So glad the majority of musicals in Hollywood's golden age were in color. B&W would not have done those amazing costumes justice. Also I would prefer to look at Ann Miller in color any day. What a gorgeous lady!!
When they moved to color they really made the most of it, sometimes too much. But this scene I really liked. The B&W films of Astaire&Rogers have their own special beauty, but it's something very different.
when ever i see her dance it always leaves me with a big smile on my face thats a real gift ,dam she looks so sultry that lighting really showcased how beautiful she was ,( electric Annie )
Wow Ann Miller and the dancers are in great shape. Before fitness gyms, low fat and all kinds of fad diets, these people are rockin it with choreography and muscles.
They worked so so hard all the years !!! Love her till my last day …….seen. Many her films over my 50 odd years and still put a vhs on when want to feel good , smile. And just loose myself in her music , taps , glamour and just mega watt sincere smile !! She truly Loved being a MGM Star and it shows her entire life …… now here in 2024 .
Among all the good things. What a fantastic sound-quality! Of course, Warner Arhive must have access to the original sound-track, but this must be a magnetic recording. Anyone who knows? Hardly an optical sound. Sounds almost like modern digital (or sometimes even better!). And all this in 1955!
Anne Miller was hugely popular in the UK - probably more so than Ginger Rodgers and Cyd Charise with the working classes - factory girls could see themselves as Anne and the guys could see her as their girlfriend
Yes, as great as she is, I think one has to be blind to watch this number and mention only Ann Miller, Ann Miller and Ann Miller (like most viewers apparently).
Lots of very 1950s moves by the men here - writhing and crawling in the floor, but even more so, sliding in from the side on their knees with their arms outstretched. That’s pretty much required in a musical at that time.
Love Ann Miller! And this clip is interesting in that it was clearly designed to help 'contemporize' Miller's immense talents for the mid-50's. Most startlingly, the symbolism of Miller literally kicking off her shoes! MGM might as well have run a banner at the bottom declaring "Ann Miller will not be tap dancing in this scene!" No self-respecting musical - on stage or film - of the early and mid-1950's could be without a Mambo-number! The sensual, hip-gyrating dance craze offered the perfect opportunity to showcase Miller's obvious 'charms', while not whirling at 80 mph. It was a smart move, and a good number. Outside of big Broadway hits brought to screen (ie: South Pacific, Gigi, Pajama Game...), the rank and file studio musical was, sadly, loosing box-office steam in the mid-1950's. Despite big names like Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Jane Powell and Tony Martin, "Hit The Deck" was a decided box office disappointment. But it is cool to see this expertly performed, meticulously-calculated effort to 'update' and streamline Miller's screen persona for mid-to-late 1950's tastes! Bravo!
When Ann moved from Columbia to MGM, she got smaller parts and lower billing... hut in bigger and more adventurous musicals. Metro was increasingly into ballet, including contemporary variants influenced by 'ethnic' styles of dance- the Jack Cole/Katharine Dunham vibe. Ann disliked classical ballet but was willing to transfer her energy from fast tapping to newer modes. Both as a soloist and in partnership, esp, with Ricardo Montalban, she sizzled.
Demonstrating his peerless adaptability, Hermes Pan starts the chorus off as posturing tough guys, then reduces them to babbling helplessness at Miller's feet. You have to ask how revolutionary Jerome Robbins really was, when you see the first moves of this number. Then you get the pleading, skidding and crawling which show what Pan learned from Fosse's little interlude in 'From This Moment On' ('Kiss Me Kate', two years before). He always pinpointed he drama in a situation, a skill which goes back to his earliest days 'integrating' dance into narrative with Astaire. Miller, who was besties with Pan, is a little out of her normal range as the terpsichorean equivalent of a torch singer- more Cyd's bag. At 2:12 Ann looks as if she wishes she had her tap shoes on. But she gets away with it, using her energy to radiate glowing heat instead of sparks. What a wonderful trouper.
I agree. This was really a number for Cyd Charisse. In addition to Ann's awkwardness at 2:12 I might also point out that at 2:24 the poor guy is struggling to lift Miss Miller. Not that Miss Miller was heavy, but only a trained ballerina like Cyd Charisse could defy gravity and become as light as a feather when required. See Cyd in Singing in the Rain. However, this was the last time Ann danced in a film musical so let her have this number and chalk it up to camp especially with all those beefy guys around her vying for her attention. And get a load of that bright red dress!
She was definitely one of the great dancers of the musical era and she looks stunning whatever she wears.Wouldn't have to worry about going to the gym with all the energy and effort she puts into her dance routines.💃🤸♀️
It was introduced at the time by Jack Cole, the choreographer who is known as the father of theatrical jazz dance. You will have seen his work if you have watched some of the films starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Jane Russell, Mitzi Gaynor or Rita Hayworth.
were they from Mars ? or human of today simply can do anything close to this. I kept hearing actors complaining studio executives do not know what people want !! Obviously, during those days, they knew darn well what sells !!
