And try to check out The Pirate where Kelly worked with the Nicholas Brothers. (That movie is a bit hard to find.) The Nicholas Brothers were RIDICULOUSLY awesome!! And everyone knew it!! Their numbers in Stormy Weather are amazing.
Gene Kelly was such a sweet man, a perfectionist, serious about his craft, and so adorable. You know what I love about Johnny? He never interrupted his guests! He let them talk! They could interrupt him because they were his guests on his show. And he was never annoyed by it. I love it.
Too a degree they were classier back then especially on camera JC - alcoholic , cheated on wife Bing "- beat wife and kids cheated I like Johnny Carson, Gene Kelly etc but most of those guys were assholes to there wives and not good fathers . Sure they dressed better and didn't swear, on camera, but they were not always classy behind the scenes
Only on camera 📷 mate. I still hold the Johnny Carson show as the standard by which I measure all other late night talk shows. The Carson show had it ALL. But..... Johnny Carson was a known nasty piece of work when drunk and he was not faithful to his wife. No, I'm not claiming any moral high ground here. Just merely lending some balance to the narrative that the old school entertainers were all classy. True class is on AND off the TV/ theater screen. There were plenty of old Hollywood entertainers who led exemplary lives and were good husband's, wives, parents etc..... and there were some who were downright scandalous.
Let's put in a few more names. Eleanor Powell, the greatest female dancer. Donald O'Connor, right up there with Astaire and Kelly. And Treyden Hansen, a remarkable dancer, even though he never took one dance class.
I've just finished watching Singing in The rain 1952, and it was one of the greatest movies ive ever seen!! now I'm just watching Gene Kelly's interviews
For those of you who don't know the film Gene Kelly refers to when he is dancing and tearing a newspaper is the 1950 MGM musical Summer Stock costarring Judy Garland.
@@trhansen3244 who? Never heard..... Bearing in mind the nickname..... I believe is too modern for my taste. I am too old to enjoy such exquisite music.
'The 3 Musketeers' (George Sidney, dir. 1948) was very enjoyable in that it was mostly done tongue in cheek! Great cast, with Lana Turner exquisitely villanous and Vincent Price at his Best as Montesquieu or Van Heflin playing Aramis, etc.
There will never be another era as it was in the 20, 30,40,50, these were the years that had the REAL movie stars nothing like what is going on now days. You didn't have to cuss or be naked to entertain. Brother do I miss these shows
I clicked on the thumbnail because I always want to see a good Johnny interview with one of my favorites like Gene Kelly. What a bonus to watch and see that Shecky Greene was also on the panel that night and added to the fun conversation regarding their given names and how mothers would let you know when you were in hot water by using it and the tone of their voice. Very sweet, very funny and very touching.
Okay, really weird connection I just made. Probably a big coincidence. But Gene’s real name is Eugene, just like Mr. Krabs from Spongebob. And then Plankton’s real name is Sheldon, just like the other guy. I really doubt this has any meaning but if you like spongebob I think you will appreciate this lmao.
I always enjoy watching the old entertainers of the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's talk about the old days in music and film. R.I.P. Gene and Johnny.
Both brilliant but still very different. Kelly had such boundless athleticism I have rarely seen. I don't think either were great 'actors' but both some of the greatest entertainers I have ever seen.
Enjoyed this immensely! Wish Shecky Green's appearances were posted on RU-vid. This was from the 1 hour and a half shows of the 70's. Antenna TV shows these 1 hour and a half shows on Friday nights, 9 Central. Love Gene Kelly, Shecky Green and Johnny!
Awww that was just great, I enjoyed it thoroughly, thanks so much mostlydaydreaming! Gene was such a sweetheart, lovely to see him relaxed and happy 💖⚘
I learned about him when I was little, from the scene in Xanadu with him when he's facing with Olivia Newton John, still one of my favorites..."whenever I'm away from you... where ever you go.... I'm never far away from you...i want you to knoooowww...i only have to close my eyes dear and suddenly there you are " ONJ was lovely and how neat for her to get to dance with him!
They were together in the movie Gene was plugging there, That's Entertainment 2. Gene directed the scenes in which they dance. It was the first time in 30 years, they had danced in the segment The Babbit And The Bromide, from the 1945 movie Ziegfeld Follies.
To the young people who watch this and other nostalgic clips of stars from the past; you are living in the most open and accepting society in the history of the world. If you take a lesson from the greats like Gene Kelly or Johnny Carson, it should be to not limit yourself and work as hard as you can to make your dreams come true. They did, I did and so can you.
