Movies by Gene Kelly
As part of the cast:
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1950s (2008)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Marilyn Monroe …
Technological advances, shifting tastes in popular music and hit Broadway plays all helped revolutionize the Hollywood musical in the 1950s, celebrated in this anthology of film clips from…
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Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)
Cast: Tony Bennett, Anthony Hopkins, Christina Aguilera …
Directed by: Bruce Ricker
Director Bruce Ricker and executive producer Clint Eastwood toast the storied career of legendary crooner Tony Bennett in this documentary tribute packed with live performance clips, archival…
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Hollywood Rivals Collection (2005)
Cast: Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Buster Keaton …
In a place as competitive as Hollywood, it's no surprise that rivalries -- real or imagined -- were the stuff of gossip pages and fan clubs. But were they really that competitive, or was…
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The Great American Songbook (2003)
Cast: Michael Feinstein, Judy Garland, Lena Horne …
Directed by: Andrew J. Kuehn
Sparkling performances by Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Al Jolson, the teenage Dorothy Dandridge and the flash-dancing Nicholas Brothers light up this great documentary that originally aired on…
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Stanley Tucci, Leslie Caron …
Directed by: Robert Trachtenberg
A candid inside look at the genius behind the hit Hollywood musicals Singin' in the Rain, On the Town and An American in Paris, Anatomy of a Dancer is a must-see for Gene Kelly fans.…
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A Bing Crosby Christmas (2000)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Jackie Gleason …
Celebrate the season with a selection of the best moments from Bing Crosby's annual Christmas specials. Narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn, the segments are…
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Hollywood Musicals of the '50s (1999)
Cast: Gwen Verdon, Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse …
Experience the excitement as the curtain rises to relive the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1950s. This documentary presents a substantial collection of movie trailers from the era,…
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Hollywood Musicals of the '40s (1999)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra …
Celebrate the great Hollywood musicals of the 1940s with this retrospective made up of movie clips, trailers and behind-the-scenes footage. Betty Grable, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Fred…
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That's Entertainment 3 (1994)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Eleanor Powell …
Directed by: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan
Gene Kelly hosts this collection of some of the best song and dance numbers from MGM. Dance diva Ann Miller shines in "Shaking the Blues Away," Eleanor Powell moves to the beat of…
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The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show: Vol. 2: The Greatest Entertainers (1991)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ed Sullivan, Julie Andrews …
Hosted by Burt Reynolds, this collection features many of the greatest moments from Ed Sullivan's long-running variety show, including appearances by top musicians, comedians, dancers…
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Cast: Cole Porter, Bobby Short, Bing Crosby …
Directed by: Allan Albert
In the world of music, Cole Porter's sophisticated wit and musical talent are legendary. This fascinating documentary hosted by cabaret entertainer Bobby Short chronicles the life of the…
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That's Dancing! (1985)
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Gene Kelly, Mikhail Baryshnikov …
Directed by: Jack Haley Jr.
Ray Bolger, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mikhail Baryshnikov host this MGM-produced retrospective of dance in film. Drawing from the MGM archives as well as those of other studios, the…
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx …
Directed by: Richard Patterson
Screen legend Gene Kelly narrates this documentary by humor aficionado Robert Weide about the Marx Brothers, one of the funniest comedy teams ever to have graced the screen. Featuring Harpo,…
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Xanadu (1980)
Cast: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Concerned about angst-ridden artist Sonny, Zeus dispatches winsome muse Kira to Earth to inspire the painter. Kira hooks Sonny up with a musician Kira buoyed decades earlier, and the trio…
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Best of The Muppet Show: Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly (1977)
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear …
Directed by: Philip Casson, Peter Harris
The most sensational, inspirational, celebrational show on TV is back! These hilarious, uncut episodes are packed with all the skits, music hits, great guest stars and Muppet moments you…
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Viva Knievel (1977)
Cast: Evel Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Daredevil Evel Knievel stars as himself in this kitschy 1970s adventure. Everything's warm and wonderful when the motorcycle king visits the orphanage, but danger awaits when he heads to…
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That's Entertainment 2 (1976)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this nostalgic look at classic scenes from some of MGM's most-beloved comedies and musicals. The collection of clips features silver screen stars…
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That's Entertainment (1974)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra …
Directed by: Jack Haley Jr.
