Directing Dolly

Remembering Gene Kelly - Supplement to the gorgeous new Blu-ray of “Hello Dolly“. One of the last Hollywood big-budget musicals, “Hello Dolly“ nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox. Reportedly costing $25 million USD in 1969 The film grossed only $9 million USD. The 1890 New York exterior set seen here was all physically built - no CGI here folks! Dolly was filmed in the TODD-AO process using a 65 mm negative running at 30 frames per second, unlike conventional film which used a 35 mm neg. which ran at 24