Baby You Knock Me Out (Cyd Charisse) | It’s Always Fair Weather | Warner Archive

[@vickilindberg6336]

That is one of the best designed skirts I've ever seen. Can you imagine looking semi tight but being able to move like that? Yes she's great. They all are. But that costume!

[@joannathesinger770]

I want the pattern!!! Or at least a detailed line drawing!

[@trinacogitating4532]

Agreed! Love it.

[@jamesclarke2207]

Im pretty sure the hem is weighted.

[@mindya1799]

I know! I keep pausing to how it gathered in the back. Starts off as a pencil skirt, then flairs out beautifully.

[@kiraoreilly]

I'm glad it's not just me obsessed by the skirt. If anyone figures out the pattern or anymore about it, please post.

[@tadimaggio]

The entire number is wonderful; but that marvelous gliding motion at 2:20, where Cyd is lifted from the floor to the ring, is just SPECTACULAR. Anyone who has done work in stage musicals -- as I have -- knows how much hard work lies behind that seeming effortlessness.

[@abevillanueva1974]

Cyd was most talented, athletic dancer!

[@b13ne]

I can assure you that also a non professional like me, a simple fan of dancing musicals, remains speechless seeing it. Of course there must be a lot of work behind, and it seems so effortless.

[@celiahaddon4087]

Cyd Charisse was a legendary dancer. Those legs just go on and on! And she did the whole number is heels. Outstanding. ❤️

[@starababa1985]

If you grew up wearing heels from an early age, they felt as natural as flats. In the 50s and 60s, we played around in hand me down heels at home starting from age 5. We could climb ladders, skip rope, run and balance on the spike alone with no trouble. That lower center of gravity makes a huge difference. Think of ballerinas on pointe.

[@eva5601]

She was only 5' 6" tall, but wore very high heels, and a slit skirt to show off her legs, so she could seem taller.

[@deborahmerritt4094]

She was a trained ballet dancer, danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. So, high heels are easier than pointe shoes (toe-shoes)😉🤙

[@Poeme340]

How dynamic, beautiful, elegant and talented can one woman be?! Cyd was the standard! Mesmerizing!

[@manuelorozco7760]

I’ve also seen her in Singin in the Rain and Brigadoon

[@julianmarsh1378]

@@manuelorozco7760 you forgot The Bandwagon

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@julianmarsh1378 I never seen it before

[@abevillanueva1974]

Silk Stockings!

[@Orlanzepol123]

@ Manuel Orozco I thought that was here. She looked much taller in Singing in the rain. More like 5”8” but in this movie they said she was 5’5” but she still looks tall. I think it’s her long legs.

[@purplenymphe2572]

From 2:10 to 2:21, the way she's passed from dancer to dancer then swing over the ring is just pure genius! I love it!!!

[@AckzaTV]

it was like she was flying

[@jamesclarke2207]

Looks like she's weightless.

[@c3cubed]

Astaire may have referred to her as "Beautiful Dynamite"... but I'll go the full nine and say: She's absolutely Atomic.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Sounds like a '50s song!

[@annajaysmusicandstuff6153]

I thought it was only possible to dance that smooth in cartoons I'm gonna watch this movie now, wow

[@manuelorozco7760]

I just watched it the other night

[@StuffMadeOnDreams]

This is a unique piece of dancing. Cyd Charisse was exceptionally gifted both as a dancer and as a comic actress. The male dancers too were fantastic, very well synchronised, very athlete, and singing too. One does not tire of watching this number.

[@manuelorozco7760]

This was one of the most creative dance numbers in the movie! Totally caught me off guard with the dancing in the ring.

[@KG-vr3te]

Never seen this before, the lady is stunning

[@silky0439]

There was NOTHING this woman couldn’t do and she Always did it with such class!

[@muffassa6739]

This was a great movie and nobody could dance like this great lady ❤❤❤❤

[@marthacanady9441]

She was just the best

[@kennethgoin628]

Grace and fire! Smoother than melted butter! Cyd could give you purity and innocence, and bring out the devil in you! Simply amazing! My jaw is officially dropped!

