berlin.

Criticism

The Catholic filmdienst Today called ' let's go strolling in 1952 a " question [ ... ] quite shallow, superficial affair ," praised, however, that the story " with captivating verve served [ will ]; resourceful loosening by Revue scenes shows especially brilliant dancing skills. The presentation is quite nice, the music less, the camera work excellent. "

The 1990 by filmdienst issued lexicon of international film praised the film: " The Musical Comedy [ ... ] passes through the brilliant interplay of staging, choreography, music [ ... ], technique and representation to an artistic harmony, as they are in this genre rare to find. [ ... ] With wit, romance and many evergreens swinging the film a classic Hollywood musicals was ".

For Cinema owns the film " fantastic dance sequences, music by Leonard Bernstein, clever dialogues: Gene Kelly called, On the Town ' rightly his favorite musical. Conclusion: Fantastic musical with terrific angejazzter Mucke ".

Done right from the strip itself also shows the Evangelical movie watchers: ". Flott turned Revue a country leave of three sailors in the world New York City with many serene, original and grotesque ideas "

Awards

Today ' we go strolling won the 1950 Academy Award for " Best Original Score ( Music Film ) ". He also received the 1950 WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America as the "Best Musical".

He was born in 1951 Awards for a BAFTA Award in the category " Best Picture" nominated at the British Academy Film, but lost to All About Eve. In addition, the film was in 1950 for a Golden Globe in the category " Best Cinematography - Color film" nominated, but could not prevail against the animated film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad himself.