two sailor be on leave lady man joseph brady ( gene kelly ) and shy innocent clarence doolittle ( frank sinatra ) . they meet beautiful susan abbott ( kathryn grayson ) and both fall in love with her . there more but you have probably guess it . the story ( even for a 1940s musical ) be ridiculous and everything be so nice and wholesome get annoy pretty quick . also this movie be far too long . it 140 minute and that way too much for such a silly story . there be also some boring number by jose iturbi and his orchestra . still this be worth catch . when kelly be dance or sinatra or grayson be sing this become magical . none of the song be particularly memorable but sinatra have such a beautiful voice you would not care . it shoot in rich technicolor with all the gloss mgm have . the acting be ok kelly be fine ( although see him a a lady man be push it ) and sinatra be just great ( although see him a a shy guy be push it too . ) . grayson be give nothing to do but she incredibly beautiful to look at . some shot of her literally take my breath away . there be plenty of highlight here represent sinatra and kelly big dancing and sing number while sinatra sing anything while grayson two song and the justly famous animate sequence in which kelly dance with jerry an animate mouse . tom do a funny cameo too . also there little dean stockwell who steal every scene he in . so it too long and the plot just doesn not hold up but it still worth catch . this be a huge hit in it day .