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Hit The Deck (1955) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #HitTheDeck

Hollywood musicals have always known what to do with sailors on leave: give ’em some pretty girls and some great songs and watch the fans line up to enlist! Hit the Deck hits all the right notes as three sailors (Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn) and three cuties (Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller) flirt, squabble, run afoul of shore patrol and of course, fall in love to a hit parade of Vincent Youmans tunes.

Directed By Roy Rowland
Starring Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds

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[jimrick]

ANN WAS ALWAYS A TRIPLE THREAT BECAUSE SHE COULD ACT, SING AND DANCE....LOVED HER...

[taniahumenuk]

So glad the majority of musicals in Hollywood's golden age were in color. B&W would not have done those amazing costumes justice. Also I would prefer to look at Ann Miller in color any day. What a gorgeous lady!!

[robert]

ANN MILLER The Danciing & Singing Sensation that Hollywood never appreciated still became a STAR

[serenitymoon]

I always loved watching Ann miller, especially when she's dancing because it's as if I can sense how happy she is to dance ♡♡

[raccooneyes]

she is pure fluid. her moves are flawless.

[usmale]

Nobody from those great musicals could dance like ANN MILLER! Thank you for the upload!

[beverlybarnes]

Red was definitely this ladies color!💕💕💕

[richardm]

when ever i see her dance it always leaves me with a big smile on my face thats a real gift, dam she looks so sultry that lighting really showcased how beautiful she was, ( electric Annie )

[americandreamer]

Ann Miller was great! One of very, very few actresses who could sing and dance as well as act. Most were dubbed. I wanna watch this film now🎥

[ron-waynehoekstra]

They worked so so hard all the years !!! Love her till my last day …….seen. Many her films over my 50 odd years and still put a vhs on when want to feel good, smile. And just loose myself in her music, taps, glamour and just mega watt sincere smile !! She truly Loved being a MGM Star and it shows her entire life …… now here in 2024 .

[christianbrother]

Wow Ann Miller and the dancers are in great shape. Before fitness gyms, low fat and all kinds of fad diets, these people are rockin it with choreography and muscles.

[bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW
From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.Amazing performance from all.

[brucecoleman]

And there's my favorite male dancer! Bert May! He was in EVERYTHING!

[jourwalis-]

Among all the good things. What a fantastic sound-quality! Of course, Warner Arhive must have access to the original sound-track, but this must be a magnetic recording. Anyone who knows? Hardly an optical sound. Sounds almost like modern digital (or sometimes even better!).
And all this in 1955!

[ianedwards]

A very enjoyable movie with those three lovely gals: Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds and the luscious, Ann Miller. Ann had the ability to light up even a mediocre movie. I recall her gold colored dress with blue petticoat. I forget who the male leads were; may be one of them was Tony Martin with his fantastic voice.

[kingbee]

Ann Miller had those LEGS, eh? Gorgeous-head to toe! And this clip retains the great Glen Glenn/Vitaphone audio quality....

[williamf]

Anne Miller was hugely popular in the UK - probably more so than Ginger Rodgers and Cyd Charise with the working classes - factory girls could see themselves as Anne and the guys could see her as their girlfriend

[AlexWaylan]

While I do love Ann Miller, I found it was very difficult to keep my eyes off the chorus

[Beanieweenieable]

But she mad history withher clever dance performance!

[impsrule]

Love Ann Miller! And this clip is interesting in that it was clearly designed to help 'contemporize' Miller's immense talents for the mid-50's. Most startlingly, the symbolism of Miller literally kicking off her shoes! MGM might as well have run a banner at the bottom declaring "Ann Miller will not be tap dancing in this scene!"

No self-respecting musical - on stage or film - of the early and mid-1950's could be without a Mambo-number! The sensual, hip-gyrating dance craze offered the perfect opportunity to showcase Miller's obvious 'charms', while not whirling at 80 mph. It was a smart move, and a good number.

Outside of big Broadway hits brought to screen (ie: South Pacific, Gigi, Pajama Game...), the rank and file studio musical was, sadly, loosing box-office steam in the mid-1950's. Despite big names like Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Jane Powell and Tony Martin, "Hit The Deck" was a decided box office disappointment. But it is cool to see this expertly performed, meticulously-calculated effort to 'update' and streamline Miller's screen persona for mid-to-late 1950's tastes! Bravo!