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 EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 169

MusicComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !”

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Cast

Frank Sinatra
Clarence Doolittle
Kathryn Grayson
Susan Abbott
Gene Kelly
Joseph Brady
José Iturbi
José Iturbi
Dean Stockwell
Donald Martin
Pamela Britton
Girl from Brooklyn
Rags Ragland
Police Sergeant
Billy Gilbert
Cafe Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Sidney
Writers: Isobel Lennart, Natalie Marcin
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sidney, shot by Robert H. Planck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

George Sidney directs. Robert H. Planck behind the camera. Adrienne Fazan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by George Sidney, shot by Robert H. Planck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !".
8IMDB entry: tt0037514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert H. Planck
Editing: Adrienne Fazan
Makeup / hair: Jack Dawn
Runtime: 143 min · 2h 23m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,600,000
Box office: $7,500,000
Return: 288% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

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What people are saying

Doug Fisherman2014-06-26
Well.. This is my 1st review. In fact I prefer to keep my opinions to myself but this.... well here ya go... my opinion, I'm a big fan of sea faring and navy movies but I was dissapointed by this one. There is really only about 18 minits of plot and story, the rest is filled with rotten, poor music, and mind numbing time wasing singing. It's musically driven by a recipe of bad entertainment that folks used to be afraid to say "It sucked!" for fear of the old 'If you don't say it's not great, then you must be a communist' era. I wish I could get my money back but I opened the box so I'm screwed. Score one for the movie industry happilly selling another piece of crap with no consumer protection required. I suppose there are other ways to try puchases first but....

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