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| It's Always Fair Weather | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert J. Bronner |
| Edited by | Adrienne Fazan |
| Music by | André Previn |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,771,000[2] |
| Box office | $2,374,000[2][3] |
It's Always Fair Weather is a 1955 American musical satire 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.
The film, co-directed by Kelly and Donen, was shot in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor. Although well-received critically at the time, it was not a commercial success, and is one of the last major dance-oriented MGM musicals. In recent years, it has been recognized as a seminal film because of the inventiveness of its dance routines.
It's Always Fair Weather is noted for its downbeat theme, unusual for a musical, which may have hurt it at the box office, and has been called a rare "cynical musical".[4]
- ^ "It's Always Fair Weather - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "1955 Top Film Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Feaster, Felicia. "It's Always Fair Weather". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 March 2014.