On the town [videorecording] / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silver anniversary picture ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screen play by Adolph Green and Betty Comden ; associate producer Roger Edens ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.
Record details
- ISBN: 0790744821
- ISBN: 9780790744827
- ISBN: 0790772876 (set)
- ISBN: 9780790772875 (set)
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Standard version.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : c2000.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the musical play whose book was by Adolph Green and Betty Comden from an idea by Jerome Robbins directed on the stage by George Abbott and produced by Oliver Smith and Paul Feigay. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Also issued as part of the box set: Gene Kelly collection. Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Theatrical trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Adolph Green, Betty Comden and Leonard Bernstein ; musical director, Lennie Hayton ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; vocal arrangements, Saul Chaplin ; additional songs music by Roger Edens, lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden ; director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Jack Martin Smith ; film editor, Ralph E. Winters ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis ; special effects, Warren Newcombe ; costumes by Helen Rose. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, Florence Bates, Alice Pearce, George Meader. |
Summary, etc.: | Three sailors have a 24-hour shore leave to enjoy New York. They are especially concerned with the female inhabitants of the city, and each finds his own to cuddle up with. Chip tries but can't resist the advances of a cab driver, Ozzie gladly fills the role of a lovely anthropologist's "prehistoric man," and Gabey finds the model who poses for the Miss Turnstiles advertisements, who isn't quite the glamorous celebrity he envisioned. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono. |
Language Note: | In English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Green, Adolph > Film adaptations. Comden, Betty > Film adaptations. Sailors > Drama. Single women > Drama. New York (N.Y.) > Drama. |
Genre: | Musical films. Comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Musical films. Comedy films. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Southbury Public Library | DVD (Text) | 34019124732827 | Adult DVD | Available | - |