The Sky's the Limit (1943)
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67% of users liked it
(291 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Edward H. Griffith
- Written By
- Frank Fenton, Lynn Root
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 1943 Wide
Critic Reviews
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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
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Fred Astaire
as Fred Atwell/Fred Burton
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Joan Leslie
as Joan Manion
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Robert Benchley
as Phil Harriman
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Robert Ryan
as Reg Fenton
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Elizabeth Patterson
as Mrs. Fisher
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Marjorie Gateson
as Canteen Hostess
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Eric Blore
as Jackson
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Freddie Slack & His Orchestra
as Freddie Slack
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Joe Bernard
as Bartender
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Georgia Caine
as Charwoman
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Jack Carr
as Customer
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Norma Drury
as Mrs. Leo Roskowski
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Neil Hamilton
as Navy Officer
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Al Hill
as Sergeant
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Olin Howland
as Driver
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Paul Hurst
as Stevedore Foreman
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Joseph Kim
as Chinese Official
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Clarence Kolb
as Harvey J. Sloan
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Peter Lawford
as Bit Part
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Jerry Mandy
as Italian Waiter
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Edward McNamara
as Bartender
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Frank Melton
as Navy Officer
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Al Murphy
as Bartender
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Clarence Muse
as Doorman
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Victor Potel
as Joe the Bartender
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Dick Rush
as Railway Conductor
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Clint Sharp
as Cowboy
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Ferris Taylor
as Cook
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Amelita Ward
as Southern Girl
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Richard Davies
as Lt. Dick Merlin
- Ann Summers
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Ella Mae Morse
as Singer
- Buck Bucko
- Roy Bucko
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Henri DeSoto
as Headwaiter
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Larry Rio
as Dancing Soldier
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Ida Shoemaker
as Flower Woman
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Dorothy Kelly
as Harriman's Secretary
