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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Shall We Dance (1937)

November 16, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Fred Astaire, Shall We Dance

Fred Astaire

Some stars in Old Hollywood were just so RIGHT that we kind of take them for granted. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, IMO, fall into this category. They were so perfect (every move, every step, every inflection, every expression…) that we kind of take them for granted.

By that I mean, how often do we fail to list Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers on our lists of favorite old Hollywood stars…. but, yet, truth be told, we love them as much as anyone!

Many times, when making a mental (or physical) list of favorites, we tend to go through the dramatic movies… the epics!… and gather up favorite stars. This is all fine and good, but let’s not forget the musicals and comedies. Comedy is even harder for an actor/actress and, let’s face it, there is no better legacy than leaving laughter behind!

When you add to this the fact that musical stars had to act AND sing AND dance, you can’t help but be blown away by their talent.

Ginger Rogers, Shall We Dance

Ginger Rogers

Recently, on Twitter, I answered a poll that asked for your favorite 20 old Hollywood stars. Given that I watch every single genre from silent films through the 70s, I have many, many favorites. I was kind of proud of myself that I was able to narrow the usual suspects to 22 (I mean, just cheating by two is hardly even cheating, right?), but as soon as I hit “Tweet,” I realized I had forgotten two of the stars who, over the years, have brought me as much joy and happiness as any star – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.

I took them for granted! I replied to myself almost immediately and added them. It made me feel a little better anyway.

Whether they’re together in one of their lovely, perfectly flawless musicals or apart in one of their individual films… I simply love these two to distraction.

And I vow to never leave them out of a favorite list ever again.

You can find Shall We Dance (link to the dvd) on Amazon or watch it on Prime Video.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Shall We Dance

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Shall We Dance


Filed Under: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musicals, Picture of the Day, Shall We Dance Tagged With: Fred Astaire, GInger Rogers, musicals, Shall We Dance

BOTD in 1918, The Beautiful and Talented Rita Hayworth…

October 17, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier

Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier

Rita Hayworth has been one of my absolute favorite actresses for as long as I can remember. I remember being very, very young and walking through the living room and saw what looked like a princess from one of my storybooks come to life. I sat and watched her with my mom. While I’d give just about anything to be able to sit and watch anything with my mom again, some things haven’t changed – I still think of Rita as a fairytale princess that came to life – if only for a brief time, before leaving us.

The first Rita Hayworth film I saw (the one I watched with my mom) was You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and, to this day, I don’t know why Gilda is so much more popular than this one. Granted, Gilda is an extraordinary movie… but so is You Were Never Lovelier.

Truth be told, though, I am absolutely wild about just about every Rita Hayworth movie. The Lady from Shanghai and The Loves of Carmen aren’t high on my list, but Rita’s in them… and that’s good enough for me!

If you’ve never seen You Were Never Lovelier (link to the dvd on Amazon), I hope you’ll find it and watch it soon. If you HAVE seen it, watch it again! Each time I do, I love it even more.

 

Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier

Filed Under: BOTD, Fred Astaire, Musicals, Picture of the Day, Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier Tagged With: BOTD, Fred Astaire, musicals, Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier

The Only Thing Better than One Fred and Ginger Movie…Two Fred and Ginger Movies

April 17, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, The Gay Divorcee

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, The Gay Divorcee

As far as I’m concerned, there is just nothing quite like sitting down and enjoying a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical. The world outside your window can be barking mad (and is it ever right now?!), but if Fred and Ginger are on the tv… everything suddenly feels fine… perfectly fine.

Oh, sure the madness will be there as soon as the ending credits finish rolling (it comes more into focus the closer the credits get to the end, doesn’t it?), but for a blissful few hours, the only thing that matters is helping “him” straighten things out with “her,” so that “you” get that happy ending you need.

(Continued Below…)
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Roberta

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Roberta

Today, I did something I seldom do (simply because I don’t often have the opportunity) – I watched not one but TWO films back to back and just let the laundry and dishes fend for themselves. When I met up with my cats in the den – with my raspberry tea and popcorn in tow – I knew I had carved out the entire afternoon for a double feature. The only thing left to do was decide which two movies it’d be.

