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Gene Kelly

Director, Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
For Me and My GalFor Me and My Gal (1942) Recommended
Dir. Busby Berkeley
Feat. Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy
A Busby Berkeley–directed musical that provided the first real "adult" role for a nineteen–year–old Judy Garland. Gene Kelly…
Cover GirlCover Girl (1944)
Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers
Sheer energy and razzamatazz compensate for the rampant cliches of this Rita Hayworth/Gene Kelly dance–musical, set in the world of magazine…
Christmas HolidayChristmas Holiday (1944)
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly
Considered one of the bleakest Film Noirs of the 1940s, casting musical star Deanna Durbin in a rare serious role as a woman who marries an…
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Wartime tale of two sailors on leave in Hollywood. A milestone due to the combination of gene Kelly's live–action choreography coupled with…
Pirate, ThePirate, The (1948)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli, Gene Kelly
Real–life partnership Judy Garland and Vincente Minelli reteam for a fine musical that also boasts Gene Kelly's footwork and Cole Porter's…
Three Musketeers, TheThree Musketeers, The (1948)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Gene Kelly, Lana Turner
An inventive and high–spirited version with duels presented like musical numbers.
On the TownOn the Town (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly
Exuberant musical about three sailors enjoying a day's leave in New York is about as good as this stuff gets. The cast almost bounce off the screen.
Take Me Out To The Ball GameTake Me Out To The Ball Game (Everybody's Cheering) (1949)
Dir. Busby Berkeley
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly
An excellent warm–up for ON THE TOWN with Sinatra and Kelly playing vaudeville buddies in the early–1900s who yuck it up in variety…
Summer StockSummer Stock (1950)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken
This technicolor musical was Judy Garland's final film for MGM as she struggled with many personal problems during filming. Garland plays a farm…
An American in ParisAn American in Paris (1951) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gene Kelly
Ebullient, multi–styled musical with Gene Kelly dancing his socks off. Terrific George Gershwin score.
Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain (Singing in the Rain) (1952) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Feat. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
The quintessential Hollywood musical happens to be about the movie biz. Its blend of vivacious style and humour, catchy numbers and dazzling…
BrigadoonBrigadoon (1954)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse
Overlooked Gene Kelly musical, with Kelly discovering a magical Scottish village.
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
Dir. Irving Capper
Feat. Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood
Would–be actress Natalie Wood gives up her Jewishness and independence to get ahead in this mild adaptation of Herbert Wouk's novel.
Inherit the WindInherit the Wind (1960)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
The Evolutionist vs Creationist debate is encapsulated in this courtroom recreation of the Monkey Trial of the 1920s (a Tennessee schoolteacher was…
GigotGigot (1962)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Jackie Gleason, Katherine Kath
Splendidly poignant comedy made in part as a tribute to Charlie Chaplin, about a mute vagabond who befriends the little daughter of a prostitute.…
What a Way to Go!What a Way to Go! (1964)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum
Stacked, big–budget comedy has fun at the expense of a cursed Shirley MacLaine: she plays a wealthy widow whose $200 million fortune has been…
Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly and his live–action cast interact with animated characters and backgrounds for this musical version of the fairytale favourite.…
Young Girls of Rochefort, TheYoung Girls of Rochefort, The (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Francois Dorleac, Gene Kelly
The carrot of love is dangled in Jacques Demy's positively radiant follow–up to UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG: an unbridled, colour–saturated…
A Guide for the Married ManA Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon
Daffy skit comedy with Morse giving Mathau lessons on how to cheat on his wife in order to preserve their marriage, and these 'lessons' are…
Hello Dolly!Hello Dolly! (1969)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford
Barbra Streisand is the attraction of this Gene Kelly musical, as a meddling matchmaker.
That's Entertainment IIThat's Entertainment II (1976)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy
A second helping of musical nostalgia, with Astaire and Kelly again hosting while also contributing a number of brand new dance numbers together.…
Xanadu (1980)
Feat. Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly
Diabolical disco–kitsch with a plot as thin as a plastic–wrapper. Designer Michael Beck is visited by ethereal muse Olivia…
That's Dancing!That's Dancing! (1985)
Dir. Jack Haley, Jr.
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney
A compilation of splendid dance sequences from dozens of Hollywood films. Includes over fifty top dancers, with the best of the crop generally dating…
North and South (TV Series)North and South (TV Series) (1985)
Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley
Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
That's Entertainment IIIThat's Entertainment III (1994)
Feat. June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne
Starlets of the golden age recall their heyday and bring fresh insight to this third showcase of infectious musical highlights.

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