The Belle of New York (1952)

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1h 22min
Comedy, Musical
22 Feb 1952 (USA)
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Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so, dedicated to winning her over, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.

Director:

Charles Walters

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Still of Vera-Ellen and Charles Walters (I) in The Belle of New York (1952)

Still of Fred Astaire (I) and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)

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	Fred Astaire	...	Charlie Hill
	Vera-Ellen	...	Angela Bonfils
	Marjorie Main	...	Mrs. Phineas Hill
	Keenan Wynn	...	Max Ferris
	Alice Pearce	...	Elsie Wilkins
	Clinton Sundberg	...	Gilford Spivak
	Gale Robbins	...	Dixie 'Deadshot' McCoy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Leon Alton	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Frank Baker	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Oliver Blake	...	Mr. Currier (uncredited)
	George Boyce	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Carol Brewster	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Helen Chapman	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Dorinda Clifton	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Jean Corbett	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Charles Cross	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Nova Dale	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Roger Davis	...	Hills' Butler (uncredited)
	Pamela Drake	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Tom Dugan	...	With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver (uncredited)
	Ken DuMain	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Joe Evans	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Lisa Ferraday	...	Frenchie (uncredited)
	Mary Jane French	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Al Gallagher	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Shirley Glickman	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Suzy Greene	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Billy Griffith	...	Mr. Ives (uncredited)
	Ed Haskett	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Percy Helton	...	Presents Angela with Flowers (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
	Lola Kendrick	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Donald Kerr	...	Bowery Bum Wearing Red Bow Tie (uncredited)
	Helen Kimbell	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Judy Landon	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Meredith Leeds	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Cissy Marr	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Sandee Marriott	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	George Mayon	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
	Cecilia Meagher	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Richard Neill	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Joe Niemeyer	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Anton Northpole	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Betty O'Kelly	...	Waltz Girl (uncredited)
	Betty Jean Onge	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Jetsy Parker	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Bud Penny	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Joe Ploski	...	Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
	Walter Ridge	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Edwin Rochelle	...	Bowery Bum (uncredited)
	Buddy Roosevelt	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Casino Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Henry Slate	...	Police Sgt. Clancy (uncredited)
	Harry Tenbrook	...	Bowery Bum Wearing Dark Reddish Coat (uncredited)
	Beverly Thomas	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver (uncredited)
	Lyn Wilde	...	One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Walters

Written by

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C.M.S. McLellan	...	(play) (as Hugh Morton)

Chester Erskine	...	(adaptation)

Robert O'Brien	...	() &
Irving Elinson	...	()

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Alexander Courage	...	(uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch	...	(uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Robert H. Planck

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director of photography (as Robert Planck)

Editing by

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Albert Akst

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa

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color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Richard Pefferle
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Helen Rose	...	(costumes: women)
Gile Steele	...	(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair designer
John Truwe	...	makeup artist
William Tuttle	...	makeup designer
Blake Wagner	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hugh Boswell

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Al Jennings

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assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording supervisor
Joe Edmondson	...	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe	...	special effects
Irving G. Ries	...	special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff

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costume jeweler (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Alton	...	musical numbers staged and directed by
Maurice De Packh	...	orchestrator (as Maurice DePackh)
Adolph Deutsch	...	musical director
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Alexander Courage	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Anita Ellis	...	singing voice: Vera-Ellen (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Robert Tucker	...	vocal arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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James Gooch	...	technicolor color consultant
Marilyn Christine	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Alex Romero	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro (1953) (Norway) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (video)

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Plot Summary	In squeaky-clean New York at the turn of the century, playboy Charlie Hill falls so much in love that he can walk on air. The object of his affections is beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He promises to reform his dissolute life, even trying to do an honest day's work. Written by Diana Hamilton Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	house job based-on-a-stage-play dancing dancer See All (7) »
Taglines	M.G.M's Gay TECHNICOLOR Musical! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:PG Australia:G (TV rating) Finland:S France:Tous publics New Zealand:G Norway:A (cinema rating) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Not Rated United States:Approved (certificate no. 15510)

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Also Known As	La belle de New York (France) Die Schönste von New York (Germany) La bella de Nueva York (Spain) Nowojorska piękność (Poland) Skål for bruden (Norway) See more »
Runtime	82 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,563,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	There are two versions of Fred Astaire's "I Wanna be a Dancin' Man" number. The first was shot in front of a red curtain with Astaire in casual attire. MGM wasn't pleased with the costume, so they reshot the number in front of a different backdrop, with Astaire in a far more debonair suit. They then did a split-screen comparison of the two numbers; the side-by-side comparison demonstrated the technical precision of Astaire's dancing. See more »
Goofs	During the "Currier and Ives" segment, Charlie Hill and Angela Bonfils are skating on a frozen pond in the "Winter" sequence. The refrigerant pipes for freezing the pond are visible under the ice in several shots. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976). See more »
Soundtracks	When I'm Out With the Belle of New York See more »
Quotes	Mrs. Phineas Hill: One moment, you worm. I might have known. All these checks I've written to Charles, five of them! Supposedly for his pet charities. Huh! Well, I'm through being charitable to everyone he pets. See more »

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