It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

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1h 41min
Comedy, Drama
02 Sep 1955 (USA)
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Three soldiers meet ten years after their last meeting in New York, and find out that they have little in common now.

Directors:

Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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Still of Gene Kelly (I), Dan Dailey (I) and Michael Kidd (I) in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Still of Gene Kelly (I) in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Still of Gene Kelly (I) and Cyd Charisse (I) in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

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	Gene Kelly	...	Ted Riley
	Dan Dailey	...	Doug Hallerton
	Cyd Charisse	...	Jackie Leighton
	Dolores Gray	...	Madeline Bradville
	Michael Kidd	...	Angie Valentine
	David Burns	...	Tim
	Jay C. Flippen	...	Charles Z. Culloran
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Betty Arlen	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Phil Arnold	...	Butch - Assistant at Stillman's Gym (uncredited)
	Sybil Bacon	...	Woman on Skates (uncredited)
	Walter Bacon	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Al Bain	...	Fighter (uncredited)
	Jimmy Baird	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Tom Bernard	...	Page (uncredited)
	Madge Blake	...	Mrs. Stamper (uncredited)
	Willie Bloom	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Eugene Borden	...	Italian Chef (uncredited)
	Sven Hugo Borg	...	Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
	John Breen	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Bryar	...	Carl - Maitre d' (uncredited)
	Benny Burt	...	Larry - Costumer (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	James J. Casino	...	Boy on Skates (uncredited)
	Dick Cherney	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Beulah Christian	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	John Cliff	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	Betty Comden	...	Woman on phone (uncredited) (voice)
	Bing Conley	...	Manager (uncredited)
	Jud Conlon	...	Angie Valentine (uncredited) (singingVoice)
	Gene Coogan	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Don Crichton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Russell Custer	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Linda Danson	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Tony Dante	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Gary Diamond	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Dan Dowling	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	General Eisenhower (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Marietta Elliott	...	Wife (uncredited)
	Bill Filippo	...	Fighter (uncredited)
	Duke Fishman	...	Mug (uncredited)
	June Foray	...	Little Miss Mop-Up (uncredited) (voice)
	George Ford	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Alex Gerry	...	Mr. Stamper (uncredited)
	Frank Gerstle	...	Mug (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Dick Gordon	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Sol Gorss	...	Culloran's Thug (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Street Passerby in Roller Skating Number (uncredited)
	Jimmie Horan	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Technician (uncredited)
	John Indrisano	...	Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
	Colin Kenny	...	Father in Montage / Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
	Johnny Kern	...	Mug (uncredited)
	Donald Kerr	...	Costume Company Manager (uncredited)
	Henry Kulky	...	Drunk in Bar (uncredited)
	Richard LaMarr	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Luana Lee	...	Chorine (uncredited)
	Peter Leeds	...	Mr. Trasker (uncredited)
	Lou Lubin	...	Lefty Louie - Gym Trainer (uncredited)
	Herbert Lytton	...	Doctor at Fight Weigh-In (uncredited)
	Hal March	...	Rocky Heldon (uncredited)
	John Marlin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Nancy Matthews	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul Maxey	...	Mr. Fielding (uncredited)
	Bert May	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Frank Mitchell	...	Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
	Steve Mitchell	...	Kid Mariacchi (uncredited)
	Mike Morelli	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Charles Morton	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Ben Moselle	...	Mug (uncredited)
	Forbes Murray	...	Street Passerby in Roller Skating Number (uncredited)
	Frank Nelson	...	Midnight with Madeleine Announcer (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Monty O'Grady	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Charles Owens	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Christian Pasques	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Foster H. Phinney	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Gerald Pierce	...	Page (uncredited)
	Murray Pollack	...	Technician (uncredited)
	Pope Pius XII	...	Pope Pius XII (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Fred Rapport	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Harry Wilson (uncredited) (voice)
	Carol Richards	...	Jackie Leighton (uncredited) (singingVoice)
	Leoda Richards	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Alex Romero	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Party Waiter (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Almira Sessions	...	Longwood House Manager (uncredited)
	Sammy Shack	...	Manager (uncredited)
	Jeanne Shores	...	Chorine (uncredited)
	Dick Simmons	...	Mr. Grigman (uncredited)
	Carl Sklover	...	Mug (uncredited)
	Ralph Smiley	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	J. Lewis Smith	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Cap Somers	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Gloria Stone	...	Wife (uncredited)
	Charles Sullivan	...	Georgie (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Jack Stewart Taylor	...	Fighter (uncredited)
	Harry S. Truman	...	President Harry Truman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Renata Vanni	...	Mother (uncredited)
	Herb Vigran	...	Nashby (uncredited)
	Tito Vuolo	...	Silvio (uncredited)
	Fred Walton	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Jeri Weil	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Harry Wilson	...	Butch McSween (uncredited)
	Terry Wilson	...	Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
	Wilson Wood	...	Roy - TV Director (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stanley Donen
Gene Kelly

