{"id":1083,"date":"2006-05-10T17:25:19","date_gmt":"2006-05-11T00:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:45:44","slug":"its-always-fair-weather-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1083","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Always Fair Weather (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Can these be the guys I once thought I could never live without?&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThree wartime buddies (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, and Michael Kidd) pledge to meet up ten years later, only to find that they no longer have much in common with each other.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyd Charisse Films<\/li>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Gene Kelly Films<\/li>\n<li>Get-Together<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Stanley Donen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nMost reviewers now concede that this delightful Stanley Donen musical has been highly underrated over the years &#8212; and they&#8217;re right!  While Peary feels that the film is &#8220;surprisingly downbeat&#8221;, I was never in doubt that things would work out just fine for these three veterans, or that the ending would be anything but uplifting.  Peary argues that the film &#8220;doesn&#8217;t always work&#8221;, but admits that &#8220;it contains many bright ideas&#8221; &#8212; including the central storyline, which rings all too true: how often have we discovered that old-time friends are no longer people we&#8217;d choose to have in our lives?  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-1024x402.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-1536x603.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio-604x237.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trio.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, though Peary disses the &#8220;songs by Adolph Green and Betty Comden&#8221; as &#8220;Broadway rejects&#8221;, he does call out several &#8220;musical highlights&#8221;, including &#8220;the three vets dancing with trash-can lids&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"254\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-1536x611.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2-604x240.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Trashcans2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Kelly tapping on roller skates&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-1536x586.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating-604x230.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Rollerskating.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary ends his review by questioning why we&#8217;re never given a chance to see &#8220;Kelly and Charisse dance together&#8221;; point well-taken. He also notes that viewers, if possible, should &#8220;see [the film] in the theater because the directors made special use of Cinemascope, at times dividing the screen into thirds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gene Kelly as Ted Riley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-1024x414.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-1536x622.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly-604x244.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Charisse-Kelly.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many wonderful dance sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-1024x410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-1536x616.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance-604x242.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Dance.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive use of split-scene cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-1024x408.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"255\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-1536x612.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2-604x241.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Its-Always-Fair-Weather-Split-Screen2.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but if you enjoy classic Hollywood musicals and\/or Gene Kelly, definitely don&#8217;t miss this one.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0048216\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1965fair.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1955\/09\/16\/archives\/screen-kidding-video.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Can these be the guys I once thought I could never live without?&#8221; Synopsis: Three wartime buddies (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, and Michael Kidd) pledge to meet up ten years later, only to find that they no longer have much in common with each other. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cyd Charisse Films Dan Dailey Films Friendship Gene Kelly Films Get-Together Musicals Stanley Donen Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Most reviewers now concede that this delightful Stanley Donen musical has&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1083\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1083"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86876,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions\/86876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}