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Skirts Ahoy! (1952) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #SkirtsAhoy
Joe Pasternak produces another MGM spectacle of sight and sound which sees Esther Williams heading up a trio that includes Joan Evans and Vivian Blaine. Made at the express request of the US Navy in order to help recruitment during the Korean conflict, Skirts Ahoy tells the tale of three women who join the Navy after various romantic misadventures.
Directed By Sidney Lanfield
Starring Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine
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  • @delaneyford2106
    @delaneyford21066 жыл бұрын

    This is so strange but I love it at the same time!😂

  • @splashkid8410

    @splashkid8410

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Steven Lear thanks mate

  • @zacheryspencer
    @zacheryspencer5 жыл бұрын

    This took real talent and real skill to do dance moves like this! You had to be in top notch shape:)😀👏🏼🏋🏼‍♂️ We will never see this kind of innocence and fun in today’s world. This was definitely locked in time to always remember:)

  • @chrisspalding2584
    @chrisspalding25847 жыл бұрын

    The unforgettable, the most fun, the best female dancer and show off that ever was. Debbie Renalds. The best female that ever was. Miss you dearly Debbie.

  • @johnlorenzen4633
    @johnlorenzen46334 жыл бұрын

    Bobby Van's wacky energy is perfect match for Debbies. Glad they paired several times. By the way this is wacky fun but its still dance and have to be great athlete to do this stamina of a full back.

  • @youyong28
    @youyong283 жыл бұрын

    It's hard to believe that Debbie Reynolds was not a trained dancer; she does her dances so well. Bobby Van was one of the best dancers in Hollywood. I don't much care for this particular number, but it was nice to see him again.

  • @elh93

    @elh93

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait, Debbie Reynolds' wasn't a trained dancer‽

  • @youyong28

    @youyong28

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@elh93 She wasn’t trained before she was chosen for “Singin’ in the Rain “ but she was taught while making the movie and became a very good tap dancer. She was originally a gymnast. So was Russ Tamblyn, who also did amazing work despite his lack of training.

  • @aDogNamedHandsome

    @aDogNamedHandsome

    7 ай бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @jtrawson1559

    @jtrawson1559

    5 ай бұрын

    She told that when she was getting started in the movies, the studio system was in full tilt. When they would do the choreography, they would ask if she knew a certain step, if not they would tell her go down to some stage where Fred Astair or some other great was working and tell him she needed to learn that step. So while she may not have had some formal kind of dance training (and she was certainly a natural), she learned from the best.

  • @aucourant9998
    @aucourant99985 жыл бұрын

    The gorgeous, delightful Debbie.

  • @addisondurrence1431
    @addisondurrence14312 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone else notice how Debbie's hat kept going down in her face but she always fixed it so professionally without making it super noticeable

  • @poppitpop
    @poppitpop4 жыл бұрын

    0:50 that's the second time I've seen Debbie's hat covering her face by mistake! 😂😂

  • @mr.brooks8913

    @mr.brooks8913

    3 жыл бұрын

    What’s the first

  • @yasmincarey76
    @yasmincarey764 жыл бұрын

    Just too much talent here!!!

  • @sarahvatalaro1066
    @sarahvatalaro10665 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never seen the movie, I feel like I’m missing a lot

  • @jenmalcom7004
    @jenmalcom70044 жыл бұрын

    OMG! Could you imagine this being released, TODAY?!?! 😳😳😳😂😂😂😂😂

  • @christinebethencourt6197
    @christinebethencourt61974 жыл бұрын

    She had an incredible Energy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bennyjazzful
    @bennyjazzful6 жыл бұрын

    WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan.

  • @nicholasreid1836
    @nicholasreid18366 жыл бұрын

    Her dancing partner is Bobby Van (whose best work was in "Kiss Me Kate").

  • @DashingPartyCrasher

    @DashingPartyCrasher

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I was looking to see who he was. He's not credited in the video or film description. Adding these films to my must-watch list.

  • @youxarexmyxsunshine
    @youxarexmyxsunshine4 жыл бұрын

    OMG this song and dance was so entertaining I enjoyed it a lot.

  • @clevercat4969
    @clevercat49695 жыл бұрын

    Amazing fun and great debbie😍

  • @michaelgpd1103
    @michaelgpd11033 жыл бұрын

    Jeeves and Wooster brought me here

  • @Dan-vt3nk
    @Dan-vt3nk4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @carl_anderson9315
    @carl_anderson93155 жыл бұрын

    That’s the reason why I think even though Gene Kelly was hard with her in Singin’ In The Rain, pushing her to her limits, since she was new and inexperienced, at the end she was able to make a carrier of it.

