USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting)

Anchors Aweigh

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Anchors Aweigh -- Musical romance on the homefront with a shy sailor (Frank Sinatra) and his slick buddy (Gene Kelly) on a four-day shore leave in Hollywood where they meet an aspiring singer (Kathryn Grayson), promise her an audition with Jose Iturbi, then frantically try to meet the famed pianist. Directed by George Sidney, the thin plot offers plenty of period nostalgia along with some well-staged musical numbers, notably Kelly's dance with animated mouse Jerry from the MGM "Tom and Jerry" cartoon series. (A-I) (br) (1945)

Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
A-IV**
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.