[@fr-ep4fv]

My second grade teacher looked like Cyd Charisse head to toe. I even remembering my dad being floored when he met her at a parent teacher conference. Needless to say I was floored by Cyd then and even older she is tops!

[@abevillanueva1974]

Man! What a treat...for your dad!

[@СветланаКоломыйченко-ц1ж]

От неё невозможно глаз оторвать!!!

[@jackiesammarchi6390]

Cyd Charisse was Beautiful and unforgettable dancer! Those legs were legendary!! I loved all her movies.....

[@pinkblush8798]

Cyd was so fabulous!!!!!!!!

[@albacore101]

Yeah. She recovers from polio as a young girl and stole the show. And, she was a Pisces. Great upload. Thanks.

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

I love to see Charisse dance. My favorite number was the Red Blues from Silk Stockings; I love that movie!♥️

[@abevillanueva1974]

Only Cyd can make those skirts twirl to show those legs! What a beautiful and athletic woman!!

[@heidilopez8875]

Why was she always wearing green

[@abevillanueva1974]

@@heidilopez8875 every time?! no, other routines she's in a different colored skirt, white, red, blue, mixed colors

[@Orlanzepol123]

@heidi lopez You obviously haven’t watched the movie.

[@BodaciousWench]

First time I watched the movie I wondered how she was going to dance in that ‘tight’ skirt and then I saw the bustle in back.

[@joannathesinger770]

@@BodaciousWench I want the pattern to that skirt!!!

[@christophers796]

Cyd charraise great women dancer and sing in all fair weather

[@markschildberg1667]

Another example of the ingenuity of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Who would have thought to set a musical number in a boxing gym?

[@travisweir2477]

Cyd was the BEST, her legs were insured for $5 million in 1952

[@Quimlh]

Cyd Charisse, la millor ballarina de la historia del cinema.

[@rocketsroar1]

The greatest female dancer in the entire history of Hollywood.

[@banterj]

I agree!….nothing beats this performance ever in Hollywood AND in heels too?,and the sweater or hair never came undone

[@iluxman]

She is gorgeous!

[@amougouclarke8557]

Love the green outfit

[@jerrybrady3505]

Thanks Cyd, simply spectacular!

[@susanlloyd7395]

Great choreography by Gene Kelly.

[@manuelorozco7760]

He was a creative genius!

[@susanlloyd7395]

@@manuelorozco7760 He was. A fabulous performer, yes, but so much more.

[@markschildberg1667]

Michael Kidd is credited as the choreographer in the movie, but Gene and Stanley Donne may have had some input.

[@salvatoremarino3523]

cyd,bellissima e straordinaria ballerina:ingiustamente poco ricordata in confronto ad altre celebrita meno belle e spettacolari di lei

[@b13ne]

Ben detto. In un numero scatenato come questo la sua padronanza tecnica, unita a un senso dell'ironia e una grazia innata, lascia senza fiato. E gli stacchi di macchina sono ben pochi!

[@christophers796]

This movie is all fair weather such a great family oriented movie 🍿🎉

[@joannegallagher2792]

With all the streaming services available now you'd think a streaming service would be available so we could watch all the musicals I would happily pay a subscription fee if all the musicals were available

[@charlie-obrien]

They keep most of them hidden away. Don't want to remind us that we lived in a world once that had a little class. The MGM musical is an art form as relevant as jazz.

[@annakrone5963]

Wow! Simply fantastic!

[@donnatate458]

I've not seen this before. She was spectacular no matter the setting.

[@paulmaes6054]

Cyd was amazing ❤❤❤beauty talent never will there be another like her!

[@virginiwoolf]

A Dance Goddess

[@mdh88]

Wow, I think that is all that needs to be said.

[@michaelchapman4955]

My LA stage actor Dad worked with Cyd Charisse at LA's Wilshire Ebell Theatre, still kicking in 2023 & LA's Geller Theatre Workshop during the mid-Late '40s 'Once upon a time in LA, Hollywood... where He grew up

[@albacore101]

She was one tough lady. Makes me miss my wife..oh, the good old days. Thanks.

