- Dan Dailey was a very tall man, that or both Michael Kidd and Gene Kelly were wee men. (I checked Imdb, Dan Dailey was 6' 3")
- I am pretty sure that I saw the signature Pontipee dance move in this movie (done by Michael Kidd obviously).
- Dan Dailey made a really poor facial hair decision with the mustache he sports in the later half of the movie.
- Gene Kelly was a great choreographer, but really only for himself. Dan Dailey and Michael Kidd dance with Gene Kelly but really only Gene Kelly looks natural doing the moves. Dan Dailey was about 6 inches taller than Kelly and Michael Kidd is a couple inches shorter than Kelly and both Dailey and Kidd have a different build than Kelly (both are thinner). And they look weird dancing next to Gene Kelly because they look kind of awkward.
- I remain indifferent in regards to Cyd Charisse.
- I kind of wanted to watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers after seeing Michael Kidd.
- I was kind of hoping that Tommy Rall would show up somehow.
- I want to watch some more movies with Dan Dailey (and Betty Grable!).
Monday, March 12, 2012
Lessons
What I learned from watching It's Always Fair Weather:
This is very funny...and also very true! nice post!
ReplyDeleteI also learned that Michael Kidd directed Merry Andrew (which only makes my wish for Tommy Rall to have shown up more valid)
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