Ann Miller had a long career of outstanding dancing. Her machine gun taps were her signature, but she was one of the best spinners too. She was also a great historian giving interviews in her later years talking about the "old days" in Hollywood. What a beautiful talented gal she was!
One of the best numbers I've seen her do, tap-wise, the steps were so complicated, rapid and precise. Won't say I'm an expert, but I was a professional tap dancer and studied at one of the most famous dance schools in America.
Probably it's safe to say that no other country involved in World War II had a film in which a tap dance number was inspired by the sound of a machine gun - which is how this starts.
You could always be pretty sure of what you'd get when it was Miller time; but what she did, she did superlatively. She could give the silliest programmer a lift. Too much of that automated-chipmunk look might make you OD on her- one reason why her screen time was rationed and her billing subordinate. If only her comic acting and singing had been cultivated more. Then she would have become a bona fide triple threat, and could have resisted being treated like an add-on by the likes of Mayer. How many of her routines were self-choreographed, I wonder. It might explain why on some of her wartime pix there is no dance-director credit.
I had a commenter on another video mention that Ann Miller tapped her spins where Eleanor Powell did not. In many cases, this is true. However, there are spin sequences out there in which Ann abandons the taps in the spin and when she does, Eleanor is still more polished. But tapping her spins... that's an Ann Miller signature, and she deserves credit for it.
She did imitate Eleanor a lot in her RKO and Columbia days, but this is not the kind of solo EP went in for; it is closer to one of Fred's novelty numbers, using homely items as props. It is ingenious and packed with Ann's unique pep and joie de vivre, modest in conception but totally successful on its own terms. She was not yet 20. What a gal!
@@bestfriends6596 She played a general's daughter busting to get into showbiz. Her love interest was Allan Jones, another of Hollywood's near-clicks; but they were second fiddle to eccentric comedians Jerry Colonna (the bug-eyed, high-pitched tenor) and Judy Canova (think Martha Raye with added 'Hee Haw'). No credit for staging the dances.
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![What's My Line? - Sal Maglie; Ann Miller; Phil Rizutto [panel] (Oct 7, 1956)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xuy0CbPp7vw/mqdefault.jpg)
![What's My Line? - Sal Maglie; Ann Miller; Phil Rizutto [panel] (Oct 7, 1956)](/img/tr.png)
Ann is a legend and the idol of every little girl who took tap dancing class. ❤❤❤
Ann Miller had a long career of outstanding dancing. Her machine gun taps were her signature, but she was one of the best spinners too. She was also a great historian giving interviews in her later years talking about the "old days" in Hollywood. What a beautiful talented gal she was!
One of the best numbers I've seen her do, tap-wise, the steps were so complicated, rapid and precise. Won't say I'm an expert, but I was a professional tap dancer and studied at one of the most famous dance schools in America.
Amazing that I had never seen this number before today...thanks for uploading!
Wow
I actually like her tap dancing at Columbia Pictures more than MGM... however both are the BEST.
Probably it's safe to say that no other country involved in World War II had a film in which a tap dance number was inspired by the sound of a machine gun - which is how this starts.
Wow, hebneh. We were sure into it.
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Watch Ann dance in the movie " Go west young lady " starring a young Glenn Ford and Penny Singleton in youtube movies .
well, damn. thats some talent.
classic tapping.
if anyone has any recommendations of movies she has been in, let me know.
Some of these steps she did later in Easter Parade and On The Town.
You could always be pretty sure of what you'd get when it was Miller time; but what she did, she did superlatively. She could give the silliest programmer a lift.
Too much of that automated-chipmunk look might make you OD on her- one reason why her screen time was rationed and her billing subordinate. If only her comic acting and singing had been cultivated more. Then she would have become a bona fide triple threat, and could have resisted being treated like an add-on by the likes of Mayer.
How many of her routines were self-choreographed, I wonder. It might explain why on some of her wartime pix there is no dance-director credit.
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Absolute Fox...
Both Ann Miller and Peggy Ryan imitated Eleanor Powell. Eleanor did it first. but all 3 are great. I can't pick who is the best.
@D. Scott Calhoun
Yes I totally agree.
I had a commenter on another video mention that Ann Miller tapped her spins where Eleanor Powell did not. In many cases, this is true. However, there are spin sequences out there in which Ann abandons the taps in the spin and when she does, Eleanor is still more polished. But tapping her spins... that's an Ann Miller signature, and she deserves credit for it.
Her dancing, in this number, looks very similar to Eleanor Powell's style.
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Only with a lot more personality.
She did imitate Eleanor a lot in her RKO and Columbia days, but this is not the kind of solo EP went in for; it is closer to one of Fred's novelty numbers, using homely items as props. It is ingenious and packed with Ann's unique pep and joie de vivre, modest in conception but totally successful on its own terms.
She was not yet 20. What a gal!
Both Ann Miller and Peggy Ryan imitated Eleanor. Eleanor did it first, but all 3 are great and I can't pick which is the best.
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Bellezza e bravura wow
What movie is this from?
JOHN HINDS This is from the movie “True To The Army 1942” one of the two movies Miller did at Paramount.
@@bestfriends6596 She played a general's daughter busting to get into showbiz. Her love interest was Allan Jones, another of Hollywood's near-clicks; but they were second fiddle to eccentric comedians Jerry Colonna (the bug-eyed, high-pitched tenor) and Judy Canova (think Martha Raye with added 'Hee Haw'). No credit for staging the dances.
The thumbnail looks like a clown dancing 😂
I love clowns dancing, radiohead tv. Razzle dazzle and laughs both in one show.
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@John Doe.
Tell us something that everyone's not already aware of.
@@williamlynnroden ok, Covid has a 99.6 survival rate. Lockdowns were useless and you never really needed a mask. Biden has dementia. Harris is a dodo brain. ...and The Trumpers took a dumper.
...and The Black Lives are racists. CNN and Fox is propaganda. ...and All Star Wrestling is fake.
*The Most Famous Concepts of the Face of Jesus,*
*Came about by Gaaay painters in FLorence in the 1400's!!!*
*Sooo, When You See, the TypiCaL Painting of Jesus, you are Looking at*
*an earLy 1400rds, Painting, of a Gaaay, who was Living in FLorence!!!*
A great (easy looking) performance