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Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac ... see more see more... , Leslie Phillips , Henry Daniell , Patrick Macnee , Stephen Vercoe , Philip Tonge , Richard Alexander , Lilyan Chauvin , Adrienne D'Ambricourt , Cyril Delevanti , Maurice Marsac , Owen McGiveney , Nestor Paiva , Francis Ravel , Maya Van Horn , George Navarro , Luisa Triana

Les Girls is the Rashomon of MGM musicals. The film is told in flashback, as Mitzi Gaynor and Taina Elg, two-thirds of a popular cabaret trio, attempt to legally block the third, Kay Kendall, from wri... read more read more...ting her memoirs. Each of "Les Girls" has her own interpretation of the group's previous professional and amorous escapades. To make sense of these wildly diverse recollections, the court must rely upon a fourth party to straighten things out. Enter Gene Kelly, the dancing star who organized "Les Girls" in the first place. But can Kelly be believed? The "truth" of the many reminiscences in Les Girls is secondary to the dazzling beauty of its female stars, and to the delightful musical numbers, the best of which is an extended Marlon Brando parody titled "Why Am I So Gone About That Gal?" This was Gene Kelly's last musical effort for MGM, the studio he joined way back in 1943; the film was the inspiration for the short-lived 1963 TV series Harry's Girls, which starred Larry Blyden, Susan Silo, Dawn Nickerson and Diahn Williams. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: George Cukor

Release Date: October 3, 1957

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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003

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  • May 23, 2007
    Tries to be creative, but mostly turns out confusing. Tons of holes in the story, and you just have to accept it and move on. Some good dancing and great costumes. Ladies in Waiting is a shocking little number - extremely shocking for the time! I was quite taken aback.
  • May 23, 2007
    Very funny trilogy with GENE, Kay, Mitzi and Taina. It's fun watching each account of "Barry Nicholas" life unfold with the three women in his career life. The "Too Charming" number with GENE and Kay is so cute. This is a fun movie to watch.

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Emanuel Levy
April 4, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

A stylized, unconventional musical for MGM, director Cukor, and Gene Kelly. Full Review

Michael E. Grost
August 8, 2008
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Uneven musical, at best in its first third. Full Review

Steve Crum
October 15, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Mediocre score, mediocre MGM musical.

Pablo Villaca
June 4, 2003
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Comédia inventiva e divertida que conta com ótimos números musicais, bela direção de arte, figurinos luxuosos e - o mais importante - com o imenso carisma de Kelly e suas três parceiras de cena.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 24, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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