  • @RoskinGreenrake

    @RoskinGreenrake

    4 жыл бұрын

    talent and hard work under expert training etc. stop salivating.

  • @shelbynamels973

    @shelbynamels973

    3 жыл бұрын

    All of 20 at the time, and full of youthful energy.

  • @ianedwards4400
    @ianedwards44002 ай бұрын

    I wasn't aware that Debbie did a cameo in 'Skirts Ahoy', the Esther Williams feature. Just look at Debbie's professionalism and dancing expertise. Here she is shown with another fantastic dancer from the 50's - Mr. Bobby Van. No matter how zany the steps were, both these youngsters performed with consummate verve. Bobby Van had one outstanding number in 'Small Town Girl' that starred Jane Powell and Farley Granger.

  • @user-ru6hk9ny9r
    @user-ru6hk9ny9r5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent musical ! Debbie is lovely !

  • @shelbynamels973
    @shelbynamels9733 жыл бұрын

    i thought this and the other songs were from the Jeeves and Wooster movies soundtrack. I had no idea they were part of pop culture of the time.

  • @candaceroberts3238
    @candaceroberts32385 жыл бұрын

    Such a fun number, I love it.

  • @ringozeitgeist
    @ringozeitgeist3 жыл бұрын

    You might at least mention that her partner is Bobby Van.

  • @sallycurry9003
    @sallycurry90037 жыл бұрын

    Great number but who is Debbie dancing with?

  • @sarahvatalaro1066

    @sarahvatalaro1066

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bobby Van!

  • @user-ru6hk9ny9r

    @user-ru6hk9ny9r

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ester Williams and Debbie Reynolds.

  • @nicolaspinchinat7915

    @nicolaspinchinat7915

    4 жыл бұрын

    No it’s Bobby Van

  • @smponce9

    @smponce9

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank-you to those that replied Bobby Van. I was curious as well. I was dissapointed he was not included in the credits section... After all, he was the on dancing with Debbie.

  • @sillyquerkylover
    @sillyquerkylover7 жыл бұрын

    awesome

  • @user-hr6td2jz4b
    @user-hr6td2jz4b3 жыл бұрын

    Это просто гениально!

  • @ashlyn97
    @ashlyn975 жыл бұрын

    Talk about muscle memory

  • @willedelman7960
    @willedelman79603 жыл бұрын

    There is a singer named Gloria Grey singing this song on a Soundie.. She is very nice looking and a fine singer. There is no info of her on the web. She appears to be a very light skinned black. But the only other clip of her I found is from the fifties where she appears to be passing for white. There are a couple pictures of her from the late fifties on eBay where she is described as an R&B singer. I did some googling. The song goes back to at least 1920. This may be the earliest recording with additional lyrics, which makes the song make more sense. The sheet music is from 1919. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHahs9KLYqvXdrg.html

  • @mariar7434

    @mariar7434

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That’s so interesting, i’ll def be looking into - thank you for sharing these online with everyone 💘💘💘

  • @AckzaTV
    @AckzaTV2 жыл бұрын

    0:23 grimes and rosie odondald inspiration lol NYAA NYAAAAA

  • @andreagdevine
    @andreagdevine4 жыл бұрын

    cute!!

  • @MsUnitarded
    @MsUnitarded5 жыл бұрын

    Man this looks fun

  • @timelesstimesgoneby
    @timelesstimesgoneby Жыл бұрын

    whats total of warner archive released

  • @jrbaskind
    @jrbaskind3 жыл бұрын

    Well, that was a touch strange.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh4 жыл бұрын

    I suspect this song dates from around 1910-1915, meaning it was already old and corny-sounding when this film was made in 1952. Thus it was staged to be intentionally goofy and over-acted.

  • @ViolettaD1485

    @ViolettaD1485

    3 жыл бұрын

    1919, so you're correct that it was being treated as retro.

  • @skippymagrue

    @skippymagrue

    3 жыл бұрын

    They sing it in Jeeves and Wooster and that was the 20's.

  • @thunderbird1921

    @thunderbird1921

    2 жыл бұрын

    This whole movie is weird though. The Navy gals are man hungry to the point of absurd, and one of them even brawls with Army women over a guy. Not exactly sure that's a great message to young girls (some other girl trying to steal your guy? Fight her!).

  • @beingsshepherd
    @beingsshepherd7 жыл бұрын

    oO(What did I just watch?)

