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Summary
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 78Audiences 71GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer78%
Audience score75%
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
Box office
80%of its budget back
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $4 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for music movies
typical 106102Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 18 more
Released
1948
June 11, 1948
78 years ago
Genres
MusicRomanceComedyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1949
- Best Original Musical Score1949Nominated
- Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment1949Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 26 more52 people
- Judy GarlandManuela Alva
- Gene KellySerafin
- Walter SlezakDon Pedro Vargas
- Gladys CooperAunt Inez
- Reginald OwenThe Advocate
- George ZuccoThe Viceroy
- Fayard NicholasPerformer
- Harold NicholasPerformer
Lester AllenUncle Capucho
Lola AlbrightIsabella
Ellen RossMercedes- MJMary Jo EllisLizarda
- JDJean DeanCasilda
- MMMarion MurrayEloise
Ben LessyGumbo
Jerry BergenBolo- VSVal SetzJuggler
Cully RichardsTrillo
Oliver BlakeOfficial (uncredited)
Marie WindsorMadame Lucia (uncredited)- DTDorothy TuttleDancer with Cigarette (Uncredited)
- MAMarie Allison'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
- ABAnne Beck'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
- HBHal BellDancer (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Vincente Minnelli Director
- Leslie H. Martinson Script Supervisor
- Wallace Worsley Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Albert Hackett Screenplay
- Frances Goodrich Screenplay
- Cole Porter Lyricist, Songs, Original Music Composer
- S. N. Behrman Theatre Play
Production · 2
- Arthur Freed Producer
- Al Shenberg Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
- Jerome Hester Still Photographer
- Sam Leavitt Camera Operator
- Richard Borland Grip
Editing · 3
- Blanche Sewell Editor
- Natalie Kalmus Colorist
- Henri Jaffa Color Assistant
Sound · 6
- Lennie Hayton Original Music Composer, Music Director
- Conrad Salinger Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
- Wally Heglin Orchestrator
- Van Allen James Sound Editor
- Norwood A. Fenton Sound
Art · 4
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Arthur Krams Assistant Set Decoration
- Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Tom Keogh Costume Design
- Barbara Karinska Costume Design
- Miles White Costume Design
- Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
- Irene Costume Supervisor
- Jack Dawn Makeup Artist
Other crew · 8
- Gene Kelly Choreographer
- Frances Marion Additional Writing
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz Additional Writing
- Joseph Than Additional Writing
- Howard Dunham Stunts
- Roger Edens Additional Music