A budding romance between a ballet master and a tap dancer becomes complicated when rumors surface that theyre already married. Shall we dance, the seventh out of ten films starring fred and ginger, certainly proves the dancing duo had tweaked their formula since the all dancing, no plot film that was the gay divorcee. This musical casts fred astaire as a worldrenowned ballet dancer and ginger rogers as a musical comedy headliner. Songs like they cant take that away from me made for great entertainment when coupled with the opulent rko sets in this pandro s. Read the full synopsis of shall we dance, 1937, directed by mark sandrich, with fred astaire, ginger rogers, edward everett horton, at turner classic movies. To keep musicalcomedy star linda keene from retiring to marry, her manager arthur mille, suggests to the press that shes already married to petrov, the ballet dancer.
The dancing is as special as ever, but by this stage the partnership was beginning to repeat itself. In nov 1936, george gershwin wrote of his efforts on the title song. Rogers manager jerome cowan concocts a phony romance between his client and astaire in order to garner publicity for them both. May 18, 2012 shall we dance 1937 i happened to see out of the corner of my eye the other that shall we dance, the 7th of the fred astaire and ginger rogers pairings was on bbc 2, so i recorded it and then me and my sister watched it. Having kept the rko studio financially afloat during the darker days of the great depression, astaire and rogers kept movie audiences entertained too, with sublime dance numbers, romantic fantasies of boymeetsgirl, and songs that stayed with the audience long after the house. The song wake up brother and dance was also written for the movie and published in 1937 with the other songs, but it was dropped to make room for the title song. The best and freshest astairerogers film in a long time. Shall we dance, released in 1937, is the seventh of the ten astairerogers musical comedy films. Peters from pittsburgh, pa, aka petrov, a ballet star and ginger linda keene, a well known night club singerdancer have run off to central park to escape reporters who are after the story of their rumored marriage. A famous ballet dancer and a leading revue artist on board a ship for new york find that the world believes them to be married. Poster announcing that harry houdini will be shackled and thrown into the river off new yorks battery in a sealed packing case, from which he will attempt to escape, july 15, 1914. Shall we dance 1937 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. After happening across a photograph of tap dance sensation linda keene ginger rogers, peters. Ballet dancer peter peters fred astaire is obsessed with the idea of partnering with tapdance sensation l.
Peters astaire assumes the persona of russian ballet star petrov in shall we dance 1937. Fred astaires amazing solos and his pairings with ginger rogers are all classic dance numbers. The song, hiho, was written for this movie as an opening number, but was dropped because of the expense of filming it. A poster for mark sandrichs 1937 musical comedy shall we dance, starring fred astaire and ginger rogers. Mark sandrich, nathaniel shilkret, robert russell bennett nathaniel shilkret, and fud.
Released may 7th, 1937, shall we dance stars fred astaire, ginger rogers, eric blore, edward everett horton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. This song is, of course, the title song for the 1937 astaire and rogers film shall we dance, released in 1937. One of the later efforts in the astairerogers series at rko, with the duo playing dancing partners who pretend to be married but are not. Shall we dance 1937 stream and watch online moviefone. Which was your favorite fred astaire and ginger rogers film. We watch these movies for the songs and dancing and they are good. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In terms of dance routines, most things had been done already, so shall we dance has to come up with something new. George gershwin wrote a series of songs for this film that demonstrated the different styles of dance and choreography, including ballet, waltzes and more. Ideja za ovaj film potekla je iz zelje studija da iskoristi uspjesnu formulu koju su 1936. Fred astaireginger rogers musicals, shall we dance casts astaire as a.
Fred astaireginger rogers musicals, shall we dance casts astaire as a worldrenowned ballet dancer and rogers as a musical comedy headliner. This 1937 movie is the seventh in the ten fred astaire and ginger rogers musical comedies, featuring a musical score by george gershwin. May 28, 20 yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from the 1956 film version of the king and i. We ve seen top hat and swing time and love them both so it was a treat. Last week, carefree played with shall we dance 1937, also directed by sandrich. This movie features one of the finest scores ever written for a film, by the great george gershwin, with lyrics for the songs by his brother ira. Buy shall we dance movie posters from movie poster shop. Featuring several legendary songs composed by the gershwins most famously, lets call the whole thing off and they cant take that. Yet this 1937 classic is worth revisiting not only for its famous gershwin. High resolution british movie poster image for shall we dance 1937. Ginger rogers and fred astaires 10 films ranked by how. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
I happened to see out of the corner of my eye the other that shall we dance, the 7th of the fred astaire and ginger rogers pairings was on bbc 2, so i recorded it and then me and my sister watched it. Call the whole thing off, they cant take that away from me, and more. The idea for the film originated in the studios desire to exploit. From the 1937 musical shall we dance, fred astaire enters the stage in white tie and tails accompanied by a female chorus, each wearing. Fred astaire and ginger rogers in shall we dance 1937 ginger rogers in shall we dance 1937 fred astaire and ginger.
By the time the ocean liner reaches new york, a little white lie has churned through. Their friend, vincente minnelli, is credited with coming up the right phrase, and the gershwins proceeded to complete shall we dance. Peters fred astaire is an american ballet dancer working in paris. The one we watched was shall we dance, made in 1937 and the seventh of the nine astairerogers films made in the 1930s for rko barkleys was an mgm film made in 1949, a decade after the rko cycle, and in it rogers was a lastminute replacement for judy garland, who had one of her breakdowns and got fired from it. Shall we dance 1937 tt0029546 ballet star pete petrov peters arranges to cross the atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star hes fallen for but barely knows. Watch shall we dance 1937 full movie online 123movie watch shall we dance 1937 123movies online for free. Rent shall we dance 1937 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A poster for mark sandrichs 1937 musical comedy shall we. By the time the ocean liner reaches new york, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip itemthat the two celebrities are.
