The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection (On the Town / Anchors Aweigh / Take Me out to the Ball Game) | 
| Directors: Stanley Donen, Ralph Brooks, George Sidney (ii)
Actors: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3879
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: 1000037406
UPC: 883929011926
EAN: 0883929011926
ASIN: B0013LL2XE
Theatrical Release Date: December 30, 1949
Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Product Description
Includes On the Town Take Me Out to the Ball Game and Anchors Aweigh.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 883929011926 Manufacturer No: 1000037406
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 Fun Family Movies September 30, 2008
Wonderful! My little girls and I watched these movies on TV, and then we had to get them. They just love to watch them over and over. All three are good, clean, family movies--can't find these now days. So glad to have them now!!
 sinatra and kelly movies September 9, 2008
I enjoyed the three movies.
However I am complakning about the dvd "high society". i cannot play this dvd because
is not able to be played in this area also the dvd is fo rental or resale. i paid for a
new dvd. this is the second time i have trouble with this dvd. the first one was lost
and the second one is as i stated. i am very unhappy with amazon. i have dealt with you for many yeaes and this the first time i have nad trouble.
Two of the best, ever September 7, 2008
What can you say when you put two future icons of their respective fields together in three films? Dynamite. You can feel the chemistry and see the genuine respect they had for each other. They also seemed to bring each up in their weaker areas. Gene never liked his voice, but his sweet Irish tenor fit in fine most of the time. Frank once said that he would have been a nobody in the movies if Gene hadn't taught him how to dance. (His dancing improved considerably with each of these movies.)
Although he was billed third (huh?) "Anchors Aweigh" was Gene's film (he had the Oscar nomination to prove it.) There's lots for the Gene fan to enjoy here: the sexy phone call to Lola, Gene "playing" piano during "If You Knew Susie," the Jerry dance, the glorious two minutes we get to see what those dancer's legs really looked like. But the coolest part is the fantasy on the movie set, where he brandishes a sword, leaps atop a castle and swings across it on a curtain, slides down a fireman's pole, and oh yeah, tap dances a tango. This is my favorite solo dance of his (second overall only to the "An American In Paris" ballet.) Frank's "I Fall In Love Too Easily" will put a lump in your throat. I have this one on VHS as well, and darn near wore it out trying to get to the good stuff.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is certainly the weakest of the bunch, but it's entertaining nevertheless. "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg" will make you smile. Watch Gene as he leapfrogs up to the balcony to woo Esther Williams. At first "The Hat My Father Wore" seems like just a nice tip of the hat to Gene's Irish heritage. Be sure to watch the end, but do not, I repeat, do NOT attempt this at home as Gene tap dances on one foot with his other leg in the air. This DVD has two nice deleted scenes: the "Baby Doll" dance with Gene and Esther, and Sinatra's "Boys and Girls Like You and Me" (supposedly the song was too slow.)
What can be said about "On the Town?" It's a masterpiece for sure. Nobody really stands out because everyone is great in it. Its pace is frenetic for sure (especially compared to the somewhat draggy "Anchors Aweigh." I especially love the part where Frank throws his guidebook off the Empire State Building.
There should have been several more collaborations, but sadly it wasn't to be. But this collection will live on long after we're all gone.
Cute Movies September 6, 2008
The movies are really cute. The plots are a little similar but great music and dancing.
The Greatest July 27, 2008
Two of the Greatest Performers that ever did it!!! As Frank would say -
"They Did It There Way!!"What great music they had in those Films of thier"s.Especially in "Anchor's Aweigh" - I was a young Teenager on leave before going overseas when this Movie came out, and I took my Girl to see it!!!When ever I heard any of the Songs on the Armed Forces Radio it would bring back some great memories of Home,Family,and my Girl Friend
Just as it doe's when I See The Movie/Or Hear the music now!!
That was the Big thing about the Musicals of the 40's Thru the 60's,you came out whistling one of the Songs from the Movie..And those songs are everlasting!!
Paul Maier - Veterans Home CA.
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