On the Town Page #3

Synopsis: Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best.
Production: MGM
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
NOT RATED
Year:
1949
98 min
1,217 Views


at Grant's Tomb.

- Sure.

- Taxi, anyone?

You don't wanna waste your whole day

lookin' for one girl.

Taxi. Taxi.

And besides, Gabe,

you always got the picture.

When we get aboard ship,

you can hang it up in a locker.

The picture! Look, fellows,

it's full of clues.

- If I follow them, I'm sure to find her.

- What?

She has to be at one of these places.

We can track her down easy.

Gabe, what's happened to you?

I don't know. All I know is

I gotta find this girl.

Get your red hot taxis here.

Wait a minute, fellows.

I don't want to spoil your day.

- You guys go ahead.

- What's it say on the card?

If we do this systematically,

we can find her in a couple of hours.

It says she's studying painting

in the museums...

Museums?

Come on. Let's try it.

Well?

Here I am.

- Where's the nearest museum?

- Museum of Anthropological History.

Okay, let's go.

Only if he gets up front.

What's the big idea?

I knew you'd come back.

They all come back.

How much do we owe you?

Never mind. Let's run it up a little.

I'm coming in with you.

This unique skeleton is the result

of 20 years unceasing labor.

This dinosaur roamed the earth

six million years ago.

Let us move on.

Excuse me.

Don't be frightened, lady. They're all dead.

Hold it. It's fantastic. I've simply got

to get the two of you together.

Oh, my dear, you are priceless.

Thank you. How about some cheesecake?

What a lucky girl I am.

I've got to get your measurements.

I'm a Junior Miss, size 11,

very high-waisted.

Gorgeous.

Now, it's my turn.

Stop! How dare you!

I was only playin', lady.

What are you doin' tonight?

Now, just a minute. I want you to know

that my interest in you is purely scientific.

I'm just a cold-blooded scientist...

...and I'm writing an anthropological study

for this museum.

It's called Modern Man - What Is It?

- The name is Claire Huddesen.

- Pleased to meet you.

I took your picture just now

because you look exactly...

...like this Pithecanthropus erectus,

a man extinct since 6,000,000 B.C.

I look like that?

I look like that.

Now, don't be moody.

You made an understandable mistake.

And now the head.

That subsuperdolichocephalic head!

Sailor, I love you for having that.

All my life I wanted someone

to love me for my sakidophalic head.

Don't be bitter.

There aren't many of us left. We had

a sakidophalic class reunion last year.

Not many of the old faces around anymore.

Well, that'll be all. You can go now.

How come a girl like you is interested

in this anthropo... whatchamacallit?

You see, it's this way.

I've been running around too much

with all kinds of young men.

I just couldn't settle down...

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Adolph Green

Adolph Green (December 2, 1914  – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, during the genre's heyday. Many people thought the pair were married, but in fact they were not a romantic couple at all. Nevertheless, they shared a unique comic genius and sophisticated wit that enabled them to forge a six-decade-long partnership that produced some of Hollywood and Broadway's greatest hits. more…

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