Friday, 22 March 2013

Anchors Aweigh (film)

Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 American Technicolor musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and Gene Kelly, in which two sailors go on a four-day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song, meet an aspiring young singer and try to help her get an audition at MGM. In addition to a live-action Kelly dancing with Jerry the cartoon mouse, the movie also features José Iturbi, Pamela Britton, Dean Stockwell, and Sharon McManus.[2]

                                                                                             original poster 


Directed by George Sidney
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Written by Natalie Marcin (story)
Isobel Lennart
Starring Frank Sinatra
Kathryn Grayson
Gene Kelly
Music by Georgie Stoll
(musical direction)
Axel Stordahl
(orchestrations)
Calvin Jackson
(incidental music)
Cinematography Charles P. Boyle
Editing by Adrienne Fazan
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Turner Entertainment (current)
Release date(s)
  • July 14, 1945
Running time 143 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4.5 million (US/ Canada rentals) [1]

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