Wen “ Sugar Babies” was in New York I went backstage to see a friend in the show, Mickey Rooney breezed through the stage door, he was chatty and cute, then I got to see Ann Miller do her thing from the wings, she tapped and turned and it was just great to watch her.
Was Ann ever considered for Annie Get Your Gun? Don't get me wrong Betty Hutton did a great job, but I also feel as though Ann would have been incredible
I agree. The character should have had a touch of sexiness to her. Betty Hutton was just too off putting. Ann Miller would have been like a backwoods Stupefying Jones character from Little Abner. She would have been fun shooting things while wowing the men.
Garland was originally cast in the role, but became "ill" and was replaced by Hutton. I've seen some clips somewhere of Judy doing one of the numbers. Miller would have been miscast. The character is uneducated and naïve - loosely based on the real Annie Oakley. Saw the Broadway revival some years ago with Reba McIntyre and she was pretty darn good.
Ann Miller would have brought her own special gifts to the character of Annie Oakley, and I think that if MGM had trusted her, or one of their other contract players, with the part, they might have actually produced a musical you could watch without cringeing (I think that, as it stands, "Annie Get Your Gun" is the least-likeable MGM musical of their golden age). My choice for the part (after Garland was out of the running) was surely Betty Garrett... but, as with Ann Miller, MGM seldom entrusted her with a whole movie, preferring to just let her fill out the edges of someone else's movie.
I was 14 years old when I first saw this and got a strange feeling watching Ann. Developed into what I later knew was love. Even later I realized it was lust. 🤪
Ann Miller? didnt care for her, over the top dancing, but check out thodes male dancers mmmm!
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No wonder why marines were and are an object of fetish all around the world. Those guys were gorgeous from head to toe. And Ann Miller was a star, no compliments were nor are enough to express her beauty, her charm, and her sexiness.
If you really want a treat, watch her and Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalbam , one of my favorite dance numbers: th-cam.com/video/eF-mL8tGCF0/w-d-xo.html
Although I love Ann Miller, this is not the type of dance she excels in. She doesn't have the ballet training to give this type of number justice. She looks awkward at some points and appears to be struggling with some of the movements with the male dancers. I mean the number is not terrible but can hardly be classified as anything more than gaudy enjoyable camp. Ann should know that tap is where she is queen.
Negative. You skipped Easter Parade obviously. No, you are wrong. Maybe you should watch Kiss me Kate as well. By the way can you dance my friend ? Oh boy oh boy. "Do not criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's (woman's) shoes".- E Presley
ANN WAS ALWAYS A TRIPLE THREAT BECAUSE SHE COULD ACT, SING AND DANCE....LOVED HER...
The Thrill of Brazil (1946) - Evelyn Keyes, Ann Miller and Keenan Wynn th-cam.com/video/tVjFKiLUR5s/w-d-xo.html
So glad the majority of musicals in Hollywood's golden age were in color. B&W would not have done those amazing costumes justice. Also I would prefer to look at Ann Miller in color any day. What a gorgeous lady!!
It is distracting...I prefer B andW.
When they moved to color they really made the most of it, sometimes too much. But this scene I really liked. The B&W films of Astaire&Rogers have their own special beauty, but it's something very different.
ANN MILLER The Danciing & Singing Sensation that Hollywood never appreciated still became a STAR
Nobody from those great musicals could dance like ANN MILLER! Thank you for the upload!
I always loved watching Ann miller, especially when she's dancing because it's as if I can sense how happy she is to dance ♡♡
when ever i see her dance it always leaves me with a big smile on my face thats a real gift ,dam she looks so sultry that lighting really showcased how beautiful she was ,( electric Annie )
Ann Miller was great! One of very, very few actresses who could sing and dance as well as act. Most were dubbed. I wanna watch this film now🎥
Not the greatest from MGM, simply a thin plot to justify the musical pieces. Ann Miller was so hot, though!
Red was definitely this ladies color!💕💕💕
Wow Ann Miller and the dancers are in great shape. Before fitness gyms, low fat and all kinds of fad diets, these people are rockin it with choreography and muscles.
Fitness trends go back farther than you think, and lots of actresses were expected to maintain a certain weight.
few fast food at that time !! people used to be of this body type until MacDonald, Starbucks, Wendy's...yada yada showed up !!
@@少川靖男 That's a good point. I never thought about that but you're right. People still walked and cook homemade stuf.
What a gorgeous woman!
Beautiful scenery, great colours.
