BB17-078 — MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS
Shop Now YEAR: 1956
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
TAGLINE: “A Goldmine of Entertainment”
DIRECTOR: Roy Rowland
CAST: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, Jim Backus, Cara Williams, George Chakiris, Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Jerry Colonna, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra
GENRE: Musical / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Not visible on this particular Australian poster — I would leave this field unrecorded rather than guess
FORMAT: Australian Daybill
Meet Me in Las Vegas is MGM's colourful 1956 musical comedy starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse, built around the glamour of Las Vegas. The film follows a gambler who discovers his luck changes dramatically whenever he holds the hand of a reluctant dancer. The production also packs in an extraordinary collection of musical performers and celebrity cameos, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne and Frankie Laine.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully minimalist Australian Daybill dominated by a stylised blue-and-white pin-up illustration of Cyd Charisse, whose elongated dancer's legs run through almost the entire composition. Stars surround the figure while the MGM and Dan Dailey credits sit above, with COLOR and CINEMASCOPE displayed across angled blue panels. The handwritten-style Meet Me in Las Vegas title completes a very clean piece of mid-century graphic design. Unlike many international posters for the film, this Australian design strips away the busy Las Vegas imagery and makes Cyd Charisse herself the visual focus.
COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has several collecting markets working in its favour: classic MGM musicals, Cyd Charisse, Las Vegas imagery and 1950s mid-century design. Charisse was one of MGM's defining dancers of the period, and the film's supporting appearances create additional music and Hollywood crossover appeal. The unusually restrained Australian artwork is particularly attractive because it presents more like a piece of 1950s graphic design than a conventional illustrated film poster.
