Fosse. Again. Yes. His 1969 film adaptation of "Sweet Charity" was written off in its day. Hastily so. And so was Fosse as a filmmaker. For some bizarre reason, the overrated "Cabaret" changed all that. But "Charity" is the better film. As this sequence demonstrates.The number: “There’s Got to be Someplace Better Than This”
The composers: Cy Coleman and lyric by Dorothy Fields
The singers: Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera and Paula Kelly
The choreographer: Bob Fosse
The dancers: MacLaine, Rivera and Kelly
The cinematographer: Robert Surtees
The editor: Stuart Gilmore
The production designers: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb
I like this number but, boy, compared to the other two dancers is Shirley MacLaine ever heavy on her feet!
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