The Belle of New York

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film musical film romantic musical film

The Belle of New York is a 1952 Technicolor musical film starring Fred Astaire as a charming playboy whose pursuit of a devout Salvation Army worker leads to whimsical, dance-filled romance in turn-of-the-century New York City.

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The Belle of New York (1897 stage musical) 1

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instanceOf film ⓘ
musical film ⓘ
romantic musical film ⓘ
basedOn The Belle of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Belle of New York (1897 stage musical)
character Angela Bonfils ⓘ
Charlie Hill ⓘ
cinematographyBy Robert H. Planck ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Charles Walters ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editedBy Albert Akst ⓘ
features romantic comedy plot ⓘ
song-and-dance numbers ⓘ
featuresGenreElement comedy ⓘ
musical dance ⓘ
romance ⓘ
filmingProcess live-action ⓘ
genre musical film ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
hasColor color film ⓘ
hasFormat theatrical feature film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActorRole Fred Astaire ⓘ
surface form: Fred Astaire as Charlie Hill
leadActressRole Vera-Ellen as Angela Bonfils ⓘ
lyricsBy Johnny Mercer ⓘ
medium 35 mm film ⓘ
musicBy Harry Warren ⓘ
narrativeFocus a playboy pursuing a Salvation Army worker ⓘ
notableFor fantastical dance sequences suggesting weightlessness ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf MGM Freed Unit musicals ⓘ
producer Arthur Freed ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate 1952-02-22 ⓘ
releaseYear 1952 ⓘ
runtime 82 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter George Wells ⓘ
Harry Ruby ⓘ
setInLocation New York City ⓘ
setInPeriod turn of the 20th century ⓘ
starring Alice Pearce ⓘ
Clinton Sundberg ⓘ
Fred Astaire ⓘ
Keenan Wynn ⓘ
Marjorie Main ⓘ
Vera-Ellen ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ

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