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Gene Kelly Biography
M-G-M was the largest and most powerful studio in Hollywood when Gene Kelly arrived in town in 1941. He came direct from the hit 1940 original Broadway production of "Pal Joey" and planned to return to the Broadway stage after making the one film required by his contract. His first picture for M-G-M was For Me and My Gal (1942) with Judy Garland. What kept Kelly in Hollywood were "the kindred creative spirits" he found behind the scenes at M-G-M. The talent pool was especially large during World War II, when Hollywood was a refuge for many musicians and others in the performing arts of Europe who were forced to flee the Nazis. After the war, a new generation was coming of age. Those who saw An American in Paris (1951) would try to make real life as romantic as the reel life they saw portrayed in that musical, and the first time they saw Paris, they were seeing again in memory the seventeen-minute ballet sequence set to the title song written by George Gershwin and choreographed by Kelly. The sequence cost a half million dollars (U.S.) to make in 1951 dollars. Another Kelly musical of the era, Singin' in the Rain (1952), was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. Kelly was in the same league as Fred Astaire, but instead of a top hat and tails Kelly wore work clothes that went with his masculine, athletic dance style.
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22. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
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81. An American in Paris (1951)
choreographer (director: Lise introduction dance sequence) (uncredited)
choreographer (director: Lise introduction dance sequence) (uncredited)
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116. That's Entertainment! (1974)
also archive footage Himself - Co-host/Narrator/Clips from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' - 'Singin' in the rain' and 'An American in Paris'
also archive footage Himself - Co-host/Narrator/Clips from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' - 'Singin' in the rain' and 'An American in Paris'
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125. The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963)
TV Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
TV Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
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146. Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les (1967)
(performer: "Andy Amoureux" (or "Chanson D'Andy"), "De Hambourg ? Rochefort", "Les Rencontres", "Concerto (ballet)")
(performer: "Andy Amoureux" (or "Chanson D'Andy"), "De Hambourg ? Rochefort", "Les Rencontres", "Concerto (ballet)")
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147. Les Girls (1957)
(performer: "Les Girls" (uncredited), "You're Just Too Too!" (uncredited), "Why Am I So Gone (About that Gal)?" (uncredited), "The Rope Dance" (uncredited))
(performer: "Les Girls" (uncredited), "You're Just Too Too!" (uncredited), "Why Am I So Gone (About that Gal)?" (uncredited), "The Rope Dance" (uncredited))
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149. Summer Stock (1950)
(performer: "All For You", "Dig-Dig-Dig Dig For Your Dinner" (uncredited), "Heavenly Music", "You Wonderful You" (uncredited)) ("(Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest" (uncredited), "Portland Fancy")
(performer: "All For You", "Dig-Dig-Dig Dig For Your Dinner" (uncredited), "Heavenly Music", "You Wonderful You" (uncredited)) ("(Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest" (uncredited), "Portland Fancy")
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151. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
(performer: "Do I Love You?" (1939), "Song of the Rebellion" (1943), "Friendship" (1939))
(performer: "Do I Love You?" (1939), "Song of the Rebellion" (1943), "Friendship" (1939))
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152. Thousands Cheer (1943)
(performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910)) ("I Dug a Ditch" (1943))
(performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910)) ("I Dug a Ditch" (1943))
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153. For Me and My Gal (1942)
(performer: "For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh!" (1917) (uncredited), "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914) (uncredited), "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (1917) (uncredited), "Ballin' the Jack" (1913) (uncredited), "Oh Frenchy" (1918) (uncredited)) ("For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" (1917) (uncredited))
(performer: "For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh!" (1917) (uncredited), "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914) (uncredited), "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (1917) (uncredited), "Ballin' the Jack" (1913) (uncredited), "Oh Frenchy" (1918) (uncredited)) ("For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" (1917) (uncredited))
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