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Greenwich Village

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 22m
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6.2/10
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Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)
ComedyDramaMusicRomance

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

  • Director
    • Walter Lang
  • Writers
    • Earl Baldwin
    • Walter Bullock
    • Michael Fessier
  • Stars
    • Carmen Miranda
    • Don Ameche
    • William Bendix
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    495
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    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Earl Baldwin
      • Walter Bullock
      • Michael Fessier
    • Stars
      • Carmen Miranda
      • Don Ameche
      • William Bendix
    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Carmen Miranda
    Carmen Miranda
    • Princess Querida O'Toole
    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Kenneth Harvey
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Danny O'Mara
    Vivian Blaine
    Vivian Blaine
    • Bonnie Watson
    Felix Bressart
    Felix Bressart
    • Hofer
    Tony De Marco
    • Tony
    Sally De Marco
    • Sally
    The Revuers
    • Musical Ensemble
    B.S. Pully
    • Brophy
    The Four Step Brothers
    The Four Step Brothers
    • Dancers
    Emil Rameau
    • Kavosky
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    • Milkman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Bill Alcorn
    • Costume Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Maceo Anderson
    Maceo Anderson
    • One of the Four Step Brothers
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Author with Letter
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Banks
    • Clarinet Player
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Bigelow - Author
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Boden
    • Chorus Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Earl Baldwin
      • Walter Bullock
      • Michael Fessier
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    User reviews20

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    7museumofdave

    Of Course It's Silly! It's Carmen Miranda!

    There are three excellent reasons to settle in with this Technicolor extravaganza: Carmen Miranda, Carmen Miranda, and Carmen Miranda! The "Brazilian Bombshell" is at the top of her dazzling talent and is featured in three production numbers, each with it's own nutty, colorful and surreal style--she never disappoints! The musical itself is a slight bauble about a classical pianist finding his heart in a speakeasy (Don Ameche has written a classical concerto with themes from the pop song "Whispering"!); Vivian Blaine, billed as the "Cherry Blonde," is so obviously an Alice Faye stand-in, doing her best to establish herself in the Fox Pantheon along with Faye and Grable; there is lots of dense color saturation in many scenes, making this a visual candy-colored treat, even if the material is lightweight wartime fluff. I never found it dull, and was always entertained; I gave it an "7" not because it's a deep or particularly thoughtful film, but because it accomplishes what it sets out to do perfectly. Entertain. Sometimes you just need a break
    5bkoganbing

    Not Your Great Grandfather's Village By A Stretch

    Anyone looking for the Greenwich Village of bygone days will be sadly disillusioned by this film. The area known for all time for its Bohemian atmosphere and now for its outrageously overpriced just about everything will not be found here. Club owner William Bendix isn't even fond of bootleg whiskey in his joint as he's continually throwing out bootlegger Tom Dugan from his place. Of all the places in New York State during the Twenties where Governor Alfred E. Smith stated publicly he would not enforce prohibition, Greenwich Village was the area that flouted the Volstead Act the most with impunity and flare.

    The score for Greenwich Village is made up mostly of old standards and the film was an opportunity for Darryl Zanuck to launch a new musical star in the tradition of Alice Faye and Betty Grable. Vivian Blaine was 'introduced' in Greenwich Village and in film she never quite got the success the other two ladies did. She did best on Broadway, most unforgettably as Adelaide in Guys And Dolls. The new songs were nothing to remember.

    Young Don Ameche arrives in Manhattan from Wichita, Kansas where he was a professor of music there and he's written a concerto. No big market for concertos, but there's a passage in the concerto that sounds promising to William Bendix. It turns out to be the big hit song from the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, Whispering. Bendix has big ideas wanting to put on a big revue and if he can't get Ameche's bankroll which he's carrying, he'd sure like a loan on his talent.

    It's all an excuse to put on a lot of numbers, but Greenwich Village seems to lack the creative flair of 20th Century Fox's earlier films with Betty Grable and Alice Faye. William Bendix, borrowed from Paramount where he mostly played good natured mugs, just does not strike one as a would be Ziegfeld. Carmen Miranda is just Carmen Miranda and she's the best thing about Greenwich Village.

    Just not the best musical Fox ever put out.
    7edwagreen

    Greenwich Village is Benign Musical Comedy ***

    Greenwich Village of 1922. The living is easy and the speak-easies are in abundance.

