Anchors Aweigh (1945)


Anchors Aweigh
Release Date14 July 1945
TaglineOn waves of song . . . laughter and romance ! Two love-lost sailors on a four-day leave of fun and frivolity !
GenreComedy, Musical, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsHollywood Bowl - 2301 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Romance, Musical Comedy
ThemesMilitary Life, Opposites Attract, Fish Out of Water, Culture Clash, Success is the Best Revenge
TonesBright, Merry, Lavish, Witty, Heartwarming, Light
TagsActor, Audition, Hollywood, Sailor, Shore Leave, Shyness, Singer, Womanizer

Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney in which two sailors go on a four-day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song, meet an aspiring young singer and try to help her get an audition at MGM. It stars Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, Pamela Britton, Dean Stockwell, and Sharon McManus.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Clarence Doolittle

Susan Abbott

Joseph Brady

Himself

Donald Martin - Child runaway

Waitress from Brooklyn

Cop in charge of runaway Donald

Cafe Manager

Adm. Hammond - pinning on medals

Carlos Ramírez
Carlos

Chief of police station

Bertram Kraler - Susan's beau

Admiral's aide reads citation for medals

Sharon McManus
Little Mexican Girl

Radio Cop

Cop at MGM front gate

Hamburger Man

Chester Clute
Iturbi's scheduling manager

Mimi Aguglia
Old Lady

Paulita Arvizu
Cashier in Cafe

Salad cook on Olvera Street

Harry Barris
Sailor asks Joe "get autographs"

Joseph E. Bernard
Old Doorman

Sara Berner
Jerry Mouse

Soldier

Alex Callam
Commander

John Cannon
Sailor

James Carlisle
Test Director

Sailor

Charles Coleman
Iturbi's butler

Douglas Cowan
Sailor

Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Sailor

Frank Darien
Janitor at Hollywood Bowl

Romere Darling
Waitress

Joe Dominguez
Man in Cafe

Lester Dorr
Assistant Director

Ralph Dunn
Hollywood Bowl cop

Virginia Engels
Woman with Cop

Sam Finn
Sailor

William Forrest
Movie Director

Don Garner
Soldier

Jane Green
U.S.O. Mother

Eddie Hall
Sailor talking about Lola

Phil Hanna
Sailor

Lottie Harrison
Telephone Operator

Jack Harvey
Admiral

Joe Haworth
Marine

Ben Heideman
Mexican Cook

Old Cop

Gloria Hope
Receptionist

John James
Sailor

Milton Kibbee
Bartender serving double scotch

Nolan Leary
Milkman

Kindergarten Teacher

Orley Lindgren
Bit Part

Assistant Director

Lana Turner impersonator

Gloria Marlen
Woman

Frank Marlowe
Shore Patrol Officer

Lock Martin
Giant

Esther Michelson
Hamburger Woman

Frank Mitchell
Sailor

Forbes Murray
Passerby

Billy Nelson
Sailor

Bea Nigro
Bit Role

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cop

Garry Owen
2d soldier at USO

Netta Packer
U.S.O. Mother

Milton Parsons
Man with Beard

William 'Bill' Phillips
1st Sailor on pay phone

Tom Quinn
Bit Role

Allen Ray
Sailor

Paul Regan
Marine

Renie Riano
Studio Waitress

Sondra Rodgers
Jean - Iturbi's secretary

Naomi Scher
Waitress

Jerry Shane
Sailor

Ray Teal
Assistant Movie Director

Tom Trout
Sailor

Tall Woman

Arthur Walsh
Sailor

U.S.O. Mother

Marjorie Wood
U.S.O. Mother

Director

Writer

Natalie Marcin

Isobel Lennart

Producer

producer

Original Music

Calvin Jackson
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George Stoll
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Cinematographer

Charles P. Boyle

Robert H. Planck

Editor

Adrienne Fazan
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Art Director

Randall Duell
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Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George Rhein
assistant director

Art Department

Richard Pefferle
associate set decorator

Sound Department

recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

Sam Leavitt
camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kay Dean
associate costume supervisor

costume supervisor

Music Department

Earl K. Brent
vocal arrangements: Kathryn Grayson

George Stoll
musical director

Robert Franklyn
orchestrator, composer: additional music

Calvin Jackson
orchestrator

Joseph Nussbaum
orchestrator

Other Crew

Henri Jaffa
associate technicolor color director

Natalie Kalmus
technicolor color director

creator: dance sequences

Jack Donohue
dance director

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

MGM-International Dist.
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Warner Home Video
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MPI Home Video

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Warner Home Vídeo
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Miscellaneous

MGM Cartoon Studio
'Tom & Jerry' cartoon






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