On the Town (1949)

Cast

Vera-Ellen
as Ivy Smith
Frank Sinatra
as Chip
Gene Kelly
as Gabey
Betty Garrett
as Brunhilde Esterhazy

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Musical Romance

7.6 / 10

Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best.

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Comments on this trailer
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Frn Be

Cocaine is a hell of a drug - @Monday, December 24, 2018 12:32 PM

SteamyPretzel 47

im here because im trying to remember the words cause im in the musical, I play Chip - @Saturday, December 22, 2018 6:14 PM

Klaymore Morgan

new york is not a town. NEVER.... - @Saturday, December 22, 2018 12:53 PM

CJSpot

IB MUSIC LADS WHERE YOU AT - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:14 PM

AdellAstare

When I was very young and full of myself on my first business trip to NYC, I remember --actual have muscle memories--almost dancing down the street in high heels with this song playing in my mind. Oh wonderful, beautiful place that it was. The world seemed so fresh and new and NYC was, and still is, the center of my business world, though I am half a continent away. Thanks so much for posting, Jwingmanbro - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 5:22 AM

Last name First name

New York New York is a hellava town. The skies are grey and the water is brown. - @Monday, October 29, 2018 4:30 AM

Not Me

Oh boy has NYC changed since 1949 - @Tuesday, October 9, 2018 4:18 AM

Not Me

the bronx is up and the battery's down - @Tuesday, October 9, 2018 4:17 AM

TheKaiTetley

This is how I felt visiting Tokyo for the first time. It was my first time in a big city. - @Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:58 PM

Jeffrey Mclaughlin

I SIMPLY LOVE THE OPENING OF THIS MOVIE ON THE TOWN IT'S KILLER IT ALWAYS PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE EVERY TIME I WATCH IT. - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 11:42 PM

Deana Rupe

My favorite musical growing up. I watch it evrrytime i can. - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 12:57 AM

Morgan le Fay

It's 25 August 2018! Happy 100th birthday, Mr Bernstein! - @Sunday, August 26, 2018 1:18 AM

Alexis Jolly

I just learned (via Robert Osborne’s (RIP) TCM intro) that Jules Munshin was terrified of heights. Hence why he kept grabbing onto his costars whenever they neared the edge of the skyscraper rooftop! - @Thursday, August 23, 2018 5:59 PM

aaron yuan

I like Springfield better. - @Monday, July 9, 2018 1:55 AM

Philip

Just like the dutch navy - @Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:03 PM

Abe S.

They do this now they'll get robbed or have some female do a #metoo charges on them for being white and racist. - @Friday, June 15, 2018 6:14 PM

susan lloyd

Gene Kelly, dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and director. Genius. - @Saturday, June 9, 2018 2:45 AM

Jeffrey Mclaughlin

I JUST LOVE THE OPENING SONG TO THIS MOVIE NEW YORK NEW YORK FROM THE MOVIE ON THE TOWN SIMPLY FANTASTIC IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD HAPPY TO WATCH IT. - @Sunday, May 27, 2018 7:56 PM

poetcomic1

Poor Frank had NO ass. They had to make him a pad to fill his sailor suit. Sheer delight throughout. - @Sunday, May 27, 2018 6:13 AM

IceCrusher18 enterprises, inc.

So the good news is, the song is almost over. - @Wednesday, May 23, 2018 6:18 PM

Watcher Media

It's great to have this brief glimpse into what old NYC was like. Must say they really cleaned up the Arch in Washington Square Park. - @Monday, May 21, 2018 1:45 AM

Jay Zee

Classic 1950's. Degrading to women but nobody cared. It's crazy how much time has shaped us into a better way.Now trump wants to make it like that again. *grabs popcorn* - @Saturday, April 21, 2018 9:01 AM

Nicola Mcguinness

Springfield Springfield New York New York New York is that way my friend thank kid - @Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:56 PM

