BRIGADOON
Gene
Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
Turner/MGM;
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Not
Rated; 108 minutes; 1954
Vincente Minnelli ("THE BAND
WAGON," "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS") directed this spellbinding
Lerner-Lowe musical about a magical Scottish village that appears only once
every 100 years. Gene Kelly and Van Johnson play two Americans who stumble upon
the village and Cyd Charisse plays the girl Kelly falls for.
REVIEWS
"Wistful fancy . . . elaborate and
handsome decor."
— NEW YORK TIMES