On the Town (film)

On the Town is a 1949 musical film with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is an adaptation of the Broadway stage musical of the same name produced in 1944 (which itself is an adaptation of the Jerome Robbins ballet entitled Fancy Free which was also produced in 1944),[2] although many changes in script and score were made from the original stage version; for instance, most of Bernstein's music was dropped in favor of new songs by Edens, who disliked the majority of the Bernstein score, for being too complex and too operatic. This caused Bernstein to boycott the film.

The film was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, and stars Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen. It also features Alice Pearce and in small, bit part, Bea Benaderet. It was a product of producerArthur Freed's Unit at MGM, and is notable for its combination of studio and location filming, as a result of Gene Kelly's insistence that some scenes be shot in New York City itself, including at the American Museum of Natural History, theBrooklyn Bridge, and Rockefeller Center.

The film was an instant success and won the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography (Color). Screenwriters Comden and Green won theWriters Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical.

Judy Holliday was uncredited as the voice of Daisy Simkins.[3]

In 2006, this film version ranked No. 19 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.



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[hide]  *1 Plot  ==Plot[ edit] == As three sailors – Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie – begin their shore leave, Gabey falls in love with the picture of "Miss Turnstiles", who is actually Ivy Smith. The sailors race around New York attempting to find her in the brief period they have ("New York, New York").
 * 2 Main cast
 * 3 Musical numbers
 * 4 Reception
 * 4.1 Box office
 * 4.2 Awards
 * 5 Notes
 * 6 See also
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links

They are assisted by, and become romantically involved with, two women, and pair up: Ozzie with Claire, an anthropologist; and Chip with Hildy Esterhazy, an aggressively amorous taxi driver; and eventually, Gabey with Ivy, an aspiring actress. Claire claims that she's found her passionate "Prehistoric Man" in Ozzie at the Museum of Anthropological History. Hildy invites Chip to "Come Up to My Place". Gabey takes Ivy on an imaginary date down "Mainstreet" in a studio in Symphonic Hall. Later, Chip sincerely falls for Hildy telling her "You're Awful" — that is, awful nice to be with. That evening, all the couples meet at the top of the Empire State Building to celebrate a night "On the Town".

But when Ivy must leave early to work as a cooch dancer, the friends tell a despondent Gabey, "You Can Count on Me", joined by Hildy's hilarious roommate, Lucy Schmeeler. They have a number of adventures reuniting with Ivy at Coney Island before their 24-hour leave ends and they must return to their ship to head off to sea. Although their future is uncertain, the boys and girls share one last kiss on the pier as a new crew of sailors heads out into the city for their leave ("New York, New York" reprise). ==Main cast<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Musical numbers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Frank Sinatra, Alice Pearce, Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett and Ann Miller perform "Count on Me"#"I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet" —Shipyard builder <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;"> ==Reception<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Box office<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">According to MGM records the film earned $2,934,000 in the US and Canada and $1,494,000 overseas, resulting in a profit to the studio of $474,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[1]
 * Gene Kelly as Gabey
 * Frank Sinatra as Chip
 * Jules Munshin as Ozzie
 * Ann Miller as Claire Huddesen
 * Betty Garrett as Brunhilde "Hildy" Esterhazy
 * Vera-Ellen as Ivy Smith
 * Florence Bates as Madame Dilyovska
 * Alice Pearce as Lucy Schmeeler
 * George Meader as Professor
 * Hans Conried as François (head waiter)
 * Cast notes
 * Carol Haney, Gene Kelly's assistant, performed with Kelly in the Day in New York ballet sequence, but was not credited. This was Carol's screen debut<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Turner_Classic_Movies_2-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]
 * Bea Benaderet has a small, uncredited role as a girl from Brooklyn on the subway. Bea also made her film debut in this film.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Turner_Classic_Movies_2-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]
 * Bern Hoffman has an uncredited role as a shipyard singer.
 * Alice Pearce was the only original member of the Broadway cast to reprise her role.
 * 1) "New York, New York" —Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie (Original to Bernstein's score)
 * 2) "Miss Turnstiles Ballet" (instrumental) —Ivy and ensemble (Original to Bernstein's score)
 * 3) "Prehistoric Man" —Claire, Ozzie, Gabey, Chip, and Hildy
 * 4) "Come Up to My Place" —Hildy and Chip (Original to Bernstein's score)
 * 5) "When You Walk Down Mainstreet with Me" —Gabey and Ivy
 * 6) "You're Awful" — Chip and Hildy
 * 7) "On the Town" —Gabey, Ivy, Chip, Hildy, Ozzie, Claire
 * 8) "Count on Me" —Chip, Ozzie, Hildy, Claire, and Lucy
 * 9) "A Day in New York" (instrumental) —Gabey, Ivy, and dream cast (Original to Bernstein's score)
 * 10) "New York, New York" (Reprise)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[4]  —Shipyard builders, three new sailors, and chorus

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The film was also a critical success, receiving good reviews in various publications, including Variety and the New York Times.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[5] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[6] ===Awards<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Notes<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The musical numbers staged on location in New York were the first time a major studio had accomplished this. The location shots in New York took nine days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Turner_Classic_Movies_2-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]
 * Academy Awards, Best Music, 1950 (won)
 * BAFTA Awards, Best Film, 1951 (nominated)
 * Golden Globes, Best Cinematography - Color, 1950 (nominated)
 * Writers Guild of America, Best Written American Musical, 1950 (won)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The Breen Office of the MPAA refused to allow the use of the word "helluva" in the Song, "New York, New York", and so it was changed to "wonderful".