Claire Dodd, Ferdinand Munier, Fred Astaire

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: William A. Seiter

Release Date: March 8, 1935

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DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006

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  • August 17, 2008
    What a cast! And, of course, it's Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Irene Dunne as a super bonus as well. Must say this again: Rogers and Astaire are the dancing couple of all time. More than anyone else, they dance as if they are in love, and their dancing acts out thi...( read more)s love. Dancing, for them, is the same as acting.
  • August 30, 2009
    I found this to be a very entertaining musical with some decent mixture of songs, comedy and romance. There are no less than three leading ladies and they all look good. Two of them are big names: Irene Dunne and Ginger Rogers.

    There's Fred Astaire in here, too, so I guess we ...( read more)can call this another "Astaire- Rogers film." If so, I think it's one of their best and certainly one of their most underrated. You don't hear much about this movie, and that's unfair.

    Rogers and Astaire both have some funny lines in this film and I wish Ginger's role had been bigger. She and Astaire do a couple of tap dance numbers that are excellent - some of their best work together. Dunne's first two songs aren't bad but you have the rest. Her soprano voice almost broke my eardrums, especially with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes."

    Randolph Scott, Helen Westley and Claire Dodd also star in this dated-but-generally fun movie.
  • June 3, 2009
    There is something I find appealing about Fred and Ginger's chemistry as old acquaintances with a spark. It feels very different from their starring vehicles where the plot keeps throwing up walls between them. The romantic farce is handled by Scott and Dunne, but the plot feel...( read more)s under-developed even for musical comedy. Problems are introduced that never have a pay off or are resolved instantly. Gets an extra half a star for some classic Astaire and Astaire/Rogers performances including Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and the lesser known gem I'll Be Hard to Handle
  • February 14, 2009
    My least favorite Fred-and-Ginger so far! Although I like the John Kent character in this one, and there were quite a few funny jokes. (Viewed 13 February 2009)
  • November 30, 2008
    Wonderful dancing numbers and songs! Funny...I want an Indian, ops...an Indianian to play for me!
  • August 16, 2008
    more good stuff from Fred & Ginger
  • July 20, 2008
    not at all my favorite Fred & Ginger movie. while it was nonetheless all-around entertaining, I was unimpressed by the drawn-out fashion show sequences and the overall lack of dancing. what dancing there was was great, but I didn't feel there was enough of it. also Dunne and S...( read more)cott weren't nearly as electric in the type of roles F&G would later come to make classic. a sharp, wittty musical comedy that unfortunately just lacks the same kind of pizzazz as its bedfellows.
  • February 21, 2008
    Good film with great cast. Astaire and Rogers are (as usual) fantastic when they dance together. Dunne shows off her singing ability, and Scott just shows off his size.
  • July 2, 2007
    See comments for 'The Gay Divorcee'.
  • February 1, 2007
    The movie that made me love Fred Astaire :D

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