for such film like ` anchor aweigh and few have be bestow with as many academy award accolade in a warm up for happy hour . either 1945 be a beleaguered year for good film or they be still suffer advance shock by billy wild ` the lost weekend that they write anything start with a on the ballot for best picture to please the still musical picture faithful public . since gene kelly be nominate for this performance instead of his role in ` singin in the rain and then there have to be something wrong with the behind the scene rig system at mgm . of course and the studio be on it best behaviour during this much laud tour of the great studio and of hollywood itself and handy for those stick on the other side of the world . yet a sailor suit musical with the brilliant talent of gene and frank sinatra be certainly an enjoyable farce and despite the need for more people to yawn at the preview for the musical so today audience wouldn not be slap with an unnecessary runtime . there have be many long piece before and since and but in this case all of the charm kathryn grayson scene could have be eliminate . until the viewing of ` kiss me kate it may have be necessary non opera enthusiasts to watch any of her film with remote control in hand . if there be a need to practice pick up woman for 1949 ` on the town and then perhaps the shore leave lucky sailor do not have to promise an audition with jose iturbi and strike up the piano for a whole hearted ` susie rendition . few be lucky to get a screen test at the golden studio of mgm . then few be even lucky to be attend to . there be no regret to be have about the successful screen test of susan abbot or kathryn grayson and but it make the continual non opera enthusiast hope for the eventual pink slip to be hand out to both . but for all and the star talent be good shape and an above average score thrown in with a slight and but fun great navy story intertwine with young ambitious navy boy good for late burst of wartime morale and make ` anchor at least doesn not question pick the wrong mgm film . the direction hold up a the cast carry the story in lovely colour cinematography . whenever anyone burst into music or song and the film make for a joyous occasion . the natural highlight of the film be gene kelly cartoon adventure in a fantasyland and climaxing in a brilliant dance with jerry the mouse . this be a well deserve masterpiece number of kelly career and and it nice to know he think of it before fred astaire start take to dance on wall and ceiling . it not exactly sit down to a triple flavour and rainbow sprinkle and chocolate wafer and cream and cherry and banana split sundae and but it be a square solid lump of sugar that somehow eventually melt in your mouth and despite the guilt and be still a pleasant feeling . rating represent positive .