Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson: The Most Beautiful Woman in Movies

[…] of the best films of her career, including Anchors Aweigh (1945), Showboat (1951), and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Anchors Aweigh (1945), starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly. Kathryn Grayson Fulfills Her Childhood Dream As the popularity of musicals declined in the late 1950s, so too did Kathryn’s film career.  At this time, Kathryn […]

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

[…] he manages to work in really intricate steps and stunts without compromising the realism of the film: you won’t find the Pontippee brothers doing Swan Lake, or Gene Kelly taps in the movie.  Michael Kidd made sure his choreography was believable for the characters and their circumstances.  In Kidd’s own words, “I had to find […]

Tony Curtis Could Act: The Boston Strangler (1968)

[…] bearings for feet, so I could spin it around and make some crazy moves.  It knocked everyone out.” I guess the muscle memory of that stunt work Gene Kelly taught Tony back in the 1950s during his swashbuckling days never left him. Goodbye, Tony! And that wraps it up for The Boston Strangler, and our […]

Tony Curtis & Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

[…] the Groom (1952),  Son of Ali Baba (1952), and The Black Shield of Falworth (1955), capitalized on Tony’s good looks and natural athletic abilities–with none other than Gene Kelly teaching Tony how to do his own swashbuckling stunts.  But these films did little to showcase Tony’s acting talent.   Though Tony enjoyed being a handsome […]