A Western? Maybe a Film-Noir? A Musical? A Comedy? Drama?… Possibly a combination of two different genres??

Nah. Fred and Ginger – cheek to cheek, toe to toe, and back to back. I hadn’t seen The Gay Divorcee in two forevers, so I decided to start with it. Then, I decided to follow it up with Roberta because Ginger is especially adorable in it… too adorable for her own good, actually.

Four hours of BLISS and I don’t regret a single second. The dishes, the laundry, and supper (Uh oh.. I’d better get that started…) can wait. When your psyche needs the magic of Fred and Ginger.. that’s all that matters.

Sigh. They really were something else all together, weren’t they? I love them both dearly.

Hmmm… wonder what my cats have any plans for tomorrow afternoon?


Filed Under: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musicals, Roberta Tagged With: Fred Astaire, GInger Rogers, Roberta, The Gay Divorcee

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse: The Band Wagon

April 12, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon (1953), directed by Vincente Minnelli, stars a few names that helped make musicals as successful as they were and as enjoyable as they are: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray.

Everything about this film is stunning – the wardrobe, the choreography, the stars.. everything.

As someone who grew up watching ABC soap operas like her life depended on it, I also get a huge kick out of seeing a very young James Mitchell – not at all like the Palmer Cortlandt (All My Children) I’m most familiar with.

Was he ever deliciously wonderful in the role of Palmer?!?! One of the best daytime actors and characters of all time. 

Sorry, I got sidetracked.

Something that Fred Astaire doesn’t get nearly enough credit for is the fact that he was a really good actor. He was, obviously, an absolute dancing guru… but, make no mistake about it… the man could act.

If you’ve never seen The Band Wagon, check it out as soon as possible. It’s a lot of fun and very well-directed – Vincente Minnelli was absolutely one of the best.

Rent or Buy The Band Wagon on Amazon Prime Video. You can also buy The Band Wagon on Blu-Ray (Amazon Link).

Filed Under: Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, James Mitchell, Musicals, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, The Band Wagon, Vincente Minnelli

Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, Royal Wedding (1951)

March 6, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, Royal Wedding

Fred Astaire and Jane Powell

Jane Powell and Fred Astaire starred in the colorful and fun Royal Wedding in 1951. The musical was directed by Stanley Donen and also stars Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, and Keenan Wynn.

While I love this movie, I would have LOVED to have seen a musical featuring these two musical legends as a couple as opposed to siblings. I think the same thing each time I see this one!

You can watch Royal Wedding on Prime Video or buy the dvd (Amazon link).

Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, Royal Wedding

Filed Under: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Musicals, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, musicals

Iconic! Four Legendary Actors from Ghost Story (1981)

November 14, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

Ghost Story: Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, and Melvyn Douglas

 Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fred Astaire, John Houseman, and Melvyn Douglas

Talk about an ICONIC photo! These four men aren’t just legends, they’re four of the greatest actors of our (or any) time. This is from the wonderful 1981 film Ghost Story. It would mark the last theatrical feature film for Melvyn Douglas, Fred Astaire, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. I am, and forever will be, amazed and thankful that these men were teamed for a film.

Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. are two of the stars I “collect” – as in all of their films, articles, etc… but this particular film, oddly enough, is proving to be difficult for me to find! I’m accustomed (as an avid collector of my favorites) to struggling to find some older films, but this one is from 1981, it should be easy peasy.

IF you can ever get your hands on it, or find it on TV (also often difficult), be sure to watch it. It’s a darn good movie, wonderful plot… and the cast?? CAN’T BE BEAT!

Filed Under: Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Hard to Handle from Roberta

August 14, 2018 By Joi Leave a Comment

If Fred and Ginger are on my television (iPad, iPhone, Computer…), I’m utterly transfixed – to their every move, expression, and word. These two were magic, there’s just no other word for it. They made everything look easy, when obviously it was anything BUT!

Below is Hard to Handle from Roberta.

