Stopover in Hollywood

Escale in Hollywood ( Anchors Aweight ) is a American Musical film realized by George Sidney, left in 1945.

Synopsis

The film tells the history of two sailors leaving for a leave four days to Hollywood.

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Data sheet

Title: Stopover in Hollywood
original Title: Anchors Aweight
Realization: George Sidney
Scenario: Natalie Marcin and Isobel Lennart
Music: George E. Stoll
Production: Joe Pasternak for the Subway-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors (Technicolor)
Kind: Musical film
Lasted: 143 minutes
Coming out date: July 14th 1945 (the United States of America)

Distribution

Frank Sinatra: Clarence Doolittle
Kathryn Grayson : Susan Abbott
Gene Kelly: Joseph Brady
Jose Iturbi: Itself
Dean Stockwell: Donald Martin
Pamela Britton: The girl of Brooklyn
Rags Ragland: Police officer
Billy Gilbert: Manager of the coffee
Henry O' Neill: Admiral Hammond
Carlos Ramírez: Carlos

Around film

One of the most famous scenes of film is that or Kelly Gene dances with Jerry. This scene, in which Kelly is filmed on line whereas the mouse is animated, required one year complete of turning. At the origin, the producers wanted to put in scene Mickey Mouse for this scene, but Walt Disney refused that its character is used in a film of the MGM.

Distinctions

Oscar in 1946 for the best music of a musical comedy.
4 other nominations with the Oscars

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