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Go ON THE TOWN With Sinatra and Kelly Saturday Morning at The Hi-Pointe
“Getting involved is so… so… involving.”
ON THE TOWN screens at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater this weekend as part of their Classic Film Series. It’s Saturday, September 10th at 10:30am at the Hi-Pointe located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117. The film will be introduced by Harry Hamm, movie reviewer for KMOX. Admission is only $5
Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up. That summary to the beloved 1949 musical ON THE TOWN should be sung to the tune of “New York, New York,” the most famous song to come from this rollicking adaptation of the Broadway musical. There’s nary a dull moment as we watch Gene Kelly search desperately for Vera-Ellen, Frank Sinatra play a young and naive sailor (!) who tries to resist going up to Betty Garrett’s place but eventually gives in, and Jules Munshin add comedy to the proceedings while his young lovely, Ann Miller, adds her dancing skills. In fact, everyone sings and dances at one point or another (usually at several points), and all are excellent. Add the sly pop-culture references in the witty Betty Comden-Adolph Green script, the hilarious performance of Alice Pearce, recreating her Broadway role of the wacky roomate, and wonderful shots of New York itself, and you’ve got a fun-filled morning at The Hi-Pointe. Sure, the plot is nothing, and this can’t touch SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, but who cares? It’s a fun film, and that’s more than enough for me.
You’ll have the opportunity to see ON THE TOWN on the big screen this Saturday at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater. Doors open at 10:00am, the film starts at 10:30 and admission is only $5
The Hi-Pointe’s site can be found HERE
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