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*Gigot* (1962, 20th Century Fox)
Jackie Gleason (Gigot) Directed by Gene Kelly Gigot is a character study of a gentle, mute, kind simpleton who longs for friendship. Although brilliantly executed by Gleason and Kelly, and well written by John Patrick (based on Gleason's story), the film was a dismal failure. Re-edited against Kelly's knowledge, the final product was not the classic, warm-hearted story that Kelly and Gleason imagined.
	Gene Scene rating: 3 stars (out of 4)
	This film is currently not available on video or DVD.
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*A Guide for the Married Man* (1967, 20th Century Fox)
Walter Matthau (Paul Manning) Robert Morse (Ed Stander) Directed by Gene Kelly A comical spoof of marital infidelity, directed with ease by Kelly.
	No Gene Scene rating: (not reviewed)
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*The Happy Road* (1957, Kerry Prod./MGM)
Gene Kelly (Mike Andrews) Barbara Laage (Suzanne) Bobby Clark (Danny) Brigette Fossey (Janine) Directed by Gene Kelly Cultural differences cause complications as two single parents, one French and one American, unite to search for their two runaway children along the road to Paris. A pleasant diversion, filmed in France. You'll recognize shades of a young Don Lockwood or Jerry Mulligan in Bobby Clark's role.
	Gene Scene rating: 2 stars (out of 4)
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*Hello Dolly!* (1969, 20th Century Fox)
Barbra Streisand (Dolly Levi) Walter Matthau (Horace Vandergelder) Michael Crawford (Cornelius Hackl) Directed by Gene Kelly Tale of a turn-of-the-century widow matchmaker who finds a man for herself.
	Gene Scene rating: 2 stars (out of 4)
	available in VHS from Amazon.com PAL VHS available - Europe only
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Inherit the Wind (1960, Stanley Kramer/UA)
	Spencer Tracy (Henry Drummond) Fredric March (Matthew Harrison Brady) Gene Kelly (E. K. Hornbeck) Directed by Stanley Kramer Gene holds his own alongside screen greats Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, performing impressively as a cynical newspaperman in this outstanding screen adaptation of the well-known play based on the Scopes "monkey trial."
	Gene Scene rating: 3 stars (out of 4)
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Invitation to the Dance (1956, MGM
	with Igor Youskevitch Tamara Toumanova Claire Sombert Carol Haney Directed by Gene Kelly This is an experimental, very personal film that was conceived, written, directed, choreographed, and performed by Gene in an attempt to promote public awareness and appreciation of dance. The film is made up of three stories - "Circus," "Ring Around The Rosie," and "Sinbad The Sailor" - all uniquely different in style, all dramatized through dance and music alone. Innovative in concept and execution, the film showcases Gene's impressive range as a dancer. Though falling short of greatness, it stands out as a praiseworthy and admirable effort by Gene to share his love of dance with others.
	Gene Scene rating: 3 stars (out of 4)
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	This film is currently not available on DVD.
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It's Always Fair Weather (1955, MGM)
	Gene Kelly (Ted Riley) Cyd Charisse (Jackie Leighton) Dan Dailey (Doug Hallerton) Michael Kidd (Angie Valentine) Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen A superior, yet under-appreciated musical, unusual for its darker, more thoughtful message. Three war buddies reunite after ten years and find that they have become strangers. Gene's happy tap dance on roller skates and the famous dance on trash can lids are not to be missed. Kelly's and Donen's clever use of the CinemaScope wide screen will be lost on TV, however, except in the letterbox format.
	Gene Scene rating: 3 stars (out of 4)
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*It's a Big Country* (1952, MGM)
Gene Kelly (Icarus Xenophon) Janet Leigh (Rosa Szabo) Directed by various directors Despite a remarkably talented cast, this is an unremarkable anthology of stories celebrating life in America. In "Rosita, The Rose," Gene portrays a man of Greek heritage who courts and marries a young Hungarian-American and overcomes her father's prejudice - with a cup of coffee.
	Gene Scene rating: 1 star (out of 4)
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