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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1957 DVD Release: 04/22/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Comedy, Musical, Musical Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

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

Gene Kelly - Barry Nichols
Mitzi Gaynor - Joy Henderson
Kay Kendall - Sybil Wren
Taina Elg - Angele Ducros
Jacques Bergerac - Pierre Ducros

Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor star in this frothy musical comedy, which arrives on DVD in a release certain to please fans. Les Girls has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language audio track has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital 5.1, while an alternate French-dubbed track appears in Dolby Digital Mono. Optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese have also been included. Bonus materials include a short documentary, "Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ca C'Est l'Amour," as well as an animated cartoon featurette, the film's original trailer, and notes on the production of the movie. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide