Tag Archives: Gene Kelly

Dig Dig Dig For Your Dinner

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Gene Kelly and Phil Silvers sing and dance for their supper.

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All the News That’s Fit To Dance

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Gene Kelly’s amazing newspaper dance from the film Summer Stock. Kelly has said that this film dance was the one that he had spent the most time ever rehearsing.

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Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly: One Time Only

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The one time Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly danced together on the big screen (except for the That’s Entertainment series) was in the 1946 film The Ziegfield Follies. Just sublime. Take a look at this utterly delightful clip.

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Trash To Gold

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Gene Kelly, Michael Kidd, and Dan Duryea as three GIs about to be discharged, set out on a binge and do an incredible dance number with trash can lids. From the film, It’s Always Fair Weather, the last Gene Kelly–Stanley Donen collaboration.

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Sitting Down On The Job: Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor

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Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor dance up a storm without leaving their seats. Nice work if you can get it. Stick with it and see what they do when they finally get off their butts…

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Cloudburst Crooning

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Monday morning, you jump out of bed onto a lamppost  for the opportunity to make a splash.

The wonderful title song from the movie, performed and choreographed by the effortless Gene Kelly, and brilliant direction by Stanley Donen.

Favorite part: the explanation to the cop at the end.

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Ménage À Trois

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Thanks for all those Good Monday Mornin’s, Debbie Reynolds. We gabbed the whole night through.

Bon jour,

Buenos dias,

Buon giorno,

Guten morgen.

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Dignity, Always Dignity

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Our motto here at ShalBlog Industries.

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Important Advice for a Monday

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“In the words of that immortal bard, Samuel J. Snoddgrass . . .” The best movie musical ever? I dunno. But Singin’ in the Rain is certainly my favorite.