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Overview

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Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Albert Hackett (screenplay) and
Frances Goodrich (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 June 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
The great MGM musical romance
Plot:
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco... more | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (March 13, 2009)
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User Comments:
Unusual and endearing swashbuckler more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Judy Garland ... Manuela

Gene Kelly ... Serafin
Walter Slezak ... Don Pedro Vargas
Gladys Cooper ... Aunt Inez
Reginald Owen ... The Advocate
George Zucco ... The Viceroy
Fayard Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Lester Allen ... Uncle Capucho
Lola Deem ... Isabella

Ellen Ross ... Mercedes
Mary Jo Ellis ... Lizarda
Jean Dean ... Casilda
Marion Murray ... Eloise
Ben Lessy ... Gumbo
Jerry Bergen ... Bolo
Val Setz ... Juggler
The Gaudsmith Brothers ... Poodle Act (scenes deleted) (as Gaudsmith Brothers)
Cully Richards ... Trillo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lola Albright ... One of Manuela's Friends (uncredited)
Marie Allison ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)
Anne Beck ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)

Oliver Blake ... Baker (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Artist (uncredited)
George Chandler ... Carriage driver (uncredited)
Bruce Cowling ... Guard (uncredited)
Willa Pearl Curtis ... Black maid (uncredited)
Peter Cusanelli ... Jovial civilian (uncredited)
William Edmunds ... Town clerk (uncredited)
George Emerson ... Boatswain with parrot (uncredited)
Fred Gilman ... Coachman (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin ... Black maid (uncredited)
Jane Howard ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)
Paul Maxey ... Hotel manager (uncredited)
Jill Meredith ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)
Aurora Navarro ... Duenna (uncredited)
Jimmy Page ... Black barber (uncredited)
Sharon Saunders ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)
Dick Simmons ... Captain (uncredited)
Dee Turnell ... Louisa ('Nina' showgirl) (uncredited)
Irene Vernon ... 'Nina' showgirl (uncredited)
O.Z. Whitehead ... Hurtada (uncredited)
Marie Windsor ... Madame Lucia (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vincente Minnelli 
 
Writing credits
Albert Hackett (screenplay) and
Frances Goodrich (screenplay)

S.N. Behrman (play)

Joseph Than  uncredited

Produced by
Arthur Freed .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lennie Hayton (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr.  (as Harry Stradling)
 
Film Editing by
Blanche Sewell 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Tom Keogh 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup artist
Sydney Guilaroff .... hairstyle designer
 
Production Management
Al Shenberg .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wallace Worsley Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Arthur Krams .... associate set decorator
Doris Lee .... paintings
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Norwood A. Fenton .... sound (uncredited)
Van Allen James .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Russell Saunders .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Borland .... grip (uncredited)
Jerry Hester .... still photographer (uncredited)
Sam Leavitt .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene .... costume supervisor
Barbara Karinska .... costume execution (as Karinska)
 
Music Department
Lennie Hayton .... musical director
 
Other crew
Robert Alton .... dance director
Henri Jaffa .... associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Gene Kelly .... dance director
Conrad Salinger .... instrumental arrangements
Leslie H. Martinson .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12034) | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When one dance sequence was being rehearsed, Harold Nicholas was just going through the motions, and Gene Kelly accused him of not knowing the routine - so Nicholas danced the whole routine, alone, full-out and flawlessly. Kelly was speechless. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Gene Kelly first shouts 'MACOCO' during the fight with Don Pedro, his mouth is wide open but he never moves it to make the third syllable of the word. more
Quotes:
Manuela: I wish you'd stop circling me. It's like talking to a top! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment! III (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Mack the Black more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Unusual and endearing swashbuckler, 28 March 2001
9/10
Author: hilamonster from United States

This film is an exciting offshoot of the old swashbucklers (with song and dance to boot). Consequently it has the adventurous, romantic elements of the old films as well as hilarious parodies of them. Garland sparkles -- she is spellbinding in the number Mack the Black. Kelly is in his prime and complements her beautifully, especially in the (rather one-sided) fight scene. Both Garland and Kelly grow out of their protagonist boundaries into character acting. Excellent dance numbers, especially Be A Clown with Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers.

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