Absolutely magical.

Filed Under: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musicals, Roberta Tagged With: Fred and Ginger, Fred Astaire, GInger Rogers

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon (Picture of the Day)

April 15, 2018 By Joi Leave a Comment

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon (1953) stars Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray. It was beautifully directed by Vincente Minnelli and is, unquestionably, front to back gorgeous – the stars, the wardrobe, the sets, the choreography, the makeup, the story… everything as flawless as Cyd and Nanette.

Nanette Fabray fascinates me – she somehow manages to be both beautiful and adorable at the same time. I just really enjoy watching her films. She brought so much energy to each role.

If you’ve never seen The Band Wagon, I hope you’ll find it on TV or get your hands on a dvd. Like so many musicals from Hollywood’s magical past, it was a delicious escape from reality and just a whole lot of fun.

How can you beat that?!

Rent or Buy The Band Wagon on Amazon Prime Video. You can also buy The Band Wagon on Blu-Ray (Amazon Link).

Filed Under: Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Musicals, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, musicals, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, The Band Wagon

Cyd Charisse Quotes About Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly

March 21, 2018 By Joi Leave a Comment

Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly, Brigadoon
Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly, Brigadoon
I love these Cyd Charisse quotes about the two of the greatest musical stars of all time, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. They give you a bit of insight into the men, themselves.
“I can watch Astaire anytime. I don’t think he ever made a wrong move. He was a perfectionist. He would work on a few bars for hours until it was just the way he wanted it. Gene was the same way. They both wanted perfection, even though they were completely different personalities.”
“Fred could never do the lifts Gene did and never wanted to. I’d say they were the two greatest dancing personalities who were ever on the screen. Each has a distinctive style. Each is a joy to work with. But it’s like comparing apples and oranges. They’re both delicious.”
Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire Films:
  1. Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
  2. The  Band Wagon (1953)
  3. Silk Stockings (1957)

Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly Films:

  1. Thousands Cheer (1943)
  2. Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
  3. Words and Music (1948)
  4. Singing in the Rain (1952)
  5. Deep in My Heart (1954)
  6. Brigadoon (1954)
  7. It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)
  8. That’s Entertainment (1994)

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon

Filed Under: Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Picture of the Day, Quotes from Old Hollywood's Stars Tagged With: Cyd Charisse, Cyd Charisse quotes, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly

Top Hat: Movie Magic, Courtesy of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

September 27, 2017 By Joi Leave a Comment

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire Top Hat

Top Hat (1935)

The love I have for musicals surpasses all reason. They do something for me that I’ve never been able to put into words.  As a writer, I’m in a committed relationship with words and yet…. musicals leave me so speechless it’s as though words didn’t even exist.

When I’m sitting in my swivel rocker with my drink of choice (sweet raspberry tea, hot chocolate, grape juice, coffee) and at least one cat in my lap (usually 2) and I’m lost in a musical, all isn’t just right with the world… all is blissful, beautiful, serene, happy, and perfect. Sure, the same can be said when I’m parked in front of  any old Hollywood movie (or I Love Lucy episode, for that matter) but musicals are just… I don’t know.. special.

My cats agree.

If you were to think of movies in terms of emotions – musicals are laughter. Joyful laughter! Maybe their fun, carefree nature is what makes me so drawn to them.

While I love all musicals, I have to confess that I have a special place in my heart for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He’s one of my all-time favorite actors and she is one of my all-time favorite actresses. Put them both in a musical – how could I do anything but drift off to Seventh Heaven!?!

I actually tend to put off writing musical reviews because it’s so difficult for me to put their effect into words. In fact, I’ve had this Golden Age of Hollywood blog for many years, and if memory serves correctly, I’ve only written one or two musical reviews! Yet, in that time frame, I’ve watched and re-watched countless musicals. Trust me, countless.

Top Hat (Amazon) is an all-time favorite movie, not just an all-time favorite musical. It may sound a little (or a lot) corny but it’s delightful. Yes, I pulled out the d-word, dusted it off, and threw it down like a gantlet. Sorry, but it fits. The costumes, the dancing, the songs, the acting, the humor, the chemistry, the… everything… is just front to back and top to bottom delightful.

