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On the Town

on BBC Two England

starring Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Vera-Ellen
Three sailors on a day's leave in New York go
'on the town' in a wild, non-stop musical journey through the city taking in the Museum of Natural History, the Empire
State Building, Grant's Tomb, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Coney Island. One of the liveliest and most exhilarating of all musicals, On the Town features a fast-moving sequence of song and dance numbers byasuperb cast.
Screenplay by ADOLPH GREEN and BETTY COMDEN Produced by ARTHUR FREED Directed by GENE KELLY and STANLEY DONEN
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Contributors

Unknown:
Gene Kelly
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Play By:
Adolph Green
Unknown:
Betty Comden
Produced By:
Arthur Freed
Directed By:
Gene Kelly
Unknown:
Stanley Donen
Gabey:
Gene Kelly
Chip:
Frank Sinatra
Brunhilde Esterhazy:
Betty Garrett
Claire Huddesen:
Ann Miller
Ozzie:
Jules Munshin
Ivy Smith:
Vera-Ellen
Mme Dilyovska:
Florence Bates
Lucy Shmeeler:
Alice Pearce

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