[@liberte5847]

The best ever in june 19th 2020 in Cinemascope, TechniColor AND widescreen CinémaScope! Merci beaucoup for this outstanding remastered remembered rendering, incredible soundtrack and images! From Paris France. Emmanuel

[@BOO4EVA]

This was a dope dance sequence 🙌🙌🙌

[@hotenhitonokoe2848]

Amazing dance scene

[@jansolo55]

Wow ... No words

[@アリアーヌ]

シド・チャリシーの美貌とダンスに見惚れます。凄いリズム感の持ち主です。

[@banterj]

Best musical dance performance by a woman in any movie period and then Velma Kelly in Chicago by Catherine Zeta Jones

[@joannoeldechen3795]

My dad is one of the men.

[@jblue705]

Cool! Which one? Don't keep us guessing! ☺️❤️

[@LucyHaskell-qx6nu]

We need to know

[@pauljung3534]

"Just with a swivel, swing & twirl.. an innocent pearl, can floor a whole room & ring of guys!"

[@scopex2749]

INCREDIBLE dancer with million dollar legs!

[@BinaryFlareRC]

Cyd's ankles were the strongest in Hollywood, bar none!

[@soundking4]

Like Sinatra said, you can hope and dream, but you'll never see something like this again.

[@ejbabc]

Okay, so they definitely sped this up in replay, right?? She can't honestly be moving that quickly!!? 😲 It's so swift! Absolutely gorgeous though! She's a knock out!! Lol!

[@haircutpolice]

Amazing!

[@starababa1985]

Cyd seems to be genuinely enjoying dancing with the guys here. Not the usual remote expression on her face.

[@fabricegrard1001]

Perfection

[@tonerow7603]

Smokin' arrangement from André Previn too.

[@j.jrocha2789]

Perfeição é o que define esse número

[@randyacuna3248]

Always felt that mitzi and cyd had the most shapely and beautiful legs in the movies.

[@liberte5847]

An incredible stereophonic soundtrack Technicolor 35 millimeters copy, outstanding rendering!

[@c3cubed]

The original was shot using anamorphic 70mm Cinemascope, so the aspect ratio as shown in this clip is authentic & correct.

[@markschildberg1667]

The movie was shot in Eastman Color, but the negative is well preserved.

[@skygazer6898]

Fabulous!

[@jjgrey1488]

Cyd Charisse was all that....check out her bad girl act in Two Weeks In Another Town

[@baboonbaboon7979]

великая и обаятельная Сид!

[@lillinablue]

Really G O R G E O U S👏 ‼️🧚‍♀️

[@WillScarlet16]

Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries Jack Johnson, Jess Willard Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, James Braddock, Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano.

[@esmeephillips5888]

Rocky defended his title for the last time the year IAFW was released. He beat Archie Moore and retired undefeated, 49-0.

[@KMR136]

Beautifully shot film

[@oigamiabuelo]

0:01 melody and form of the mens sing looks like a wonderful world of elmort

[@crossjay]

Magnificent, although the logo and suggested videos from 2:53 block out a lot of the screen. Is it necessary to have them appear?

[@KaleemLmar]

What a woman, it takes four studs to carry her.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

"How strong!"

[@ВикторВасильевич-ф6д]

Она великолепна!

[@kathleenfranks6513]

God she was fantastic. Th best legs I’ve ever seen!!!!And gorgeous!

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

1:58 - 2:02 cool!

[@pauljung3534]

A "wallop" of a performance... I'm down for the count.

[@tadimaggio]

This entire film has gems of numbers scattered through it; but its subject matter was too offbeat to catch on with the public. Eminently worth anyone's time, though.

[@markschildberg1667]

It might get a better reception today if it were done as a stage musical, as Comden and Green originally intended. With a bit of updating, it could work.

[@nobu310205]

日本名は、いつも上天気というタイトルだったかと ジーンケリーのスケートが見ものでしたね MGM後期のmusicale movieでしたね

[@mca1218]

Cyd at her hottest.