Why is Ann Miller not more famous ...
They worked so so hard all the years !!! Love her till my last day …….seen. Many her films over my 50 odd years and still put a vhs on when want to feel good , smile. And just loose myself in her music , taps , glamour and just mega watt sincere smile !! She truly Loved being a MGM Star and it shows her entire life …… now here in 2024 .
Among all the good things. What a fantastic sound-quality! Of course, Warner Arhive must have access to the original sound-track, but this must be a magnetic recording. Anyone who knows? Hardly an optical sound. Sounds almost like modern digital (or sometimes even better!).
And all this in 1955!
Ann Miller had those LEGS, eh? Gorgeous-head to toe! And this clip retains the great Glen Glenn/Vitaphone audio quality....
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.Amazing performance from all.
And there's my favorite male dancer! Bert May! He was in EVERYTHING!
Yum! Blackberries! 🤩
Anne Miller was hugely popular in the UK - probably more so than Ginger Rodgers and Cyd Charise with the working classes - factory girls could see themselves as Anne and the guys could see her as their girlfriend
Ann Miller gorgeous!!!
The Thrill of Brazil (1946) - Evelyn Keyes, Ann Miller and Keenan Wynn th-cam.com/video/tVjFKiLUR5s/w-d-xo.html
While I do love Ann Miller, I found it was very difficult to keep my eyes off the chorus
Erich Von Wachter How do you know that numb nuts?
Yes, as great as she is, I think one has to be blind to watch this number and mention only Ann Miller, Ann Miller and Ann Miller (like most viewers apparently).
Lol. Me as well. It's like looking at 6 muscular Farley Granger's
if you are gay
@@marikafasola8771 If you're a woman
What a woman.
Lots of very 1950s moves by the men here - writhing and crawling in the floor, but even more so, sliding in from the side on their knees with their arms outstretched. That’s pretty much required in a musical at that time.
But she mad history withher clever dance performance!
she is pure fluid. her moves are flawless.
Love Ann Miller! And this clip is interesting in that it was clearly designed to help 'contemporize' Miller's immense talents for the mid-50's. Most startlingly, the symbolism of Miller literally kicking off her shoes! MGM might as well have run a banner at the bottom declaring "Ann Miller will not be tap dancing in this scene!"
No self-respecting musical - on stage or film - of the early and mid-1950's could be without a Mambo-number! The sensual, hip-gyrating dance craze offered the perfect opportunity to showcase Miller's obvious 'charms', while not whirling at 80 mph. It was a smart move, and a good number.
Outside of big Broadway hits brought to screen (ie: South Pacific, Gigi, Pajama Game...), the rank and file studio musical was, sadly, loosing box-office steam in the mid-1950's. Despite big names like Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Jane Powell and Tony Martin, "Hit The Deck" was a decided box office disappointment. But it is cool to see this expertly performed, meticulously-calculated effort to 'update' and streamline Miller's screen persona for mid-to-late 1950's tastes! Bravo!
Next time when someone says Ann Miller was boring because she only do the tap dancing, show them this.
When Ann moved from Columbia to MGM, she got smaller parts and lower billing... hut in bigger and more adventurous musicals.
Metro was increasingly into ballet, including contemporary variants influenced by 'ethnic' styles of dance- the Jack Cole/Katharine Dunham vibe. Ann disliked classical ballet but was willing to transfer her energy from fast tapping to newer modes. Both as a soloist and in partnership, esp, with Ricardo Montalban, she sizzled.
Fabulous
Demonstrating his peerless adaptability, Hermes Pan starts the chorus off as posturing tough guys, then reduces them to babbling helplessness at Miller's feet.
You have to ask how revolutionary Jerome Robbins really was, when you see the first moves of this number. Then you get the pleading, skidding and crawling which show what Pan learned from Fosse's little interlude in 'From This Moment On' ('Kiss Me Kate', two years before). He always pinpointed he drama in a situation, a skill which goes back to his earliest days 'integrating' dance into narrative with Astaire.
Miller, who was besties with Pan, is a little out of her normal range as the terpsichorean equivalent of a torch singer- more Cyd's bag. At 2:12 Ann looks as if she wishes she had her tap shoes on. But she gets away with it, using her energy to radiate glowing heat instead of sparks. What a wonderful trouper.
Is that George Chakiris in the white pants?
Loved your post. Learning more and more about these great numbers from dance fans!
I agree. This was really a number for Cyd Charisse. In addition to Ann's awkwardness at 2:12 I might also point out that at 2:24 the poor guy is struggling to lift Miss Miller. Not that Miss Miller was heavy, but only a trained ballerina like Cyd Charisse could defy gravity and become as light as a feather when required. See Cyd in Singing in the Rain. However, this was the last time Ann danced in a film musical so let her have this number and chalk it up to camp especially with all those beefy guys around her vying for her attention. And get a load of that bright red dress!
