ANCHORS AWEIGH ('45) was the first film to showcase the pairing of Frank Sinatra and the "MGM Soprano" herself, Kathryn Grayson. With Frank's smooth melodies and Grayson's theatrical flair, their chemistry was undeniable and landed them 2 more films together. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse (from Tom and Jerry) in the 1945 MGM movie ‘Anchors Aweigh.’ ♥️ | Vintage Glamour

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

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

"Anchors Aweigh," the official song of the U.S. Navy, debuted on December 1, 1906, at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Composed by Naval Bandmaster Lieutenant Charles "Chas" Zimmermann with lyrics by Midshipman Alfred Hart Miles, the song was a heartfelt dedication to the Naval Academy Class of 1907. Miles drew inspiration from the phrase "anchors aweigh," a symbol of the start of a ship's journey. On April 12, 1910, Congress promoted Zimmermann to Second Lieutenant in the Marine Cor