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On the Town ()

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Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Gabey
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Chip
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Brunhilde Esterhazy
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Claire Huddesen
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Ozzie
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Ivy Smith
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Mme. Dilyovska
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Lucy Shmeeler
George Meader ...
Professor
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Cab Company Owner (uncredited)
Bette Arlen ...
Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
Anne Beck ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
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Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Spectator (uncredited)
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Photo Layout Man (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Peter Chong ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton ...
Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
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Francois - Head Waiter (uncredited)
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Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
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Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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Officer Tracy - Car 44 (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock ...
Little Girl's Mother (uncredited)
Luigi Faccuito ...
Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
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Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Wanda Flippen ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clair Freeman ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Goudovitch ...
Miss Turnstiles Dancer (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins ...
Boy in Subway (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman ...
Shipyard Singer (uncredited)
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Daisy - Simpkins' MGM Date (uncredited) (voice)
Curtis Loys Jackson Jr. ...
Boy in Subway (uncredited)
Richard Kean ...
Poet Type (uncredited)
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Sign Poster (uncredited)
Jack G. Lee ...
Speed Cop (uncredited)
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Max the Photographer (uncredited)
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Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
John Marlin ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Bert May ...
Miss Turnstiles Dancer (uncredited)
Helen McAllister ...
Kooch Girl (uncredited)
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Spud (uncredited)
Diane Nance ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Kerry O'Day ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Norman Ollestad ...
Boy in Subway (uncredited)
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Sailor Simkins (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Royal Raymond ...
Barker (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Sailor in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Officer Mulrooney (uncredited)
Lee Scott ...
Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Tough Marine in Subway (uncredited)
Robert Smith ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Man in Subway Station (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ...
Minor role (uncredited)
Tyra Vaughn ...
Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet (uncredited)
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Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
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Police Sergeant - Car 44 (uncredited)
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Speed Cop (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stanley Donen
Gene Kelly

Written by

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Adolph Green ... (screenplay) and
Betty Comden ... (screenplay)
 
Adolph Green ... (based upon the musical play whose book was by) and
Betty Comden ... (based upon the musical play whose book was by)
 
Jerome Robbins ... (idea)

Produced by

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Roger Edens ... associate producer
Arthur Freed ... producer

Music by

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Conrad Salinger ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harold Rosson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ralph E. Winters

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jack Gertsman ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack D. Moore ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor
Richard Gramaglia ... sound (uncredited)
John A. Williams ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lloyd Isbell ... grip (uncredited)
Robert Martin ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Helen Rose ... costumes
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leonard Bernstein ... based upon the musical play with music by / based upon the musical play: lyrics by
Saul Chaplin ... vocal arrangements
Betty Comden ... additional songs: lyrics by / based upon the musical play: lyrics by
Roger Edens ... additional songs: music by
Adolph Green ... additional songs: lyrics by / based upon the musical play: lyrics by
Lennie Hayton ... musical director
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrations
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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George Abbott ... directed on the stage by
Paul Feigay ... stage producer
James Gooch ... technicolor color consultant
Oliver Smith ... stage producer
Jeanne Coyne ... assistant: Mr. Kelly, Hollywood (uncredited)
Carol Haney ... assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Alex Romero ... assistant choreographer (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Three sailors--Gabey, Chip and Ozzie--let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York, and the Big Apple will never be the same. Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstile of the Month" (he thinks she's a high-society deb; she's really a 'cooch dancer' at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets hijacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best. Written by A.L.Beneteau

Plot Keywords
Taglines Come On, Everybody, Let's Go On the Town! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un jour à New-York (France)
  • Das ist New York (Germany)
  • Un día en Nueva York (Spain)
  • Sømænd på vulkaner (Denmark)
  • Un día en Nueva York (Uruguay)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,111,250 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia A total of five days was spent filming in New York City. The two major problems faced by the crew were the weather (It rained for most of the shoot.) and the popularity of Frank Sinatra. Gene Kelly explained that the movie was filmed at the height of Sinatra-mania, and Frank would be instantly recognized by people on the streets. To avoid crowds, the cast insisted on taxis instead of limousines for transportation and that the camera be hidden inside a station wagon. During the finale of the musical number "New York, New York", which takes place in the sunken plaza at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in front of the statue of Prometheus, the heads of hundreds of curious spectators can be seen at the top of the frame of the last shot, staring at the three stars over the wall behind the statue. See more »
Goofs When the boys are looking for clues on the poster in order to find Miss Turnstiles, they find her likes and dislikes. However, none of that is actually mentioned on the poster they have or any that the viewer sees. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks I Feel Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet See more »
Crazy Credits Before the actual credits the film opens with an embossed card on a silver dish, reading: "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Silver Anniversary Picture." Most of the studio's 1949 releases opened with this. See more »
Quotes [attempting to escape from the police]
Gabey: Hilde, do you know where we can hide?
Brunhilde Esterhazy: Sure, I know a place right across the Brooklyn bridge where they'll never find us.
Gabey: Where is it?
Brunhilde Esterhazy: Brooklyn!
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