Tepid and slow.
Anchors Aweigh
ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !
1945 · 2h 23m · Approved
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Sidney
Overview
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Director and cast
- George Sidney Director
- Frank Sinatra as Clarence Doolittle
- Kathryn Grayson as Susan Abbott
- Gene Kelly as Joseph Brady
- José Iturbi as Himself
- Dean Stockwell as Donald Martin
- Pamela Britton as Girl from Brooklyn
- Rags Ragland as Police Sergeant
- Billy Gilbert as Cafe Manager
- Henry O'Neill as Admiral Hammond
- Carlos Ramírez as Carlos
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Anchors Aweigh is solid musical fare.
Another humdinger of a musical.
Thunderously patriotic (the navy is wonderful) and sentimental (kids are wonderful), it's heavily dependent on Kelly's charm and Sinatra's supposed little-boy appeal.
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