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2 unusual facts about Anchors Aweigh


Journey to the Planets

In the cartridge version, "Anchors Aweigh" continues to play, which is the song used throughout the game.

Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back

Directed by Marty Pasetta and produced by Howard W. Koch Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back was a glowing success made all the more memorable by a special appearance from Gene Kelly who had first co-starred with Sinatra 30 years prior in Anchors Aweigh.


Adrienne Fazan

She worked on many MGM films, including The Tell-Tale Heart (1941), Anchors Aweigh (1945), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and Kismet (1955).

Harold Rome

Rome's music and/or lyrics can be heard in such films as Rear Window, Anchors Aweigh, Thousands Cheer, and Babes on Broadway.

Jesusita en Chihuahua

Jesusita en Chihuahua has been featured in many other films including The Three Caballeros (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), This Was Pancho Villa (1957), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), Sueños de oro (1958), Quiero ser artista (1958), La diligencia de la muerte (1961), Perdóname mi vida (1965), Three Amigos (1986), Like Water for Chocolate (1992), and My Family (1995).

Kenneth Muse

Muse also animated Jerry Mouse dancing with a live-action Gene Kelly in the 1945 musical Anchors Aweigh (and became archive footage as Jerry's visible in Family Guy episode, "Road to Rupert").

Sara Berner

For MGM she voiced Jerry Mouse a few times, most notably in the fantasy dance sequence with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh.


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