ANCHORS AWEIGH ('45): "I Begged Her"

[@josianemartins324]

Gene always got the moves and Frank always has the voice...what a duo!!

[@sandihaslage3976]

Gene had the looks the dance AND the Voice

[@mollykoenig7009]

Gene was a MASTER at choreographing for his partners. Frank, the darling, was only capable of so much, so Gene thought up flashy, quick, but technically relatively simple numbers to accommodate him. Comparing this to the routines he put together with Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain? Miles apart, but damn Frank looks good here, don't he?

[@MADEbySOUL]

Remember when people used to sing like this? I enjoy today's variety because it adds diversity but there is such a charm and skill when it came to singing from the 40's.

[@claireosborne692]

Sirama classy calm warm just beautiful 💖

[@bebopuser]

its called crooning and was really a thing back in the beatnik era specially in early swing performances

[@spiceyboogerspiceybooger6437]

I was a weird little girl I loved Gene Kelly and Elvis to the amusement of my mother and grandmother, annoyance of my brother and straight hatred of the rest of the family...I stll love them😁

[@jeanhewett4267]

Same here

[@rosieistyping544]

Sinatra is adorable in this movie 😍😍

[@JoeHarkinsHimself]

This ballroom converted to a dormitory is exactly how the Louisville Service Men's Club looked in 1954. I spent a few Saturday nights there rather than take the free bus back to Fort Knox at 8pm. For 25cents you got a cot for the night and a hot breakfast on Sunday Morning.

[@ghjkkdkdlzzw4862]

God, it's so beautiful to watch Gene dance, his moves are smoooth

[@GertrudPiaAdam-Taylor]

Ich habe diesen Film sehr geliebt und sehe ihn heute noch sehr gern. Ich habe auch die beiden Freunde Frank Sinatra und Gene Kelly sofort in mein Herz geschlossen und fest verankert. Gene sah so toll aus, mit seinen braunen Augen und sein Lächeln war so bezaubernd schön. Er wurde meine große Liebe und ist es heute noch. Alle seine Filme sind mein Heiligtum und ich sehe sie heute noch in regelmäßigen Abständen. Frank gehörte auch meine Sympathie, ich mochte ihn auch sehr, aber er war nicht so richtig mein Typ. Große Hochachtung, dafür, dass er die Strapazen mit seinem Freund Gene über sich ergehen ließ. Das kommt nie wieder!

[@michaelvega6646]

Rip Gene Kelly 1912-1996 Frank Sinatra 1915-1998

[@lachlangreer4905]

The other great duo of Kelly and Sinatra

[@rt8532]

Of course, Frank couldn’t dance like Kelly, but boy…what a voice. The best there ever was!

[@Bageera63]

I remember Robert Osborne talking about this scene & how Gene taught Frank how to dance.

[@reneehurt387]

🎉 Rest in peace and birthday wishes to you, Gene Kelly 8 23 This man was the song and dance man. Every step in Hello Dolly was directed by him. He was married to Marty's girl Rest in Respect

[@cruisematt8585]

Always have loved Gene Kelly even since I was a kid and watched Singing in the Rain at my grandparents’ house. He is very handsome, charismatic and one of my favorite dancers. But there’s definitely something to be said for Frank Sinatra’s cheekbones and jawline in the thumbnail tho!

[@MsMadKim]

Wow I haven't seen this one but I would love to see it especially on a rainy day

[@MsMadKim]

LostCinemaChannel ok thanks for letting me know! I'll definitely watch it 😄

[@liberte5847]

Merci beaucoup from Paris France 👍 👍 👍

[@virginiwoolf]

Oh those boys ....😁

[@sparrow-we7ip]

Ahh Frank and Gene, the two guys who always lied about kissing girls

[@Mr.Henry_25_26]

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[@desmondeliot5454]

@@Mr.Henry_25_26 It sort of makes sense in the context of the movie

[@cate4890]

Frank did a fantastic job. He’s not known for dancing.

[@Nick-ty9us]

I heard that he and Gene Kelly spent a lot of time practicing the moves

[@Mia7189]

Love how Frank kept his eyes on every move Gene Kelly as he danced alongside him.

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@Mia7189 Sinatra in this movie basically like learning how to be comfortable in front of the camera and it’s really fun to see that

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@Mia7189 it’s like Sinatra did that to make sure his movements were exactly like Kelly’s dance moves

[@raquelpereira7003]

The Voice

[@roblewis3565]

Frank was stretching his vowels even in those days. The key to his great vocal expression later on in the 50s.

[@MoonieTheMenace]

it's genuinely hard to frown around Gene and Frank

[@Nick-ty9us]

by 1955 10 years after this Sinatra’s singing voice didn’t sound like that anymore

[@lrn_news9171]

Yeah, his voice started to change in 1946. By 1948 he was about half way to his iconic voice of the capital years. If you listen to his final years with Columbia records 1951-1952, he pretty much sounds the same as he did in 1953-1955 In my opinion, it was a gradual vocal decline. Perhaps caused by smoking, drinking etc... He had much more precision, control with a flawless vibrato, bigger range etc during the early years. I would say he was at his peak between 1942-1945...

[@Nick-ty9us]

@ honestly, I kind of prefer the 1950 Sinatra voice because he’s not obviously trying to sound like Bing Crosby at that point

[@Nick-ty9us]

This is a very young Frank Sinatra before his rat pack days

[@Howrider65]

Hey Frank, you cover is on wrong.

[@leeslover]

god those dress blues are so flashy

[@MariaLima-vi8vg]

Gene was handsome

[@MiaWallace85]

2:15

[@TerezinhadejesusPereiraD-fc7ql]

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[@badeggontheyoutube145]

A primeira estrofe (a do gene kelly) fica mais ou menos assim: Eu pedi a ela, eu implorei Eu disse a ela: "Querida, saia da sua concha" Eu disse a ela: "Talvez você descubra que é ótimo" Eu argumentei, eu ameacei Eu disse: "Você não pode me mandar para casa, não assim" Então eu finalmente consegui meu beijo Aí a do Frank Sinatra é basicamente a mesma coisa mas ao invés de "eu implorei a ela" é "ela me implorou"