    A music instructor, Don Ameche, comes to town to get his concerto played and in the process meets up with Bill Bendix, Carmen Miranda and Vivian Blaine. Bendix is a small time hood with a funny heart who runs a joint. He likes Ameche's music and thinks that he can use it in a show that he is planning. Comically, Bendix thinks that he is in competition with Florenz Ziegfeld.

    This movie makes for very light musical fanfare. The songs are great, especially Blaine belting out whispering and Bendix is a riot in a Roman toga dancing and singing around. Miranda, a musical dancing genius, is at the top of her game as well and Blaine sings Whispering with that soft voice.

    The film is quite entertaining and a joy to watch.
    6blanche-2

    Trite and light musical comedy

    "Greenwich Village" is a musical from Twentieth Century Fox starring Don Ameche, Vivian Blaine, Carmen Miranda, and William Bendix.

    The film seems a bit slapped together, especially in light of the fact that one of the numbers was actually footage from "Springtime in the Rockies" that was cut.

    There's not much of a story - it concerns a young composer, Kenneth Harvey (Ameche) who meets Blaine and Bendix in a speakeasy. Bendix jazzes up Kenneth's concerto, intending to use it for a show, while Kenneth hopes to have it performed in a classical genre. Kenneth also falls in love with Blaine, whom Bendix considers his girl.

    Miranda is a multipurpose performer at the Danny's Den, and has some cute numbers - "Give Me a Band and a Bandana," "I Like to be Loved By You," and "I'm Just Wild About Harry," all energetically performed in some wild costumes.

    Vivian Blaine looks absolutely beautiful and sings well. Ameche gives a pleasant performance as someone experiencing New York and the Village for the first time.

    A great deal is made here of Greenwich Village as a haven for artists, and the sets are very much like the neighborhood as it must have been in those days - crowded and brightly lit. The street that Danny's Den was on looks like West 8th Street, and it was fun to see.

    "The Revuers" who included Judy Holliday, John Frank, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, alas, were cut from the film, and the best number was "It Goes to Your Toes" performed by "untitled black musicians" who were fantastic. They were possibly The Layson Brothers. The DeMarcos turned in some sprightly dancing.

    This isn't one of Fox's blockbusters, but it has the tell-tale vibrant Fox colors, likable cast, and good musical numbers normally associated with musicals from that studio.
    5planktonrules

    Not wonderful.

    The film, not surprisingly, is set in Greenwich Village, New York (actually a sound stage at Twentieth Century-Fox) and begins with an eager young composer, Kenneth (Don Ameche), arriving in town--hoping to make it big. Soon, he meets up with Dan (William Bendix) and his friends at Danny's Den--the strangest speakeasy in Hollywood history. At this 'joint', Carmen Miranda and Vivian Blaine perform. After hearing some of Kenneth's music, Danny decides to put on a show to showcase his sweetie. The problem is that this sweetie (Blaine) might just be in love with Kenneth AND some sharpie (Felix Bressart) is interested in having the music performed instead by a big-name director instead of on some stage show in the Village. What's next? See the film....or not.

    I am glad I watched this film when I did, as I had just finished watching a GREAT MGM musical, "Anchors Away". Although both films were in color, there weren't too many other similarities. "Anchors Away" had great music, singing, plot--everything. And, by comparison, "Greenwich Village" just looked tired and second-rate...which, is what it was. As for Carmen Miranda, she seemed unnecessary to the film and a bit lost. Additionally, fair tunes and the studio's lesser singers (Alice Faye was out on maternity leave), the film never really hit the mark and is a few steps below the average Fox musical of the period. And, when it was over, I couldn't remember much of anything about it. Adequate and no more.

    By the way, I was VERY surprised to see Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison in the film dancing and singing a musical number with a number of other black entertainers. While I was VERY familiar with him as a member of Our Gang (since its beginning) and the East Side Kids, I had no idea he was so talented in other ways.

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    • Trivia
      The Revuers (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Judy Holliday and Alvin Hammer) received billing (as a group), but their one musical number, "The Baroness Bazooka," was cut from the release print. Their remaining roles are little better than extras.
    • Goofs
      The opening narration on the bus claims that George Gershwin was one of those legendary talents who got his start in Greenwich Village, but in 1922, when this film supposedly takes place, Gershwin was just starting out.
    • Quotes

      Princess Querida O'Toole: Would you like to take advantage of me?

    • Connections
      Edited into Carmen Miranda (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Just Wild About Harry
      (uncredited)

      Music by Eubie Blake

      Lyrics by Noble Sissle

      Performed by Carmen Miranda

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1945 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гринвич-Виллидж
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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