Gene Kelly

Top 10 Leading Men of the 1940s

Top 10 Leading Men of the 1940s

There were some great movie actors around in the 1940s, it truly was the golden age of cinema! Here are my top 10 leading men of that decade – have I missed anyone crucial out? 1. Humphrey Bogart Bogart was ranked the greatest male movie star in history by the American Film Institute, and he(…)

A little bit of joy for a Sunday morning: Gene Kelly and Jerry

A little bit of joy for a Sunday morning: Gene Kelly and Jerry

  Go on, have a slice of pure unadulterated joy this Sunday morning. What could be a better start to the day than Gene Kelly and Jerry mouse having a dance? This clips is from the 1945 movie ‘Anchors Aweigh’. Enjoy! x   Edited with BlogPad Pro

Gene Kelly in uniform, WW2

Gene Kelly in uniform, WW2

Gene Kelly photographed in his US Navy uniform during the Second World War, probably 1944 or 1945. He enlisted in the US Naval Air Service and was stationed in the Photographic Section, Washington D.C. He looks mighty dishy in a uniform doesn’t he? He was one of my first crushes when I used to sit(…)

Vintage Look Book: Off-Duty Gene Kelly

Vintage Look Book: Off-Duty Gene Kelly

I’m trying something a bit different today and thought I’d go for some mens vintage style inspiration courtesy of Gene Kelly. One of my first silver-screen crushes (I watched 40s and 50s movies even as a kid) – I loved how Gene Kelly managed to do wonderful dancing and still look really manly! Clockwise from(…)

Gene Kelly 1949

Gene Kelly 1949

Dancer and actor Gene Kelly in a publicity photo. The scar on his cheek was caused by a childhood accident – this is what he said about it: I’d love to ascribe that scar to some great dramatic event, but actually I fell off my tricycle when I was a sprout of five. Source and copyright:(…)