Fathers and Sons, the name is given by one and then changed by the other. Who came from the outside and 'changed', erased the identity that came before and was us before we walked out the door and introduced ourselves to others in the outside world? What I am given by my parents is to be my strength and not my weakness.
Perhaps the word of the child was not fulfilled and it caused the change that was new and became us suddenly, and then we just walked away from our family of whose water and flesh we became. Lost was the game....
three musketeers is great. I see the fighting scenes and think "jackie chan could have choreographed this" because you see where jackie took inspiration from ! is incredible
Exactly! Jackie Chan was inspired by Gene. Especially, the way Gene used props in his choreograph, Jackie too used in his fight choreographs. In Jackie's movie "Sanghai Noon" the theme music of SITR was played in a market fight scene. It was his tribute to the great dancer.
When I was little - My Dad's name is Eugene - Eugene Valley He was a good Dad to me The Best!!! Took care of us and kept us safe at home. I love him alot! He was a good man! He was Puerto Rican like me! It's no Wonder I like Gene Kelly's singing and dancing. The Wonderful and SUPER Talented Gene Kelly is Eugene Valley Kelly! I'll claim him any day just like a child. I also had a friend named "Francis" when I was little And I also like Frank "Francis" Sinatra. Is this all a Coincidence?!! I also like Fred Astaire alot. I believe Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were also good people. Usually good people like to sing and have good talent. I also like Julie Andrews and Shirley Bassey and Opera singers. 🎼🐛 I lost some of my family, my furniture clothes, home but thank God I'm still breathing and can walk hopefully towards a beach. They had Class - today look at the garbage we have.
I heard or read a conversation about Fred or Gene being best dancer. Gene s name was mentioned I didn't know I watched very close ly. Not one little slipup.I saw why they chose Gene
I just can NOT believe the claims at crazy days and nights website claiming Gene Kelly wasn't100% wonderful no WAY I'd sooner believe the freaking earth was flat fergeddaboud it!
It was uncomfortable watching Gene and Shecky carry on a conversation, while Johnny’s blood was (probably) boiling. Shecky was almost in Gene’s lap. Gene looked like it was painful for him to tilt his body toward Carson.
Not too fond of Johny Carson trying to dig up dirt on Gene Kelly throughout the interview like "Dancing was for sissy's" or "Did you ever fall in front of a live audience while dancing" Gene Kelly answered it gracefully, but thought it was uncalled for by asking such questions on a living legend.
I feel he was just curious as perhaps the audience was. Gene was a superb dancer and made it look so easy, so in a way him admtting that he did sometimes fail could help the audience relate to him. Whether that was Johnny's intent or not I seriously doubt it was meanspirited. And back in the day boys actually felt dancing was for sissies, after all this interview was in 1975. There's a Leave it to Beaver rerun I saw where Beaver was dreading dance class. It's just an old thing that is outdated I suppose but I seriously doubt any ill intent was meant by Johnny. He was always decent to guests.
Johnny and Gene had known each other for years by the time this interview was done and Johnny to his credit allowed the audience to share that familiarity with his guests. Besides a lot of these questions were planned ahead of time, like the falling in front of the audience question. Gene recalled the date the place and his exact reaction. I'm sure it is the kind of remembrance he would shared with friends at parties.
@@DreamingDarlin In 1958 Gene Kelly had made a PBS special called 'Dancing: a Man's Game' to stress how much stamina and strength a pro dancer needed, like a sportsman. The unspoken subtext was that not all chorus boys were 'flits', as Holden Caulfield called them. Kelly was said to be somewhat 'homophobic', to use that idiotic coinage, and his muscular, up-from-the-ground style was felt to be colored by an anxiety not to appear 'sissy'. It is ironic that he compared himself with Brando, whom we now know worked both sides of the aisle.
It was more him being polite. Watching Johnny's show as a young woman it always seemed fun and appropriate to talk to the other guest and I always missed that on other talk shows later. Besides that he even knew Johnny had a son with the same name as one of his. If he didn't like him he couldn't have cared less and wouldn't have acknowledged that. :D
I agree with you, Serious. It was uncomfortable watching Gene and Shecky carry on a conversation, while Johnny’s blood was (probably) boiling. Shecky was almost in Gene’s lap. Gene looked like it was painful for him to tilt his body toward Carson.
