Les Girls Summary
Director: George Cukor
Genres: Comedy, Musical
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Les_Girls is the Rashomon of MGM musicals. The film is told in flashback, as Mitzi_Gaynor and Taina_Elg, two-thirds of a popular cabaret trio, attempt to legally block the third, Kay_Kendall, from writing her memoirs. Each of "Les Girls" has her own interpretation of the group's previous professional and amorous escapades. To make sense of these wildly diverse recollections, the court must rely upon a fourth party to straighten things out. Enter Gene_Kelly, the dancing star who organized "Les Girls" in the first place. But can Kelly be believed? The "truth" of the many reminiscences in Les_Girls is secondary to the dazzling beauty of its female stars, and to the delightful musical numbers, the best of which is an extended Marlon_Brando parody titled "Why Am I So Gone About That Gal?" This was Gene Kelly's last musical effort for MGM, the studio he joined way back in 1943; the film was the inspiration for the short-lived 1963 TV series Harry's Girls, which starred Larry_Blyden, Susan_Silo, Dawn Nickerson and Diahn_Williams. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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