Academy Awards, USA 1949
| Nominated Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Lennie Hayton |
MGM
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Womanizing actor Gene Kelly sets his eyes on local beauty Judy Garland in a Caribbean port city. She is unhappily engaged to the wealthy mayor and dreams of falling in love with the famous pirate Macoco. Little does she know the mayor was once the cutthroat pirate of her dreams. Kelly is falsely accused of being the pirate, but takes the opportunity to switch identities and win Judy's heart. The plan backfires and he is sentenced to be hanged on the public square. He talks his way into giving one last performance with his theatrical troupe, and one last chance of saving his life. Kelly's extremely well choreographed dance routines are the highlight, because his acting chops are not up to par and several scenes with Judy are just embarrassingly awful.
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