Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra fall in love with local girls while on a brief shore leave in On the Town. What's that? You've seen that movie already? Yes, I know, it sounds awfully similar to Anchors Aweigh, but this one is slightly different. For one, in addition to Gene and Frankie, On the Town features Jules Munshin as a third sailor on leave, the same actor who joined the pair in Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Also, Kathryn Grayson, the love interest in Anchors Aweigh, is replaced by Vera-Ellen, Ann Miller, and Betty Garrett. And finally, Gene Kelly doesn't dance with a mouse in this one.Instead of the famous "Gene and Jerry" dance sequence, On the Town features the well-known title song "New York, New York", "Prehistoric Man", and "You're Awful". While there are some memorable moments from the movie, it's not one I choose to watch over and over again—even though Gene and Frankie look adorable in their uniforms. The troubles are Ann Miller and Betty Garrett. Ann Miller was a famous dancer, and I'm not going to dis her talent, but I really didn't like her. I didn't like her style, her expressions, or her attitude. Betty Garrett is unappealing, obnoxious, and reminds me of Celeste Holm's more annoying sister.I do love Vera-Ellen, though, so at least one of the three love interests doesn't make my skin crawl. If you love Gene Kelly, or young Frank Sinatra, you'll probably want to see On the Town and Anchors Aweigh, since a few famous songs came out of them.

Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's On the Town (1949) is one of the best musicals that I have seen in a long time. The movie tells the story of 3 sailors named Gabey (played by Gene Kelly), Chip (played by Frank Sinatra),and Ozzie (played by Jules Munshin) who are on a day of shore leave from the Navy plan to get some dates and see New York's landmarks before their one day break has expired, and the whole thing is mostly successful when it comes to getting girls to date in which Chip is dating a taxi driver named Hildy (played by Betty Garrett), Gabey ends up dating a girl named Ivy Smith (played by Vera-Ellen) and Ozzie dates an anthropologist named Claire (played by Ann Miller) who thinks that Ozzie is the perfect of a caveman, but the only part of their day that gets worrisome especially for Gabey is that Ivy is gone and they look all over the city for her until Gabe finds her at the symphony hall and talks to her for a few minutes until he is forced to leave. Besides this being a musical to me it was more of a love story because of the love and emotion all of the major characters show one another which made the movie very good, and of-course the dance choreography is well staged as well as the songs well written (which the songs unfortunately didn't get recognized by A.M.P.A.S.)but however it did win an Oscar for best music scoring which it didn't get nominated for anything else. This for me was a nice and enjoyable movie to watch with memorable songs and dance moves and a movie that I could never get tired of.

Over 60 years since this film was made, but still better than most pictures produced today.3 sailors on an over night shore leave go to sight-see New York, day and night. They sing, dance and laugh their way through various adventures including romantically.Super songs, great dance routines, and a marvelous funny script. Good insight into the culture of a different generation. Lots of style and elegance and in the nicest possible way a good dose of "camp".The only reason I cannot give the top vote is that in my opinion some of the dream sequences seem forced and out of place.Alice Pearce as Lucy Schmeeler gives a hilarious performance and steals the whole film.New York, New York: what a wonderful town!8/10.

Gene Kelly, Vera-Ellen, and Ann Miller again showed that they were super dancers, Frank Sinatra exhibited his unequaled singing ability,and Jules Munshin showed that he was a nut. The storyline was simple: three sailors were on a twenty-four-hour pass in New York, (though most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles), and each made the best of it by finding a female companion and touring the city. While Betty Comden and Adolph Green let the public know via this classic that they were adept at writing screenplays, the movie lacked good acting, though the music was entertaining. I personally liked the songs "New York, New York", "On the Town", and, my favorite, the dance number "A Day In New York". To reiterate, the acting was bland, the story was passable, but the music was great; in fact, the music made it worth the while.