  • @coltonc3820

    @coltonc3820

    7 жыл бұрын

    same XD

  • @FritzMonorail

    @FritzMonorail

    7 жыл бұрын

    beingsshepherd glad I'm not the only one who's thoroughly confused.

  • @ebereokolo2662

    @ebereokolo2662

    3 жыл бұрын

    A masterpiece😙

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    @user-sr5vf4wx4o5 жыл бұрын

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  • @user-cv7nd6sw3t
    @user-cv7nd6sw3t8 ай бұрын

    Good golly! And people paid money to see this!

  • @pascalnorvins2187
    @pascalnorvins21873 жыл бұрын

    What a way to burn 16 000 kcal / hour

  • @jonvelde5730
    @jonvelde57303 жыл бұрын

    The song was originally a vaudeville number from 1918 or so. Just a little cringe inducing by todays standards, as is this dance. This whole number is still pretty fun, though.

  • @rohankumardas55
    @rohankumardas55Ай бұрын

    A Bengali song inspired by this song শিং নেই তবু নাম তার সিংহ

  • @kaleahcollins4567
    @kaleahcollins45673 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace Ms.Debbie Reynolds. I STILL HATE THIS VERSION THOUGH

  • @bobsanders9114
    @bobsanders91142 жыл бұрын

    "Made at the express request of the US Navy in order to help recruitment during the Korean conflict, Skirts Ahoy tells the tale of three women who join the Navy after various romantic misadventures." Really? How interesting. And did this number actually help recruitment? How, exactly?

  • @mmcc5070
    @mmcc50703 жыл бұрын

    Hollywood produces a lot of weird shit...even back in the dau

  • @sassmonster3422
    @sassmonster34223 жыл бұрын

    I love me some Debbie Reynolds but this DID NOT age well.

  • @fruitbat5032
    @fruitbat50325 жыл бұрын

    is it just me or does this not age well?

  • @carl_anderson9315

    @carl_anderson9315

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cupcake Destroya What do you mean?

  • @sisterluke

    @sisterluke

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. It's kinda racist now...

  • @jonshecket3010

    @jonshecket3010

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same composer as Take Me Out To The Ballgame...

  • @Queenkz13

    @Queenkz13

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha yeahhhhhhh it doesn't

  • @smponce9

    @smponce9

    4 жыл бұрын

    Times change. The skill and talent remain.

  • @Jokaanan
    @Jokaanan Жыл бұрын

    Yup, looks like the first amphetamine craze (1930s - 1950s)

  • @DieFlabbergast
    @DieFlabbergast3 жыл бұрын

    This is the most embarrassingly silly thing I have ever seen.

  • @thunderbird1921

    @thunderbird1921

    2 жыл бұрын

    Watch the rest of this movie then. It's equally nutty. Imagine "How to Marry a Millionaire", but set in the Navy and with twice the craziness and cat fights (there's literally a brawl scene between Navy and Army gals over a guy they want to date).

  • @winsomejacobs7548
    @winsomejacobs75484 жыл бұрын

    DAMN this is racist..

  • @akunekochan

    @akunekochan

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't fully understand the song, but I thought too ._.

  • @gracechan2240

    @gracechan2240

    4 жыл бұрын

    no one cares

  • @winsomejacobs7548

    @winsomejacobs7548

    4 жыл бұрын

    grace chan well i mean, *you* don’t care, dude. most people would, but i’m assuming you’re just a bit of a narcissist who also isn’t affected by the long history of negative representations of your people in the media 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @m3gstarrr436

    @m3gstarrr436

    4 жыл бұрын

    sorry can you explain how

  • @meropemerope6096

    @meropemerope6096

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah but I can't understand if they're singing about Hawaii ? cause I'm not an english speaker so I couldn't understand all the words either :') and I say that if one has to tell something about a scene of a movie and or a song , we must see the entire movie and then judge. And in the case of the song, see the context

  • @granitsky
    @granitsky5 жыл бұрын

    Don't you just loooooooooooooooove racism

  • @Liofa73

    @Liofa73

    4 жыл бұрын

    Red Mustang 1976 --- It was sarcasm... The lyrics and some of the sentiment is quite racist though by today's standards.

  • @Iskalla

    @Iskalla

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes?

  • @lxcy0190

    @lxcy0190

    4 жыл бұрын

    don't you just looove when people are judging songs that were originally created in 1860...

  • @meropemerope6096

    @meropemerope6096

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lxcy0190 1860 ?

  • @lxcy0190

    @lxcy0190

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@meropemerope6096 yeah, the song was created in 1860

  • @YourMaj3sty1
    @YourMaj3sty12 ай бұрын

    This is a terrible remake of an older song