Hit the Deck

Buy This Item Hit the Deck by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $19.98  on 10-31-2008     Hit the lights! An all-star cast and plenty of big numbers make this classic 1955 musical a blast. Russ Tamblyn, Vic Damone, and Tony Martin are three wacky sailors on leave. Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, and the immortal Ann Miller are three girls ready for romance. High jinks ensue. Miller's character, Ginger, is a nightclub singer, allowing for maximum dance numbers and costume changes. Yes, it's a big, silly MGM musical with plenty of songs, jokes, and splashy colors, and it's quite a bit of fun. Fred Astaire choreographer Hermes Pan provided the at-times hilariously elaborate dance numbers, and "Hallelujah," the big finale, is presented in all its original widescreen glory so you won't miss a cannon. It's enough to make you want to enlist. <I>--Ali Davis</I> Reader Reviews 'Hit the Deck' on DVD. About time too! The VHS tape was of very poor quality. Perhaps, not the greatest of the MGM musicals, 'Hit the Deck' is still a worthy example of the studio's output. More than anything else, it is the Vincent Youmans score that is the real treasure - appealingly sung by the film's main stars backed by the outstanding arrangments written by some of MGM's best talent and, as usual, the distintive stylish playing of the MGM Studio Orchestra. Can't wait to obtain my DVD copy. [By the way, perhaps, one day if records are still available, it will possible to publish the names of the players in the MGM Sudio Orchestra over the years.] John Grant-Silver Prestwick Scotland

Hit the Deck Available from Amazon Price: $19.98 Updated on 10-31-2008.

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