
Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful mus... (Full plot summary below)
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Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man". Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best.
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| Blunt ReviewEmily BluntSimply wonderful and a time capsule to boot! |
| EmpireIan NathanDelightful, athletic stuff with some unusual - but wonderful - location shooting. New York never looked better. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA lively and brash musical comedy spectacle. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe pep, enthusiasm and apparent fun the makers of On the Town had in putting it together comes through to the audience and gives the picture its best asset. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. PuccioIt's romp, it's a romance, it's a songfest, it's everything that has now become rather passe in a musical comedy. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenFor all its silliness, the musical also taps into something existential, thanks to its ticking-clock structure. As the hours slip away and impending separation looms over every note, On the Town becomes a bittersweet reminder that all our days are numbered. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherGaiety, rhythm, humor and a good, wholesome dash of light romance have been artfully blended together in this bright Technicolored comedy. |
| Film and FeltGabe LeibowitzIts aww-shucks charm becomes hard to resist as the three sailors dart around Manhattan, looking for culture, sights, and, of course, 24-hour love. |
| Time OutStephen GarrettOn the Town is exhilarating, brash spectacle, all rip-snorting, wisecracking attack, and maybe just a teensy bit unlikeable. |
| User ReviewKatalina GNEW YORK, NEW YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORK!!!!!!!!!! |