Those lithe clean cut 50s male dancers. Wow
Must have been a nice break from all that tapping in heels.
TASTY! Oh, and also, Ann Miller...win, win
She was definitely one of the great dancers of the musical era and she looks stunning whatever she wears.Wouldn't have to worry about going to the gym with all the energy and effort she puts into her dance routines.💃🤸♀️
*I want a CLONE of Ann MiLLer, in the Kingdom for ALL ETERNITY!!!!*
The Thrill of Brazil (1946) - Evelyn Keyes, Ann Miller and Keenan Wynn th-cam.com/video/tVjFKiLUR5s/w-d-xo.html
Wss that a 50s dance move? Slide on in on the knees? Seems popular
It was introduced at the time by Jack Cole, the choreographer who is known as the father of theatrical jazz dance. You will have seen his work if you have watched some of the films starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Jane Russell, Mitzi Gaynor or Rita Hayworth.
I just realized that it's her in Mulholland Drive. 😱
were they from Mars ? or human of today simply can do anything close to this. I kept hearing actors complaining studio executives do not know what people want !! Obviously, during those days, they knew darn well what sells !!
Wen “ Sugar Babies” was in New York I went backstage to see a friend in the show, Mickey Rooney breezed through the stage door, he was chatty and cute, then I got to see Ann Miller do her thing from the wings, she tapped and turned and it was just great to watch her.
half expected Desi and Lucy to show up
Was Ann ever considered for Annie Get Your Gun? Don't get me wrong Betty Hutton did a great job, but I also feel as though Ann would have been incredible
I agree. The character should have had a touch of sexiness to her. Betty Hutton was just too off putting. Ann Miller would have been like a backwoods Stupefying Jones character from Little Abner. She would have been fun shooting things while wowing the men.
To this day, everyone puts down Betty Hutton in that role. So sad. She was a comedic genius and played her part very well.
Garland was originally cast in the role, but became "ill" and was replaced by Hutton. I've seen some clips somewhere of Judy doing one of the numbers. Miller would have been miscast. The character is uneducated and naïve - loosely based on the real Annie Oakley. Saw the Broadway revival some years ago with Reba McIntyre and she was pretty darn good.
@@auapplemac1976 Reba a good choice. Inspired. A little bit of country is needed to make that role really click.
Ann Miller would have brought her own special gifts to the character of Annie Oakley, and I think that if MGM had trusted her, or one of their other contract players, with the part, they might have actually produced a musical you could watch without cringeing (I think that, as it stands, "Annie Get Your Gun" is the least-likeable MGM musical of their golden age). My choice for the part (after Garland was out of the running) was surely Betty Garrett... but, as with Ann Miller, MGM seldom entrusted her with a whole movie, preferring to just let her fill out the edges of someone else's movie.
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I was 14 years old when I first saw this and got a strange feeling watching Ann. Developed into what I later knew was love. Even later I realized it was lust. 🤪
bonito total...................
How the heck has that dress stayed in place?
Showwww❤
GONE...MISS HER......
Um belo de um bacanal depois da gravação
I thought this movie was going to take place on a ship because of the title
She was just a kid
Ann Miller? didnt care for her, over the top dancing, but check out thodes male dancers mmmm!
No wonder why marines were and are an object of fetish all around the world. Those guys were gorgeous from head to toe. And Ann Miller was a star, no compliments were nor are enough to express her beauty, her charm, and her sexiness.
If you really want a treat, watch her and Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalbam , one of my favorite dance numbers:
th-cam.com/video/eF-mL8tGCF0/w-d-xo.html
She would have been a bigger star if she had been a couple of inches shorter, she was too tall for some dance partners.
Roger Propes how tall was she?
She was 5' 7" I suppose that's tall for ladies at that time. Especially for a dancer. Shame she's phenomenal.
Roger Propes It never hurt Cyd Charisse who was as tall.
@@laurah6845 Ann never worked at Warner Brothers.
Although I love Ann Miller, this is not the type of dance she excels in. She doesn't have the ballet training to give this type of number justice. She looks awkward at some points and appears to be struggling with some of the movements with the male dancers. I mean the number is not terrible but can hardly be classified as anything more than gaudy enjoyable camp. Ann should know that tap is where she is queen.
Negative. You skipped Easter Parade obviously. No, you are wrong. Maybe you should watch Kiss me Kate as well. By the way can you dance my friend ? Oh boy oh boy. "Do not criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's (woman's) shoes".- E Presley
This cheoro was a mess
*Shut Up Gaaayyy*
I agree. Calling Cyd Charisse.