Take a trip back to Hollywood's golden age with this tribute to MGM musicals that features scenes from nearly 100 celluloid gems, such as An American in Paris and Singin' in the…
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Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (1973)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Gordon Jenkins …
Directed by: Marty Pasetta
In this 1973 television special, Frank Sinatra staged a comeback from his brief retirement. With the backing of a full orchestra, Sinatra sings to a cozy studio audience, chatting with the…
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40 Carats (1973)
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Edward Albert, Gene Kelly …
Directed by: Milton Katselas
A night of passion during a Greek vacation blossoms into a May-December romance in this 1973 comedy. When 22-year-old lothario Peter Latham (Edward Albert) turns up months later in New York…
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The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Francoise Dorleac …
Directed by: Jacques Demy
Living in the small town of Rochefort, France, twin sisters Delphine and Solange Garnier (Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac) yearn for the romance of Paris. But when a…
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What a Way to Go! (1964)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
A frazzled widow tells her psychiatrist the unbelievable circumstances that made her a multimillionaire in this star-studded comedy. In a series of flashbacks, Louisa (Shirley MacLaine)…
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Inherit the Wind (1960)
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly, Fredric March …
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Spencer Tracy (in an Oscar-nominated role) and Fredric March square off as opposing attorneys Henry Drummond and Matthew Harrison Brady, respectively, in this blistering courtroom drama about…
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Let's Make Love (1960)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall …
Directed by: George Cukor
In this musical comedy, billionaire Jean-Marc (Yves Montand) falls for showgirl Amanda (Marilyn Monroe). When Jean-Marc hears he's the subject of a spoof in a revue Amanda is rehearsing,…
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Les Girls (1957)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall …
Directed by: George Cukor
Tap-dancing lothario Gene Kelly romances three different showgirls (Kay Kendall, Mitzi Gaynor and Tania Elg) from three different countries. Their stories are told in flashback and set to a…
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Marjorie Morningstar (1957)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: Irving Rapper
At the urging of a friend, aspiring actress Marjorie Morgenstern (Natalie Wood) takes a job at a summer camp in upstate New York, where she finds herself falling for carefree Noel Airman…
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It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse …
Directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
In this satirical MGM musical that garnered Oscar nods for Best Score and Best Screenplay, war buddies Ted (Gene Kelly), Doug (Dan Dailey) and Angie (Michael Kidd) promise to meet 10 years…
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Brigadoon (1954)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Gene Kelly stumbles across the enchanted town of Brigadoon, which appears from the Scottish mists only one day each century in this film version of the Lerner and Lowe musical. In the course…
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Deep in My Heart (1954)
Cast: José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel …
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Some of MGM's biggest singing and dancing stars pop up in this classic Hollywood musical chronicling the life of composer Sigmund Romberg (José Ferrer), a film adapted from Elliott…
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor …
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor combine their talents in one of the greatest big-screen musicals ever made, a two-time Oscar nominee that includes the songs "Good…
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An American in Paris (1951)
Cast: Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Gene Kelly …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Once a struggling painter, opportunistic American artist Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) now lives in the City of Light, enjoying the patronage of a well-heeled, amorous American gallery owner…
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Summer Stock (1950)
Cast: Ray Collins, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly …
Directed by: Charles Walters
Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) thinks she's doing her sister, Abigail (Gloria DeHaven), a favor by allowing her troupe of summer stock actors to use her barn as a theater. But when Jane…
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On the Town (1949)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller …
Directed by: Stanley Donen
New York, New York, it's a helluva town! Especially if you're sailors Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin, on leave and ready for fun in New York City in this Oscar-winning…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams …
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Here's one ball game you can't afford to miss. Film legends Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra join forces as the most talented double-play combination to hit the major leagues since…
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The Pirate (1948)
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Gene Kelly sings, dances and swashbuckles his way into Judy Garland's heart in this Oscar-nominated musical directed by Garland's then-husband, Vincente Minnelli. Set on a Caribbean…
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The Three Musketeers (1948)
Cast: Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson …
Directed by: George Sidney
In this 1948 version of the Alexandre Dumas classic, Gene Kelly stars as D'Artagnan -- an eager young noble who forges an ironclad friendship with the titular trio, Athos (Van Heflin),…
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Words and Music (1948)
Cast: Judy Garland, Perry Como, Lena Horne …
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart -- one of the most successful songwriting teams of all time -- are the subject of this biopic featuring Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers. The…
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Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Fanny Brice …
Directed by: George Sidney, Robert Lewis, Charles Walters …
Winner of the award for Best Musical Comedy at the Cannes Film Festival, this star-studded production opens in heaven, with the late Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld looking down to earth…
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Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly …
Directed by: George Sidney
A four-day shore leave sends sailors Joe Brady (Gene Kelly) and Clarence Doolittle (Frank Sinatra) skirt-chasing in Tinseltown, but before they even get started, they're shanghaied into…
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Cover Girl (1944)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman …
Directed by: Charles Vidor
Rita Hayworth vamps it up as Rusty Parker, a Brooklyn dancer longing to see her name in Broadway lights in this Academy Award-winning musical featuring the tunes of Jerome Kern and George…
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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Zero Mostel …
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Hapless hatcheck clerk Louis Blore (Red Skelton) downs a spiked cocktail and awakens in 17th-century France as King Louis XV. There, he woos the charming Madame Du Barry (Lucille Ball), who…
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For Me and My Gal (1942)
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy …
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Judy Garland puts Gene Kelly (in his MGM screen debut) through his musical paces in this tuneful delight about a couple of vaudeville hoofers on the rise. But things go inconveniently dark…
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That's Entertainment 2 (1976)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this nostalgic look at classic scenes from some of MGM's most-beloved comedies and musicals. The collection of clips features silver screen stars…
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The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
Cast: Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Shirley Jones …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
After the death of his estranged brother, John O'Hanlan (James Stewart) inherits a thriving business in Wyoming known as the Cheyenne Social Club. The virtuous cowboy and his confidant…
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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Composer Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical was adapted for the big screen in an outsize production featuring Barbra Streisand as matchmaker Dolly Levi, a role originated…
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A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Directed by Gene Kelly, this all-star romp centers on faithful married man Paul Manning (Walter Matthau), who's tempted by his philandering friend Edward (Robert Morse) to cheat on his…
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The Tunnel of Love (1958)
Cast: Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Doris Day and Richard Widmark play Isolde and Augie Poole, childless suburbanites who after years of trying to conceive, decide to adopt a child in this Gene Kelly-helmed comedy. A pretty…
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It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse …
Directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
In this satirical MGM musical that garnered Oscar nods for Best Score and Best Screenplay, war buddies Ted (Gene Kelly), Doug (Dan Dailey) and Angie (Michael Kidd) promise to meet 10 years…