William Michael

Great film - @Friday, April 13, 2018 7:26 PM

Barbie Doll

Hello, all you vintage, musical-loving darlings! - One of the things that I really enjoyed about this "moldie-oldie" singin', dancin', and romancin' musical (from 1949) was its wonderful outdoor location shooting in New York City. What a treat! Ta-ta! Hugs & Kisses 2 U all. - @Sunday, April 8, 2018 3:39 PM

Ram Lathers

The joy of being young and alive and free. - @Thursday, April 5, 2018 4:21 PM

goodnewsusa

first time to see this original version of #newyorknewyork - @Sunday, March 25, 2018 5:39 AM

Shedazzle Razzle

One of my favorite musicals of all time! 💕 - @Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:41 AM

Simon Turpin

Gene Kelly: The King. - @Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:09 AM

anne brooks

Can’t believe I’ve loved this song for ages and I didn’t know it was Leonard Bernstein - @Monday, January 1, 2018 5:13 AM

Cliff Yablonski

Who are these queers? - @Saturday, December 16, 2017 5:01 PM

Alannah Bulaga

I watched this movie once like 4 years ago and this song is still stuck in my head - @Thursday, November 30, 2017 5:00 PM

Rod Handeland

1965 First NY trip in Spring and return for home 1965-7 in Autumn. First on location filming of movie musical. - @Wednesday, November 15, 2017 10:29 PM

Jack Val

When they were dancing at Rockefeller Center. You can see the people up top watching them film this.. - @Tuesday, September 12, 2017 12:52 AM

Umar Patel

Sang this for my 8th grade musical auditions and got lead role:) - @Sunday, September 10, 2017 10:28 PM

uneedtherapy42

No selfies either - @Thursday, August 24, 2017 1:05 AM

Dawn Baxter

'Jules Munshin was terrified of heights. While performing on the tiny rooftop during the song "New York, New York" the only way he could perform the number was while one end of a rope was secured around his waist under his sailor suit. The other end of the rope was secured, off camera, to Stanley Donen. And even so, alert viewers of the scene will notice that during the scene Munshin is almost always touching a wall or a prop or another actor...' - @Monday, August 14, 2017 11:29 PM

MatthewDraws

They must have had an All-Syrup Squishee. - @Wednesday, July 19, 2017 7:36 PM

Cinephile 98

The greatest city in the US. - @Saturday, May 27, 2017 11:41 PM

Sand

Pinche peliculón!! - @Sunday, April 9, 2017 10:17 PM

NessLover94

So THIS is where the idea to Bart and Milhouse singing about their hometown came from! - @Thursday, March 30, 2017 3:22 PM

Jarka Broki

Greeting from Prague :-) https://youtu.be/KEBTShBMyEQ - @Wednesday, March 15, 2017 2:47 PM

BittyRenaé Dawson

0:04 - @Friday, March 10, 2017 12:36 AM

CCGtv

I just checked out your channel, dopeeeeeee, stay blessed !!! - @Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:09 PM

449JaneDrive

Shit, reminds me of fleet week in New York, they sure do love sailors. For one night, we were goddamn celebrities! Wish I could have stayed longer... - @Wednesday, March 1, 2017 11:38 PM

Salvador Cañares

Exccelente !! panorama de New York de hace mucho tiempo ,ahora ha cambiado mucho, Excelente actuación de Sinatra , Kelly y Munshin y el Geniall !!! LEONARD BERNSTEIND...A quién admiro por "WEST SIDE HISTORY" - @Thursday, February 23, 2017 5:34 PM

stacyblue1980

Gene kelly- gorgeous for at least 50 years. Very handsome as an older fella. One of the best dancers to grace this earth. I havent seen this movie since I was a kid . Its still so cute. These fellas were real fellas. Love always. - @Sunday, February 19, 2017 5:42 PM

during the horse scene at 1:50, those look like *awesome* French Tudor single-family-residences. do houses like that still exist near downtown NYC? or have they all been torn down for stupid condos? - @Saturday, January 14, 2017 10:30 AM

Imani M

I love this movie! xD - @Monday, January 2, 2017 5:06 PM

Vivienne Gucwa

They did so much in one day! - @Friday, December 30, 2016 12:46 AM