Anchors Aweigh (1945) |
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| Director(s) | George Sidney |
| Producer(s) | Joe Pasternak |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Animated Sequence, Los Angeles, Sailors / The Sea, Singers |
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Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Frank Sinatra
(as Clarence Doolittle)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Kathryn Grayson
(as Susan Abbott)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Gene Kelly
(as Joseph Brady)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Dean Stockwell
(as Donald Martin)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Pamela Britton
(as Girl from Brooklyn)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Billy Gilbert
(as Cafe Manager)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Henry O'Neill
(as Admiral Hammond)
Anchors Aweigh
Released
1945
Edgar Kennedy
(as Police Captain)
Anchors Aweigh Overview:
Anchors Aweigh (1945) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by George Sidney and produced by Joe Pasternak.
SYNOPSIS
Gangway for Sinatra and Kelly as song and dance lead the list of activities when sailors on shore leave fall in with a fatherless boy and his beautiful aunt. Includes the irresistible dance sequence with Kelly and Jerry, the cartoon mouse.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Gene Kelly | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Planck, Charles Boyle | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Georgie Stoll | Won |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
Anchors Aweigh BlogHub Articles:
Musical Monday: Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
We conclude Gene Kelly week a bit disappointed. On the Town was a charming musical taking three separate stories, separated and combined them, presenting a solid, albeit thin tale in a well paced ninety minutes. Now imagine reducing that story to two sailors and one girl, adding in a love triangle, ... Read full article
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Anchors Aweigh Directed by George Sidney Written by Isobel Lennart suggested by a story by Natalie Marchin 1945/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental Take out Gene Kelly’s dancing, and there’s not a whole lot left. But what dancing! Joe (Gene Kelly) and Clarence (Fran... Read full article
Adrienne Fazan and ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945)
This post is my submission to a different kind of collaborative blogging endeavor. Hosted by the Classic Movie and TV Cafe, this is the Built Your Own Blogathon (BYOB) in which 20 bloggers chose 20 films to be published on 20 consecutive days with each film connected to the previous entry in some wa... Read full article
Anchors Aweigh (George Sidney, 1945)
It’s over-sweet and over-long – but should not be overlooked. Anchors Aweigh tends to be regarded as something of a dry run for another film featuring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors on shore leave, On the Town. When the earlier movie does get a mention, usually it’s just t... Read full article
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Anchors Aweigh Quotes:
Jerry Mouse: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Joseph Brady: 1, 2, 3.
Jerry Mouse: 1, 2, 3.
Joseph Brady: La-la-la-la-la-la.
Jerry Mouse: La-la-la-la-la-la.
Joseph Brady: You see.
Jerry Mouse: It's easy.
Chorus: [singing] Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Chorus, Donald Martin: [singing] Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day.
Chorus: [singing] Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam. / Until we meet once more, here's wishing you a happy voyage home. / Anchors Aweigh.