if i remember and ira gershwin and the lyricist and brother of george and offer the gershwin catalog for this film and it be snap up by the producer . in many respect and it be a typical 50 movie musical by the freed unit at mgm and direct by vincente minelli with a lot of help from gene kelly . the gershwin be and of course and among the great of all broadway musical team but and in my opinion and george himself be among the great of all american composer and period . gene kelly be and of course and one of the two great male dancer of the movie musical ( one guess a to the other . ) and i do not imagine his casting be ever in doubt . but and i think the rest of the cast need some explanation represent oscar levant be a noted personality in his time and and a an actual friend of george gershwin and he have to be in this film . he be a talented pianist and even a moderately talented composer as well a a noted neurotic and hypochondriac and here and a always and he play himself . leslie caron be an unknown at this time and she be of the french gamin type . a talented dancer and she be never a real beauty . george guétary who play the part of maurice chavalier and oops and i mean henri baurel and be greek and not french but he certainly be more than ok a a french boulevardier even if a little too young for the part . gene hoofer voice be serviceable here but guétary have much the good vocal equipment . though gene be well cast elsewhere a and obviously and in singin in the rain where his character be much more calculating and even here he show himself to be something of a heel at time ( he be and not for nothing and cast a the original heel joey in pal joey and the broadway musical . ) i be not so enchant with his i get rhythm scene with the child which do not appear as spontaneous a be intend in my opinion . i also find nina foch character milo to be rather irritate . but the highlight of the film be obviously the lengthy ballet at the end of the film base on the title music with set and costume in the style of the great french impressionist painter . i find it difficult to believe gene and oscar and a struggle artist and and i do not think the musical number be as well set up a they might be but and on balance and the gershwin music be very well serve in this film . the dvd be well do with fine clear graphic ( when they be suppose to be ) and the mono sound be good but a trifle shallow .