Shall we dance more or less rehashed the waferthin plots of most of their previous outings and involved the participation of many of their supporting cast from their earlier movies. Le film shall we dance 1937 vostfr admin 20170705t21. Dec 16, 2008 oddly enough, the strong song list in shall we dance makes it the best showcase in the series of one of gingers particular talents not her ability to sing, but her ability to be sung to. Shall we dance 1937 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Shall we dance 1937 other title watch your step stepping toes.
Ballet dancer peter peters fred astaire is obsessed with the idea of partnering with tapdance. The pussycat dolls take to the dancefloor with the latintinged sway and gizelle dcole and pilar montenegros i wanna shall we dance follows suit, while jamie cullum applies his cheeky, jazzy style to i could have danced all night. Footfree fred and joyous their gayest, gladdest show ballet star pete petrov peters arranges to cross the atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer hes fallen for but barely knows, musical star linda keene. The image measures 2918 2303 pixels and is 1630 kilobytes large. Jul 28, 2015 shall we dance, the seventh out of ten films starring fred and ginger, certainly proves the dancing duo had tweaked their formula since the all dancing, no plot film that was the gay divorcee. The screenplay is particularly zany and smart in this film. Of all the partners fred had over the course of his film career, none ever reacted to his love songs as well as ginger. As has been said by others, freds main romantic dance should not have been with the contortionist harriet hoctor, but with the by then, superbly vital ginger rogers. Shall we dance 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Introduced in shall we dance by fred astaire and ginger rogers. Rent shall we dance 1937 starring fred astaire and ginger rogers on dvd and bluray. It appeared in the movie kiss me, stupid 1964 with the title sophia. In 1938 sandrich made carefree, his last collaboration. In recent years, the title of this film has become overshadowed by two modern movies of the same name.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email. Shall we dance 1937 was the seventh outing within four years for rko superstars fred astaire and ginger rogers. Original caption production of the film shall we dance 1937. Shall we dance provides that, a frothy comedic adventure offering some nice musical numbers and a touch too much dramatic wrangling for a film like this to easily accommodate. This edition is designed for customers who already purchased vol. The cast is warmly appealing, but with the loss of cultural context and addition of bigname celebrities, this american version loses the nuances of the original. Shall we dance movie posters from movie poster shop. Fred astaire, ginger rogers, and george gershwin at piano. Fred astaire shall we dance from shall we dance 1937 this song written by george gershwin.
The complete works, the series of the duos films now at film forum curated by bruce goldstein, audiences can see them on the big screen in a series of doublefeatures. Yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from the 1956 film version of the king. Yet this 1937 classic is worth revisiting not only for its famous gershwin numbers, but as the last of a series of classicformat films between fred astaire and ginger rogers. Shall we dance the interactive tony bennett discography.
Depending on which account we read, it took filming up to fifty takes to complete unusually, as fred would mostly insist on a single one. Unfortunately, peterss overzealous nature leaves keene unimpressed and a rumor begins circulating that the two are secretly married see full movie info. Title shall we dance 1937 other title watch your step stepping toes alternate title watch your step. George gershwin was the first to score an entire picture with shall we dance. Shall we dance is a movie that suggests in its title to be an experience of good vibrations. He is also madly in love with linda keene rogers, a failing. Written in 1936 for the movie shall we dance, 1937. Of these ten films, mark sandrichs scintillating top hat is my top pick. Yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from. Film, video shall we dance 1937 watch your step stepping toes.
The beloved shall we dance was the only fred and ginger film with songs from george and ira gershwin, and they were splendid. Dance director hermes pan, director mark sanmdrich, ira gershwin. Shall we dance je sedmi od ukupno deset astairerogers humoristicnih glazbenih filmova. We havent a title for the picture as yet, but we are all struggling hard to find just the right phrase. The idea for the film originated in the studios desire to exploit the successful formula created by richard rodgers and lorenz hart with their 1936 broadway hit on your toes. The mixedlovers paradox is handled with typically scattershot laughs as mark sandrichs direction skips along. The beloved shall we dance was the only fred and ginger film with songs from. Utilising talent from their earlier films, shall we dance pushes the. And that it is, but not in the sense of a fabulous remake of the legendary whirlwind dance movie with fred astaire and ginger rogers of 1937. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Shall we dance 1937 ballet star pete petrov peters arranges to cross the atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star hes fallen for but barely knows.
Shall we dance showcases the full spectrum of fred astaire and ginger rogerss talents, from astaire blending dance and physical comedy in ive got beginners luck to rogers delivering disdainful barbs as gracefully as a twirl. Shall we dance, the seventh in the astairerogers series, is a standout because the script affords astaire a legitimate excuse for a change of pace in his dancing, the comedy is solid, and this is the best cutting job an astaire picture has enjoyed in a long time. Sometimes all you want from cinema is a simple, silly escape from the humdrum of daytoday life. Eric blore 23 december 1887 2 march 1959 was an english comic actor, who worked in the united states beginning in the 1920s and had a very busy career in hollywood films in the 1930 and 1940s. Reproductions of the shall we dance and roberta press books also in the exclusive astaire and rogers the partial complete film collection ultimate collectors edition.
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