Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith, Charles Butterworth

When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.

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G, 94 min.

Directed by: H.C. Potter

Release Date: January 1, 1940

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006

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  • March 27, 2009
    It's alla about the music and the musical/dancing numbers. When there's not, the interest falls to flat.
  • May 26, 2008
    I like Fred Astaire. I like Paulette Goddard. I like Artie Shaw's music. It would stand to reason that I liked this movie, but to tell the truth, I was disappointed. The story was rather unbelievable (Astaire and Burgess Meredith play college students), predictable, and unorigina...( read more)l. When it tried to be funny, it didn't really work. However, it wasn't too unbearable; it was even entertaining at parts, but it definitely was not a high point for Astaire or Goddard.
  • September 25, 2007
    A really old Fred Astaire! See the classic film flicker as Fred dances and croons into your heart! :)
  • June 23, 2007
    There's a hole in the plot you could drive a truck through, but of course, Fred is Magic.
  • April 15, 2007
    Sorta disappointed that there were only two dancing performances by Astaire but even though they were few, they were amazing. Completely unoriginal plot and sometimes a little boring. But props to Paulette Goddard for keeping up with Fred..and she wasn't even a dancer.
  • July 1, 2006
    could watch it over and over again

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