The Belle of New York
“M.G.M's Gay TECHNICOLOR Musical!”
1952 · 1 h 22 min
Charles WaltersCast
Fred Astaire 
Vera-Ellen 
Marjorie Main 
Keenan Wynn 
Alice Pearce 
Clinton Sundberg
Credits
Written by: C.M.S. McLellan
Plot
In squeaky-clean New York of 1900, a playboy falls for a Salvation Army girl, and he floats in the air.
Sinekatalog’s take
Charles Walters's MGM musical, with Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen, is colorful and light, with a dreamy "Seeing's Believing" and "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man."Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (1,244 votes)
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