Anchors Aweigh (film)

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Anchors Aweigh
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Directed by	George Sidney
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Natalie Marcin (story) Isobel Lennart
Starring	Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Gene Kelly
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	July 14, 1945 (U.S. release)
Running time	143 min
Language	English
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Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 musical comedy film, directed by George Sidney in which two sailors go on a 4 day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song. It stars Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, and Dean Stockwell.

The movie was written by Natalie Marcin and Isobel Lennart and directed by George Sidney.

It won the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. In 2001, Kevin Spacey purchased this Oscar statuette at a Butterfield's auction and returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Anchors Aweigh was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Kelly), Best Cinematography, Color (Robert Planck, Charles P. Boyle), Best Music, Song (for Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for "I Fall in Love Too Easily"), and Best Picture.

The movie is famous for a musical number where Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse (the voice of Sara Berner). Kelly is live action while Jerry is animated. Originally, the producers wanted to use Mickey Mouse for this segment, but Walt Disney refused to allow his character to be used in an MGM film.