The Belle of New York
M.G.M's Gay TECHNICOLOR Musical!
1952 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Charles Walters |
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| Writer: | Chester Erskine, Robert O'Brien, Irving Elinson |
| Staring: |
| In squeaky-clean New York at the turn of the century, playboy Charlie Hill falls so much in love that he can walk on air. The object of his affections is beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He promises to reform his dissolute life, even trying to do an honest day's work. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 22, 1952 |
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| Director: | Charles Walters |
| Writer: | Chester Erskine, Robert O'Brien, Irving Elinson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | dance, musical, remake |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,982,000
Budget: $2,563,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fred Astaire | Charlie Hill |
| Vera-Ellen | Angela Bonfils |
| Marjorie Main | Mrs Phineas Hill |
| Keenan Wynn | Max Ferris |
| Alice Pearce | Elsie Wilkins |
| Clinton Sundberg | Gilford Spivak |
| Gale Robbins | Dixie 'Deadshot' McCoy |
| Tom Dugan | With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver (uncredited) |
| Ed Haskett | Supper Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Presents Angela with Flowers (uncredited) |
| Dorinda Clifton | One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Walters | Director |
| Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Irving G. Ries | Special Effects |
| Robert Alton | Choreographer |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| C.M.S. McLellan | Theatre Play |
| Chester Erskine | Adaptation |
| Robert O'Brien | Writer |
| Irving Elinson | Writer |
| Robert H. Planck | Cinematography |
| Albert Akst | Editor |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Adolph Deutsch | Music Director |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Freed | Producer |
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