Ricardo Montalbán, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse | "Dance of Fury" | The Kissing Bandit ('48)

Ricardo Montalbán shows off his suave dance moves alongside Ann Miller and Cyd Charisse in the musical The Kissing Bandit.
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[@johnprovince5304]

Ricardo Montalban was a seriously underestimated actor. Every Director who worked with him had nothing but praise.

[@kenparnell4297]

Sadly, very true. He was an amazing actor. I can't imagine anyone playing his roles of Rourke on Fantasy Island or Khan in the movies or the series. His equal is just not seen everyday by mere mortals like us. The look, the smile, the body and the voice, his voice was amazing.

[@user-yb1de1xp2l]

I think he was a joke. Even SNL poked fun at him.

[@kimkats]

Never has a cat fight been so colorful or choreographed so well! Best part of the movie, which was pretty much unwatchable other than this! Leave it to Cyd and Ann to give their all in a performance - ‘course Ricardo was no slouch either and just as easy on the eyes! Great dance number!

[@waynem7634]

Ann Miller when interviewed about this dance number stated that it was brought in to save the picture. Ricardo Montalban badly injured one leg as well when he had to carry both Cyd and Ann and twirl them around in the middle of the dance number. It was a great number with great music. Cyd and Ann looked very sexy with Ricardo.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I wondered about carrying both women. Yikes!

[@DKLGalactus5]

What beautiful colors the film has.

[@dianadee9757]

Ann Miller was a cousin of mine. Her father was from a small town near where I grew up and he was my grandfather’s cousin. (Mine too I guess) He moved to Texas where he met Ann’s mother and they married, had Ann, and split up fairly quickly. She was raised by her mother, who was a stage mother but very doting towards Ann. Her dad became a wealthy Houston lawyer along the way. She had very little to do with him growing up but I noticed she married wealthy powerful men from Texas several times. Marriages didn’t last. She seemed to marry people like her dad. RIP Cousin Ann😊

[@Juliaflo]

What an amazing and talented cousin you had.

[@jackjules7552]

This number shows a different side of Ann Miller. I have never seen Ann Miller do this style of dancing before.

[@Franzen_leila]

Interessant .. i think every person in the world should write a biography book.

[@jerispates1554]

Ann was a very beautiful dancer! I have a few memorabilia pictures of her I’ve been collecting for awhile she was an amazing dancer!

[@endtimeswriter]

Someone really thought out this dance number. This is still a touch of the Golden Age in movies for me.

[@bonnehausman2253]

Ricardo is not only a gentleman and full of charm....what a talent! Loved when he lifted both Cyd and Ann...wow! He was very handsome to boot!

[@Eurafrican]

It's so elegant and passionate, I just love this number 🙂

[@lenhummel5614]

Definitely the highlight of the film. Great dance sequence❗

[@MarttaMendes]

Charmoso e jovem Ricardo 'Khan' Montalban!!! Bela dança!!!

[@RowantheHearingAssistDog]

Ricardo has his hands full!

[@theaterdreamer]

Yes he did. There are worse things than having Cyd Charise and Ann Miller on either arm at the same time. Come to think of it, there aren’t many things better.

[@isapons4905]

MERVEILLEUSE CYD CHARISSE quel trio a notre époque ces grands films sont terminés

[@barrylangford3276]

Apparently when shooting had been completed the studio knew they had a dud on their hands, and this dance was shot and inserted into the film to inject some much-needed life into the project. It is really the highlight of The Kissing Bandit, however the film still bombed at the box office and lost over $2,000,000 - an absolute fortune back then.

[@cate4890]

I loved Sinatra in this movie. His singing was on point. Who cares about the Dance of Fury. Kathryn Grayson & Frank Sinatra singing was beautiful. So were they.

[@NancyNoo7007]

@@cate4890 the dancing was amazing and very difficult to perform .. to each their own .. Sinatra was nothing special ..

[@WesJackson-jg1ui]

@@cate4890 You don't get to denigrate this excellent and spectacular dance number in order to hype Sinatra and Grayson. Without Dance of Fury this would be a forgotten picture.

[@cate4890]

I don’t get to? Who are you…..I’m entitled to my opinion….and according to the first amendment. They haven’t made dance movies since Gene Kelly, in the 1950s. It’s a comedy after all. I enjoyed the singing, costumes and humor.

[@WesJackson-jg1ui]

@@cate4890 What opinion? You said who cares about the Dance of Fury. Then you hyped the singing. That's no opinion, that's just a prejudice. Two great singers made a movie that flopped. Dance of Fury was added at the end to try and save the movie. The dance was spectacular, the singing was just meh. The movie failed at the box office. No one remembers the movie but they do remember the dance. Your opinion is uninformed.

[@CGGouldSisters]

Goodness, Mr. Roarke was a gorgeous fellow when he was young! Aged well too...

[@paulaneary7877]

Yep. I most cerrainly would not have kicked him out of bed for eating crackers. (For those of you who don't know, it's a very old expression.)

[@peztopher7297]

@@paulaneary7877 I didn't know anyone but me still remembers that phrase! And I wouldn't kick him out either!

[@AndreNitroX]

My God when did dancing devolve from this art form

[@golden8972]

RIGHT?!!

