The Sky's the Limit (1943)

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After a four-year absence, Fred Astaire returns to RKO Radio for the Ginger Rogers-less The Sky's the Limit. Astaire plays a war hero who wants to spend a quiet furlough in New York. Since the city is poised to give Astaire a ticker-tape welcome, he sneaks into town incognito. He meets… More After a four-year absence, Fred Astaire returns to RKO Radio for the Ginger Rogers-less The Sky's the Limit. Astaire plays a war hero who wants to spend a quiet furlough in New York. Since the city is poised to give Astaire a ticker-tape welcome, he sneaks into town incognito. He meets photojournalist Joan Leslie, who assumes that Astaire is a slacker and a coward because of his apparent unwillingness to contribute to the war effort. Just as in the earlier Astaire-Rogers vehicles, all misunderstandings are swept away at the end. Robert Benchley shows up to deliver a variation on his old "Treasurer's Report" monologue, while Clarence Kolb, Eric Blore, Neil Hamilton and Peter Lawford make uncredited appearances. Entertaining though the Astaire-Leslie duets may be in The Sky's the Limit, Astaire wraps this one up with his solo One for My Baby and One for the Road. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Edward H. Griffith
Written By: Frank Fenton, Lynn Root
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 13, 1943 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A Fred Astaire flick that has no Ginger Rogers, but turns out bearable as a slight escape film that is instantly forgettable.

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Cast

            Fred Astaire as Fred Atwell/Fred Burton

            Joan Leslie as Joan Manion

            Robert Benchley as Phil Harriman

            Robert Ryan as Reg Fenton

            Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Fisher

            Marjorie Gateson as Canteen Hostess

            Eric Blore as Jackson

            Freddie Slack & His Orchestra as Freddie Slack

            Joe Bernard as Bartender

            Georgia Caine as Charwoman

            Jack Carr as Customer

            Norma Drury as Mrs. Leo Roskowski

            Neil Hamilton as Navy Officer

            Al Hill as Sergeant

            Olin Howland as Driver

            Paul Hurst as Stevedore Foreman

            Joseph Kim as Chinese Official

            Clarence Kolb as Harvey J. Sloan

            Peter Lawford as Bit Part

            Jerry Mandy as Italian Waiter

            Edward McNamara as Bartender

            Frank Melton as Navy Officer

            Al Murphy as Bartender

            Clarence Muse as Doorman

            Victor Potel as Joe the Bartender

            Dick Rush as Railway Conductor

            Clint Sharp as Cowboy

            Ferris Taylor as Cook

            Amelita Ward as Southern Girl

            Richard Davies as Lt. Dick Merlin

            Ann Summers
            
            Ella Mae Morse as Singer

            Buck Bucko
            
            Roy Bucko
            
            Henri DeSoto as Headwaiter

            Larry Rio as Dancing Soldier

            Ida Shoemaker as Flower Woman

            Dorothy Kelly as Harriman's Secretary
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