[@biabernardes2419]

Incrível, eu queria ver mais disso ao vivo Amo ver as danças desse canal

[@romysales7188]

Gene chorgraphed this they never dance together in this movie which is best as cyd said gene used to bruise her she’s fantastic

[@markschildberg1667]

If you watch the blu ray of the movie, there's a cut number in the bonus features which was a duet for Cyd and Gene. They probably cut it because the story went in a different direction after a script rewrite.

[@rafaelalves6109]

Gente do céu, imagina o ensaio pra isso,as cenas nem tem corte

[@thierrydevant7690]

They knew how to move.

[@E266PD]

Сид Чарисс богиня!!!

[@HFritzson]

Who choreographed this? Gene Kelly or Michael Kidd. It looks more like Kidd’s work.

[@markschildberg1667]

I agree this feels like Michael Kidd. He is officially credited as the choreographer in the film.

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

🎉Joan Noëldechen...GK...daddy around Cyd. 😊

[@kamui7741]

本当に素晴らしい‼️

[@shayafendez7702]

How? Tell me how please 🤭♥️

[@TomBarradas]

FYI. Cyd is lip syncing to Carol Richards on this number.

[@pbasswil]

I was wondering if the audio was actually her, cuz it was such a high level voice. (What are the odds of a world class dancer getting lucky in the vocal chords, as well?)

[@maryryan679]

And then I wanted to find a quiet pub to have a drink a chat and go home

[@Lara-wr2nm]

@WarnerArchive - Did Gene Kelly choreograph this number?

[@Iluvrocket]

Are her shoes glued to her feet? How do they keep from flying off??

[@carriecheslog9153]

How do ypu do itt???

[@SteveLittleLivesHere]

I never try of this clip.

[@eduardobernardesdemelo5636]

Que maravilha...esses americanos sabem fazer um musical mesmo,e que atriz sex! Valeuuu 🤗.

[@BovineDesigns]

When you meet a girl that knows all the X-Mens names (yes, ALL of them) and when they were made

[@АндрейБекбаев-х3д]

Incendiary!

[@sidlopes4429]

wow, "athleticism" (phenomenal 🤔)

[@twilightzonezone7638]

One of Hollywood's most beautiful and talented women...Only Gene Simmons can be mentioned in the same breath...okay, Audrey Hepburn too- but that's it!..Glad I was born in 1949 and could see some of their work first hand...

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Get you a girl that knows boxing as well as Cyd Charisse's character

[@esmeephillips5888]

Must have been tough lining up dancers who could pass as pugs and plug-ugly fistic characters. I suspect this concept- gorgeous gal surrounded by sporty guys- owes something to Howard Hawks's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', with Jane Russell and the US Olympics squad.

[@fr-ep4fv]

BAck then women were packaged classy but gorgeous. You did not need to dress damn near naked like they do today to show you are gorgeous. Women fashions today and the folks that wear them seem to promote, "I am trying tooo hard". Don't think so? Check out the women who even women know are not very attractive or just freaking HUGE wearing spandex and so much cleavage the Titanic could disappear in it and then so much make up they look like clowns. My family had big women ---huge women-- but they were just so cute and primp and gorgeous the way they dressed. So much classs and style and they were dirt dirt dirt dirt dirt poor. Someone must have told them to just use their natural beauty instead of diving face first into a pool of Maybelline

[@abevillanueva1974]

Cyd was the epitome of beauty, grace, talent, and athletics! I watch her clips every day over and over!

[@kevinlane7555]

Knocks Me Out

[@romysales7188]

Dubbed by carol Richards but cyd could sing and she’s not even singing so unfair

[@cameronmonteath4910]

right?? That confused me so much??

[@manuelorozco7760]

I didn’t know until now

[@esmeephillips5888]

But when she replaced Liliane Montevecchi in the stage musical of 'Grand Hotel', the critics panned her singing. It was her Broadway debut and she never appeared there again. But she was 70, so maybe she just left it too late.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

She was dubbed in BRIGADOON's "Waiting for My Dearie" too.

[@esmeephillips5888]

​@@BlaqjaqshellaqIt was SOP at Metro, a practice the boss inaugurated when talkies came in. Mayer preferred 'sweet' female voices such as Jeanette MacDonald and Grace Moore. He was a big operetta fan.