I haven't seen this for many years, but it is one of the treasured memories of my youth. I found it to be magical in the same way the the Wizard of Oz was magic. Sure, the sets etc, can't match the over CGI'd mega budget monstrosities they make today, but it was still capable of transporting me to that mysterious town and make me feel as if I was really there. Anybody that would rip apart the set for this movie should be ashamed. This was made half a century ago where raw talent and imagination were what made a movie. Not some over bloated, digitized, mind numbingly stupid movie typical of what Hollywood produces today. I challenge you to show me an actor today that could sing, dance, and act to the level Gene Kelly could. Most actors today just cuss a lot get busted for drugs. Kelly was nothing short of a timeless master of his craft.
