Living in a Big Way
Summary:
Despite MGM's insistence that star Gene Kelly, just returning from military service in 1947, appear exclusively in big-budget Technicolor musicals, maverick director Gregory La Cava showcased Kelly in the modest black and white tunefest Living in a Big Way. Kelly is cast as an ex-GI who discovers that his wealthy war bride (Marie McDonald) is an insufferable snob. Flying in t... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gene Kelly - (Leo Gogarty)
Marie McDonald - (Margaud Morgan)
Charles Winninger - (D. Rutherford Morgan)
Phyllis Thaxter - (Peggy Randall)
Spring Byington - (Mrs. Morgan)
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Review:
While Living in a Big Way was a big flop upon its release, and while it will never rank among Gene Kelly's best films, it actually is a diverting little mini-musical, certainly flawed but just as certainly containing a number of very good things. Among those very good things are the musical numbers, inserted well into production when it was d... Continue >>
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