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MITZI GAYNOR ‘Les Girls’ (1957) with Gene Kelly

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MITZI GAYNOR ‘Les Girls’ (1957) with Gene Kelly

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‘Les Girls’ (1957) Mitzi Gaynor and Gene Kelly

After performing a rough and rousing dance number with Joy one night, Barry feigns a heart condition to win Joy's sympathy. He then reluctantly admits that, although he has been diagnosed with a terminal condition, he has not given up the act for fear of putting the girls out of work. Despite promising to keep the illness a secret, Joy rushes home, where she tells Sybil and Angele that Barry is sacrificing himself for their benefit. Angele and Sybil then vow to quit during an anniversary party they are throwing for Barry the following evening. During the party, Barry begrudging accepts Sybil and Angele's resignations and asks Joy to escort him home. Once at his apartment, Barry, still feigning illness, tries to embrace Joy, but she runs from his clutches and orders him to be calm for fear he might suffer an attack. Frustrated, Barry admits to the ruse in hopes of embracing Joy. Furious, Joy runs from the apartment and Barry runs after her.

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MITZI GAYNOR in ‘Les Girls’ (1957) Director: George Cukor - with Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips, Henry Daniell and Patrick Macnee. Charming, sprightly musical involving three showgirls who (via flashback) reveal their relationship to hoofer Kelly; chicly handled in all departments, with Cole Porter tunes, Jack Cole choreography and Oscar-winning Orry-Kelly costumes. John Patrick adapted Vera Caspary's novel (she says she got paid $80,000 for two words “Les Girls”).  CinemaScope and Metrocolor.

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MITZI GAYNOR in ‘Les Girls’ with Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly

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MITZI GAYNOR in ‘Les Girls’ with Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly

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‘Les Girls’ with Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall and Taina Elg in ‘Ladies in Waiting’

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Mitzi and Gene in a number from ‘Les Girls’ choreographed by Gene Kelly

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‘Les Girls’ title number with Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly

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MITZI in ‘Les Girls’ (1957)

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‘Les Girls’ starring Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly

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Warner Archive, which distributes the old MGM film library, recently released a newly remastered, high definition Blu-ray of ‘Les Girls’, directed by George Cukor with Mitzi Gaynor and also starring Golden Globe® Best Actress winner Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly. The romantic musical comedy is set in Paris during the late '50s and told in flashback. Kelly plays cabaret performer Barry Nichols and the three co-stars play the women in his act, ‘Les Girls.’   Cole Porter movie musicals will always sparkle and add Best Costume Design Oscar®* win for Orry-Kelly and another Golden Globe® for Best Comedy/Musical plus choreographer Jack Cole, and one of the first films to feature the role of choreographer in the opening credits, and you have a proven winner all around

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Oh!   Cette   MITZI      ooh là là!   💋

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‘Les Girls’ closing the trunk  Mitzi with Kay Kendall, Taina Elg and Gene Kelly

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Mitzi in ‘Les Girls’ - Another Oscar win for designer Orry-Kelly

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MITZI GAYNOR   C'est Magnifique!

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Mitzi & Gene - ‘Les Girls’ (1957)