Basic facts

Original title On the Town
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1950-04-08

Cast

Gene Kelly
Gabey

Betty Garrett
Brunhilde Esterhazy

Ann Miller
Claire Huddesen

Vera-Ellen
Ivy Smith

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Associate Producer
Assistant to the Producer
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Special Photographic Effects
Key Grip
Musical Arrangement
Assistant Choreographer
Orchestration
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Gene Kelly Gabey
Frank Sinatra Chip
Betty Garrett Brunhilde Esterhazy
Ann Miller Claire Huddesen
Jules Munshin Ozzie
Vera-Ellen Ivy Smith
Florence Bates Madame Dilyovska
Alice Pearce Lucy Shmeeler
George Meader professorn
- Ej krediterade:
Bern Hoffman varvsarbetaren ("I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet")
Lester Dorr tunnelbanepassagerare
Bea Benaderet flicka från Brooklyn i tunnelbanan
Gladys Blake flicka från Brooklyn i tunnelbanan
Don Brodie fotolayoutaren
Milton Kibbee affischören
Sid Melton Spud
Robert Williams (as Robert B. Williams) polisofficer, bil 44
Tom Dugan officer Tracy, bil 44
Murray Alper taxiföretagets ägare
Hans Conreid François, hovmästaren
Claire Carleton den rödhåriga på nattklubben
Dick Wessel Kovarsky, sjöman
William "Bill" Phillips Simkins, sjöman
Frank Hagney poliskonstapeln
Carol Haney dansös i grönt ("A Day in New York")
Tom Dugan polisofficer Tracy, bil 44
Jack Shea tuff marinsoldat i tunnelbanan
Hank Mann Max, fotografen
Eugene Borden kypare
Peter Chong bartender
Royal Raymond marknadsutropare
Helen McAllister "kooch girl"
Lew Smith hamnvakt
Leonard Bremen (as Lennie Bremen) åskådare
Robert Smith åskådare
Jack Lee trafikpolis
Bud Wolfe trafikpolis
Frank Hagney polis
Richard Kean poettypen
Gloria Marlen balettflicka
Dorinda Clifton balettflicka
Diane Nance den lilla flickan
Helen Eby-Rock den lilla flickans mamma
Timmy Hawkins pojke i tunnelbanan
Norman Ollestad pojke i tunnelbanan
Curtis Loys Jackson Jr. (as Curtis Jackson) pojke i tunnelbanan
Carol Haney dansare i grönt
Robert R. Stephenson (as Bob Stevenson) man på tunnelbanestation
Ralph Brooks man på nattklubben
Frank J. Scannell polisofficer Mulrooney
Bette Arlen
Anne Beck
Wanda Flippen
Kerry O'Day
Judy Holliday Daisy, Simkins MGM-date (röst)

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1949 LP2726
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1950

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 76678
Date 1950-02-23
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2665 meters
Notes Speltid: 97 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 2670 meter
Length in minutes 98 min
Reels 11 reels


Original work

Original title On the Town (Musical)
Screenplay, original work Adolph Deutsch
Betty Comden
Composer Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch
Betty Comden


Production location

1949-03-28 1949-07-02
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Culver City, Kalifornien USA (ateljé)
New York City, New York USA

Release dates

First showing 1949-12-08 New York City, New York USA 98 min
Release in Sweden 1950-04-08 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 97 min
TV showing 1964-12-26 TV Sweden
1972-12-22 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1974-05-05 Sweden
1975-04-29 Sweden
TV showing 1979-03-09 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1986-11-01 Sweden
1986-11-05 Sweden
1993-05-22 Sweden
1993-05-27 Sweden
1996-05-24 Sweden
1996-05-30 Sweden
TV showing 1997-09-03 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1997-12-16 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
1998-08-11 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
1998-08-18 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-08-19 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-08-27 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
Censurbeslut 1998-09-01 Norsk Filminstitutt Oslo Norway
TV showing 1998-11-18 SVT1 Sweden
Censurbeslut 2000-09-19 Norsk Filminstitutt Oslo Norway
Cinematheque screening 2001-01-02 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2001-01-03 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2002-12-26 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2002-12-28 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2004-11-13 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2004-11-26 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2006-09-01 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
2006-09-05 Sture Stockholm Sweden 98 min
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2008-10-15
2009-03-05
2009-10-16
Censurbeslut 2015-12-17
2016-01-07
Cinematheque screening 2016-08-28 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2016-08-28

Soundtrack listing

Original title On the Town
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Jules Munshin
Ann Miller
Betty Garrett
Vera-Ellen (dubbad av ?)
Dancer Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Jules Munshin
Ann Miller
Betty Garrett
Vera-Ellen


Original title I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet
Composer Leonard Bernstein (1944)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1944)
Betty Comden (1944)
Singer Bern Hoffman


Original title New York, New York
Composer Leonard Bernstein (1944)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1944)
Betty Comden (1944)
Singer Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Jules Munshin
kör (manskör - repris)


Original title Miss Turnstiles Dance
Composer Leonard Bernstein (1944)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1944)
Betty Comden (1944)
Dancer Vera-Ellen
Narrator Gene Kelly


Original title Prehistoric Man
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Ann Miller
Dancer Ann Miller
Jules Munshin
Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Betty Garrett


Original title Come Up to My Place
Composer Leonard Bernstein (1944)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1944)
Betty Comden (1944)
Singer Betty Garrett
Frank Sinatra


Original title Main Street
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Gene Kelly
Dancer Gene Kelly
Vera-Ellen


Original title You're Awful
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Frank Sinatra
Betty Garrett


Original title Count on Me
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Frank Sinatra
Betty Garrett
Jules Munshin
Ann Miller
Gene Kelly
Alice Pearce
Dancer Frank Sinatra
Betty Garrett
Jules Munshin
Ann Miller
Gene Kelly
Alice Pearce


Original title A Day in New York Ballet
Composer Leonard Bernstein (1944)
Dancer Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Jules Munshin
Vera-Ellen
Carol Haney
kör


Original title That's All There Is Folks
Composer Roger Edens (1949)
Lyrics Adolph Deutsch (1949)
Betty Comden (1949)
Singer Gene Kelly
Jules Munshin
Frank Sinatra
Dancer Gene Kelly
Jules Munshin
Frank Sinatra


Original title Pearl of the Persian Sea
Composer Roger Edens (1949)


Original title Anniversary Fanfare
Composer Miklos Rozsa


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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