On the Town

1949 • 97 minutes
4.8
63 reviews
93%
Tomatometer
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About this movie

They Paint The Town With Joy!.Three sailors--Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra) and Ozzie (Jules Munshin)--are let loose in New York City on a 24-hour leave. On a subway, Gabey sees a poster of "Miss Turnstiles of the Month"--a woman named Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen). Thinking she's a high society girl, the trio spends the day looking for her. Along the way they run into a cab driver, Hilde (Betty Garrett), who is attracted to Chip, and a gorgeous anthropologist named Claire (Ann Miller).Song highlights: "New York, New York", "A Day In New York", "Main Street", "Prehistoric Man", "You're Awful", "I'm Feeling Like I'm Not Out Of Bed", "Come Up To My Place" and "Count On Me".

Ratings and reviews

4.8
63 reviews
Ashton Leach
March 11, 2013
This movie is witty and adorable. I have loved it ever since I saw it on TMC. Amazing, most definitely in my top 5. I usally don't like musicals that much, but this made it. Unlike any other.
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Jay Fannin
January 1, 2018
Google finally published the remastered version here. Grew up watching this movie.
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Rich Rozic
August 4, 2021
A Classic that has it all - fun escape to innocence.
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