Written by

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Betty Comden	...	(story) and
Adolph Green	...	(story)

Betty Comden	...	(screenplay) and
Adolph Green	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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

Music by

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André Previn

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Robert J. Bronner

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director of photography (as Robert Bronner)

Editing by

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Adrienne Fazan

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Alvord Eiseman

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color consultant

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Arthur Lonergan

Set Decoration by

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Hugh Hunt	...	(set decorations)
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Helen Rose

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(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair stylist
John Truwe	...	makeup artist
William Tuttle	...	makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Al Jennings

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assistant director

Sound Department

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Wesley C. Miller	...	recording supervisor
Lowell Kinsall	...	sound (uncredited)
Walter March	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Bates Mason	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Arthur H. Pullen	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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

Animation Department

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Ed Benedict	...	character designer (uncredited)
Michael Lah	...	animator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jeff Alexander	...	vocal supervisor
Betty Comden	...	songs: lyrics by
Stanley Donen	...	musical numbers
Adolph Green	...	songs: lyrics by
Gene Kelly	...	musical numbers
André Previn	...	music arranger / music conductor / songs: music by
Robert Tucker	...	vocal supervisor
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Stanley Donen	...	dances by
Gene Kelly	...	dances by
Hank Moonjean	...	Dance Crew Unit (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Denmark) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Italy) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Austria) (video)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (France) (theatrical)
Suevia Films - Cesáreo González (1961) (Spain) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
A&R Productions (2014) (Italy) (DVD)
France 3 (1981) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
Impulso Records (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Ted, Doug, and Angie are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but quickly find that their friendship isn't what it used to be. However, a program coordinator wants to bring the three men together again on a live TV show. Circumstances are further complicated by a group of gangsters who are after Ted. Written by Azure_Girl Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	reference-to-john-paul-jones reference-to-the-theory-of-relativity reference-to-albert-einstein reference-to-taj-mahal reference-to-jersey-joe-walcott See All (110) »
Taglines	M-G-M's Gigantic and Joyous Musical See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Musical Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Australia:PG Finland:S France:Tous publics Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:14 Norway:12 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating) West Germany:12 (nf)

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Also Known As	Fair Weather (United States) Beau fixe sur New York (France) Vorwiegend heiter (Germany) Siempre hace buen tiempo (Spain) Siempre hay un día feliz (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	101 min
Country	United States
Language	English Italian
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.55 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm optical prints) 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm magnetic prints)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,771,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Gene Kelly bought the roller skates for the "I Like Myself" number down the block from his house at Pioneer Hardware on Beverly Drive. He also mentioned that the skates were not altered in any way; they weren't locked to his shoes, so when he tapped in them, he had no help. See more »
Goofs	In the 1945-1955 montage, the shot of the 1953 New Years Eve crowds at Times Square shows Sundown (1941) at the Criterion Theatre, so it's obviously New Years Eve 1941-1942 footage. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks	March, March See more »
Quotes	Doug Hallerton: There must be some more dignified way to sell Klenzrite... like you, taking a bath in it, stark naked in Macy's window. See more »

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