Alice Brady, Betty Grable, Charles Coleman

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Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Mark Sandrich

Release Date: October 12, 1934

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DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006

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  • October 8, 2009
    Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were the very personification of the Hollywood dancing team. The film is a comedy of mistaken identitties in which Rogers mistakenly thinks Astaire. in the guise of her supposed lover, is the man who will help her get a divorce.

    The film is drive...( read more)n by many wonderful dance sequences. The climax of all Astaire's dancing scenes is the one where his steps seduce Rogers to the strains of Cole Porter's "Night and Day" song and where she finally falls in love with him.

    Ginger and Fred are exceptionally and truly are Hollywood's legendary dancing partners.
  • November 12, 2009
    Fantastic movie!!! Adorable storyline. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were amazing in this. Alot of incredible dancing throughout the movie! Great costumes and singing!!!! Absolutely must see!!! The new dance "The Continental" was introduced in this movie with a spectacular...( read more) 22 minute production number!!!
  • September 6, 2009
    Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and ...( read more)dance. The movie won three Academy nominations and the first Oscar for Best Song: "The Continental", a twenty-two minute production number.
  • August 30, 2009
    The general plot style is pretty familiar to fans of the dance team of Astaire and Rogers--they meet, they hate each other, they fall in love, they hate each other again and they make up in the end and live happily ever after. Yet despite this, the film is amusing and captivating...( read more).

    Historically speaking, this is a super-important film, as it was the first film to star Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the lead. While they had danced together in a prior film, Flying Down to Rio, they were only supporting actors and the film lacked the beautiful chemistry and artistry of a true Astaire and Rogers film. Amazingly enough, even though this was their first starring film together, it is among their absolute best. It's really hard to say whether this or Top Hat is their best film. I tend to very slightly prefer TOP HAT because the songs are the best of any of their films, but this one is nearly as good and is definitely more original. And what's not to like about the film?! The acting, dancing, class, sophistication, direction and writing were all top-notch and make this among the best musicals ever made.
  • February 15, 2009
    "Chance is the fool's name for Fate."
    haha, a wonderful screwball-musical comedy.
  • February 8, 2009
    Another one of the top Fred and Ginger films. (viewed January 2009)
  • January 28, 2009
    I didn't like it too much because there are the same actors in the same plot-structure and roles of Top Hat, but this last one has better songs and choreographies! However Astaire and Rogers are always great!!
  • December 30, 2008
    some of my favorite music ever - and the correspondent is a hoot.
  • December 22, 2008
    No thankyou - Not interested.
  • October 18, 2008
    How can anyone not absolutely adore this film. Alice Brady, as usual, is hilarious as the ditzy aunt and it's always a treat to watch Fred and Ginger do their thing. You'll find yourself singing "The Continental" for days afterward.

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