Rotten
Tepid and slow.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Anchors Aweigh
ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !
1945 · 2h 23m · Approved
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Sidney
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Anchors Aweigh
Overview
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Director and cast
- George Sidney Director
- Frank Sinatra as Clarence Doolittle
- Kathryn Grayson as Susan Abbott
- Gene Kelly as Joseph Brady
- José Iturbi as Himself
- Dean Stockwell as Donald Martin
- Pamela Britton as Girl from Brooklyn
- Rags Ragland as Police Sergeant
- Billy Gilbert as Cafe Manager
- Henry O'Neill as Admiral Hammond
- Carlos Ramírez Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Anchors Aweigh is solid musical fare.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Another humdinger of a musical.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
Thunderously patriotic (the navy is wonderful) and sentimental (kids are wonderful), it's heavily dependent on Kelly's charm and Sinatra's supposed little-boy appeal.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
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