[@AndreNitroX]

@@golden8972 theres a reason so much time was dedicated to this performance

[@jackjules7552]

Wow...this was hot!! Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban together! The costumes, the music, the dancing...just perfect. I have never seen Ann Miller do this kind of dancing before. She is obviously more than a tap dancer. And I have never seen Cyd Charisse tap before this. How did Ricardo pick up both those women at the same time?

[@artsmith5542]

Love, love, love this number and movie!!!

[@jkorshak]

2:05 Montalban begins a spin move with Miller and Charise where he take the full weight of both women and spins them twice around. Great strength and balance. Truly a great performer.

[@s404n1tn0cc]

WOW Great premise Two girls fighting over one guy... love it...!!~!

[@heygirlspodcast]

he look good asf in that green suit 😳

[@slendersera]

I know right!

[@deerhoda7574]

Ricardo ♡♡♡

[@skylanlawson]

So amazing seriously

[@harveydivamoore9097]

LOVED this part ......

[@raczgreen6053]

Good God that's discipline and dedication..👏👏👏🏆

[@caroletraynor8763]

Amazing dancing.

[@thritydaver5078]

Awesome n graceful dancing.😊

[@davorpavlovic948]

beautiful

[@MarciaLealChannel]

Stunning! ✨

[@BlackPantherStudios]

Great video 👍👌👏

[@alexandreweber1024]

Magnifique

[@tgrum3316]

Just watched this movie, this was the best scene. If they took out the singing and had more of Ann Miller doing her whirling dervish dancing, it would have been a much better movie. No fan of Sinatra, I almost didn't watch the whole movie and I fast forwarded through the singing, but I'm glad I stayed for this scene.

[@Pdjohnners]

Throw Vera Ellen in to the mix and you'd have the three greatest female dancers of that era. Superb

[@lenhummel5614]

And Ginger and Ellenor Powell also.

[@Pdjohnners]

@@lenhummel5614 yes definitely Eleanor Powell. And Ginger Rogers. But with Miss Rogers, l always think of her as an actress first.

[@theaterdreamer]

@@Pdjohnners how many of her films have you seen? She was a great actress, but her dancing with Fred Astaire was unreal.

[@Pdjohnners]

@@theaterdreamer I've seen many of Miss Rogers' films, and agree that she and Mr Astaire have a legendary connection. But first and foremost, I think of her as an actress rather than a dancer.

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

@@Pdjohnners let's add Rita Hayworth

[@user-fc4bm7pt6n]

Very beutiful dance

[@bobsebring2819]

love this movie. Like Disney's It's a small world, I like to think of Mexico as colorful, and beautiful like what this movie represents.

[@joanienoeldechen4133]

Ricardo...and Cyd and Annie...

[@bOmBAsTiK]

@ 0:45, damn that was pimp-ish, wow...go'on Mr. Rourke!!

[@abevillanueva1974]

MGM Texan BABEs were called in to try to save the movie...Cyd and Ann!!

[@bombonalvarez3802]

Ricardo Montalban and Frank Sinatra!

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Ann Miller and Cyd Charisse in the same cantina. The only way it could get any better is if they had a real cat fight.

[@zaidam.4645]

Pero cómo se parece Ricardo Montalbán aquí a Ignacio Allende! ¡Cómo no le dieron alguna película sobre este caudillo?

[@user-zf2rw5ke1s]

👍👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👑👑👑👑👑👑❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

They moved to Utah...

[@joycepiantes8383]

Love this screen. But the rest if the not so much.

[@serenitylove6926]

I love this dance and they weren't even the stars of the movie.

[@mariarueda7284]

As a Spanish person... What dance this is supposed to be?

[@voraciousreader3341]

Weird. The first shock was Frank Sinatra in a toupee and that _costume,_ then the bizarre dance ménage ét trois. I adored Ann Miller in, “You Can’t Take it With You,” but Hollywood musicals didn’t ever seem to do her much good. I guess there’s a good reason I’ve never heard of this movie.

[@rogerpropes7129]

She was too tall to dance with partners, she wore ballet slippers once with Astaire.

[@davidallen508]

@@rogerpropes7129They should have paired her with Dan Dailey whose height made him a stand-out.

[@cate4890]

That was Sinatra’s own hair. He was only 31. The sideburn on his left cheek was added to cover his scar from a bad birth.

[@cate4890]

To me this movie was all about Frank Sinatra & Kathryn Grayson they looked beautiful together. Frank’s eye color is amazing.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

So.2 ladies trying to win attention from the same man. I hope they compromised and found a way to work it out. They all deserve the best.

[@alexanderwells4402]

Yep Ricardo Montalbán danced with Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller for the first time .

[@chipngo9758]

😏

[@dianascheid631]

Poor Frank.

[@janieyost7456]

More like a cat fight

[@ayabs8590]

Dicen que Frank Sinatra tuvo que usar calzoncillos muy ajustados porque estaba muy bien dotado y no le permitían ni siquiera insinuar su bulto ...si suena muy vulgar lo siento porque esa anécdota es muy probable que sea cierta. Montalbán tenía 2 pies izquierdos bailando😮 las chicas lo tapaban para que no sea su torpeza al bailar

[@adamzajac4042]

WSPANIALI.

[@robertvalcarcel4077]

The girls were great no fault there but my God he was terrible he just could not carry the sketch, he simply was under talented. And he ruined the whole sketch with his lack of talent.