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It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather is a 1955 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The film was scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics, with music by André Previn. It stars Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/choreographer Michael Kidd in his first film acting role.
Plot
Three ex-G.I.s, Ted Riley (Kelly), Doug Hallerton (Dailey), and Angie Valentine (Kidd), have served in World War II together and become best friends. In October 1945, they meet at their favorite New York City bar, Tim's Bar & Grill, before their release from the service. When Ted receives a Dear John letter from his girlfriend telling him she has married another man, his friends comfort him and join him in hitting every other bar in town. They dance drunkenly through the street ("The Binge") before returning to Tim's. Barman Tim is dubious about their vows of eternal friendshiphaving heard similar claims made by many other discharged servicemenand wagers them that they will forget about each other. The trio protest, insisting that they will be different and promise to reunite exactly ten years later in the same spot, tearing a dollar bill into three parts and writing the date of October 11, 1955, on each piece.
More details
| author | Adolph Green Betty Comden |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Gene Kelly Stanley Donen |
| editor | Adrienne Fazan |
| genre | comedy |
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| musicBy | André Previn |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Arthur Freed |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical satirical |