Probably one of the best performances by Gene Kelly, In this scene, he flawlessly performs a move where dancers leap over him mid-performance. | History In Pictures

Jerry Mouse gets a dance lesson from Gene Kelly in “Anchors Aweigh” (1945). After the screening the film to the MGM executives, someone noticed that Jerry didn’t have a reflection on the floor. This required animators William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and their team to go back in and draw Jerry’s reflection while dancing. This classic dance was featured decades later on ‘Family Guy’ and the reflection is still Jerry and not Stewie’s. | FilmFreeway

Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry Mouse in ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945) ⚓️🚢 • For the most famous sequence in the film, Mickey Mouse was originally meant to be the dance partner of Gene Kelly. However, when Walt Disney refused to have his most famous character appear in an MGM film. Kelly turned to MGM's own animation studio and used Jerry Mouse of Tom and Jerry fame. | Tan Sağtürk

Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse in Anchors Aweigh 1944

37K views · 8.1K reactions | What a glorious feeling! ☔ Gene Kelly starred in and co-directed SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ('52), and as he did with many of his productions, he elevated the musical genre to new heights. See it on the big screen 4/10 and 4/13. https://myt.cm/BigScreen2022 #TCMBigScreen | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook