Rating: NR
Genre:
Musical
Release Date: 04/22/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Les Girls is the
Rashomon of MGM musicals. The film is told in flashback, as
Mitzi Gaynor and
Taina Elg, two-thirds of a popular cabaret trio, attempt to legally block the third,
Kay Kendall, from writing her memoirs. Each of "Les Girls" has her own interpretation of the group's previous professional and amorous escapades. To make sense of these wildly diverse recollections, the court must rely upon a fourth party to straighten things out. Enter
Gene Kelly, the dancing star who organized "Les Girls" in the first place. But can Kelly be believed? The "truth" of the many reminiscences in
Les Girls is secondary to the dazzling beauty of its female stars, and to the delightful musical numbers, the best of which is an extended
Marlon Brando parody titled "Why Am I So Gone About That Gal?" This was Gene Kelly's last musical effort for MGM, the studio he joined way back in 1943; the film was the inspiration for the short-lived 1963 TV series
Harry's Girls, which starred
Larry Blyden,
Susan Silo,
Dawn Nickerson and
Diahn Williams.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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