Top Hat (1935) was the 4th 0f 10 musicals Astaire and Rogers made together. This movie was, oddly enough, the first time the duo had a screenplay written specifically for them. The movie was directed by Mark Sandrich who directed five of their musicals (Top Hat, Shall We Dance, The Gay Divorcee, Carefree, and Follow the Fleet).

Plot: Fred Astaire plays an American dancer, Jerry Travers, who is full of charm and loaded with humor. Jerry is in Britain to perform when he meets and falls head over heels for a beautiful model, Dale Tremont. Dale is beautifully played by Ginger Rogers.  While it’s love at first sight on his part, it’s far from the case for Dale.  Not only does she find him to be greatly annoying, a case of mistaken identity causes her to think he’s a cad who isn’t just cheating on his wife… but a wife who happens to be her good friend.

Jerry has to win her over and the battle is where this musical makes movie magic.  It’s just a lot of fun… and, yes… delightful.

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire Top Hat Cheek to Cheek

The Chemistry Between Astaire and Rogers is As Good as It Gets

I remember the first time I saw Top Hat, I was expecting the beautiful clothes and the wonderful singing and dancing but the humor caught me off guard. I had, at that time, only thought of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and dancers and I was pleasantly surprised at what great actors they were as well. They convey so much with the simplest of expressions.

Expressions – sounds so simple, doesn’t it? But in my opinion, old Hollywood was ever so much better when it came to capitalizing on expressions and much more effective with pulling the viewers into the scenes with them. I think part of the reason is that they didn’t rely on special effects, lighting, and the other clicks and whistles today’s Hollywood stars share the screen with. The black and white classical movies didn’t even have color to help flesh out the story. So much came down to facial expressions and Astaire and Rogers were two of the masters.

Horace Hardwick: You mean to sit there and tell me that that girl slapped your face in front of all those people for nothing?
Jerry Travers: Well, what would you have done? Sold tickets?

One of my favorite Golden Age of Hollywood legends came about during the filming of Top Hat. For their “Cheek to Cheek” number, Ginger Rogers wanted to wear an gorgeous blue dress that was generously decked out with ostrich feathers! However, director Mark Sandrich and Fred Astaire didn’t think the dress was practical for the number. Feathers go all over the place and tend to fall off at the most inopportune times.

Sandrich suggested that Rogers wear a white dress she’d worn previously in another of their musicals. Rogers walked off the set, finally returning when Sandrich agreed to let her wear the dress with the magnificent feathers.

She actually wore the blue feathered dress for the first time during actual filming. As her leading man (Astaire) and director (Sandrich) had feared, feathers began flying off the dress.

Fred Astaire later described it as “…. a chicken being attacked by a coyote“.

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire Top Hat Cheek to Cheek

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: The Cheek to Cheek Number

During the number, watch for stray feathers as she dances – you can see them delicately drifting away. Personally, I think it adds to the beauty of the scene and think she was exactly right – this is absolutely the dress she should have worn.

I love that Ginger Rogers stood up for herself and her feathers.  She had to frequently change her shoes because all of the dancing made her feet bleed. Can you imagine? ALL that dancing in heels, no less. They should’ve given the lady all the feathers she wanted!

To make up for any hard feelings between them, Astaire presented Rogers with a locket of a gold feather. Obviously, this is where Ginger Rogers earned the nickname “Feathers.”

Top Hat: Cheek to Cheek:

If Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers aren’t among your favorite all-time stars, I highly recommend you see Top Hat. It’ll take care of that little oversight. These two define movie magic.

You can find Top Hat on DVD on Amazon – Top Hat or watch it on Amazon Prime. It’ll be one of the loveliest evenings you’ve had in a while. Sigh.


Filed Under: Fred Astaire, Top Hat Tagged With: Fred Astaire, GInger Rogers, Musical Reviews, musicals, Top Hat, Top Hat Review

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