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Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Music · Comedy
User Score
299 votes
They Paint The Town With Joy!
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Recommendations based on this film
John Chard
May 31, 2015
Wonderful town gets a wonderful movie. As would be tradition, the story at the core of On the Town isn't anything to sing from the roof tops, but it plays out as one of MGM's most memorable slices of froth. Propelled by talented stars and singers, it's a musical of comedic delights. Adapted from the successful stage production, charges of being dated and that not all the songs are great, is correct. The dated thing i…
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CinemaSerf
July 9, 2022
That old expression about things not being broken not needing fixing springs to mind with this. Messrs. Sinatra, Kelly (who co-directed) and Munshin don their naval uniforms for a 24 hour pass in the Big Apple. Once there, they fall for a pretty diverse trio of dames - Betty Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera-Allen and with the fabulous musical talents of Green/Comden and Bernstein at the helm, we have the perfect ingredie…
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