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1.The Gay Divorcee [1934] starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes directed by: Mark Sandrich February 09, 1998
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Fred Astaire plays a dancer returning to England from a trip to Europe. At the docks he meets Ginger Rogers in an embarassing predicament. He tries to find out who she is, but she refuses to tell him, so he spends ages searching London for her before he tracks her down, and begins to charm her. Ginger Rogers and her dithery, much-married friend (Alice Brady) go down to a rather unrealistic and glossy Brighton because Ginger is attemtping to obtain a divorce. Astaire naturally follows with his friend, dithery lawyer Edward Everett Horton. she intends to spend the night with a professional co-respondent, and an unwitting remark by Astaire leads her to believe that he is the co-respondent, which puts her right off him. However, the real co ... Read More:

2.Shall We Dance? [1937] starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan directed by: Mark Sandrich February 09, 1998
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The beloved "Shall We Dance" was the only Fred and Ginger film with songs from George and Ira Gershwin, and they were splendid. Songs like "They Can't Take That Away From Me" made for great entertainment when coupled with the opulent RKO sets in this Pandro S. Berman production. The lively tale of mix-ups and misunderstandings was from a screenplay by Allan Scott and Ernest Pagno, based on an adaptation by P.J. Wolfson of a story by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman. Ginger's gowns by Irene were fabulous as always and Mark Sandrich once again took the helm. On his stay in Paris, Pete (Fred Astaire), a famous ballet dancer also known as Petrov, wants to meet musical comedy star Linda Keene (Ginger Rogers), and in fact, would like to marry ... Read More:

3.Flying Down To Rio [1933] starring: Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire directed by: Thornton Freeland February 09, 1998
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FLYING DOWN TO RIO is truly a pioneering musical made when such films were in the developmental stage. Many critics say that the movie is camp - but it is SO ENJOYABLE. Camp or not the movie is one of my favorites. Ginger and Fred look like they have been dancing together for ages. It is hard to tell that this is their debut as a team. Dolores Del Rio is beautiful. Gene Raymond is a real pro. The film has a huge cast with some great supporting actors such as Franklin Pangborn and Walter Walker. I recommend FLYING DOWN TO RIO without reservation - especially if you like old musicals.

4.The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle [1939] starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields directed by: H.C. Potter February 09, 1998
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This beautiful and poignant farewell from one of the most memorable and beloved of screen couples in film history was the perfect way to say goodbye. Their previous pairings had been filled with joy, grace and elegance; a delightful escapism which helped get everyone through the depression and set a tone of charm and romance no one else has ever come close to. Appropriately enough, their last in the incredible cycle is tender and sweet, faint echoes of their previous entries mixed with the melancholy of something special disappearing forever, never to pass this way again. Astaire and Rogers tell the story of Vernon and Irene Castle, who set dance and fashion trends all across Europe and America during a more innocent time in the world. Their's ... Read More:

5.Ziegfeld Follies [1946] starring: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne directed by: Vincente Minnelli
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This beautiful and poignant farewell from one of the most memorable and beloved of screen couples in film history was the perfect way to say goodbye. Their previous pairings had been filled with joy, grace and elegance; a delightful escapism which helped get everyone through the depression and set a tone of charm and romance no one else has ever come close to. Appropriately enough, their last in the incredible cycle is tender and sweet, faint echoes of their previous entries mixed with the melancholy of something special disappearing forever, never to pass this way again. Astaire and Rogers tell the story of Vernon and Irene Castle, who set dance and fashion trends all across Europe and America during a more innocent time in the world. Their's ... Read More:

6.Top Hat [1935] starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore directed by: Mark Sandrich February 09, 1998
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With the nation in the midst of economic ruin, who were better at lifting our spirits and making us smile? Why, Fred and Ginger, of course. I've got a feeling we'd better start watching their old movies again. Is Top Hat better than Swing Time? People have been staking out their positions for years. Me, I think both represent the height of the Astaire-Rogers magic, all wrapped up in some of the greatest songs ever written for Hollywood movies and with incomparable choreography and dancing. So I just flip a coin to decide...but I make sure I always use the coin with a head on each side. The story in Top Hat is inconsequential. It's all about Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) an American dancing star in London who meets Dale Tremont (Ginger ... Read More:

7.Holiday Inn [1942] starring: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel directed by: Mark Sandrich October 11, 1999
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Sentimental warm fire weekend in stuff! If its not on the BBC any more then this is the next best thing! We have winter in July so it can help in an air conditioned summers day to set an Xmas mood!

8.You'll Never Get Rich [1941] starring: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa Massen directed by: Sidney Lanfield August 03, 1998
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I loved the pairing of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in the delightfully fanciful "You Were Never Lovelier" with its beautiful Jerome Kern score and elegant dance numbers, but this earlier offering fails to live up to the same standard. The plots in these movies are always pure fluff (usually full of romantic misunderstandings and a bit of partner swapping) which only really act as a filler between the musical numbers, but are normally made watchable by some witty dialogue and entertaining performances from assorted character actors. However, the dialogue in this is unusually banal and bereft of any real humour, making the non-musical scenes extremely tedious. As for the music, it's certainly not Cole Porter at his best, to put it kindly. ... Read More:

9.Swing Time [1936] starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore directed by: George Stevens February 09, 1998
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In my opinion this is easily the best of the Astaire and Rogers films. It follows the basic Fred and Ginger formula - boy meets girl, boy falls for girl but she doesn't return the sentiment, boy wins girl over with song and dance - but the thing that lifts it head and shoulders above the rest (yes, even Top Hat) is the perfect balance of comedy with the best song and dance routines the pair ever commited to film. There are no dud numbers, no tiresome sub-plots that make you want to reach for the FFD button, just one classic after another and some genuinely amusing moments. I'll simply never tire of watching it.

10.Silk Stockings [1957] starring: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, George Tobias directed by: Rouben Mamoulian March 27, 2000
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There are a number of good things about Silk Stockings, but there also is a professional finality about the movie that makes it easier to observe than to be delighted by it. It was one of the last of the big MGM musicals coming from Arthur Freed's production unit. It was the last musical Fred Astaire made as the lead. It was the last film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It was based on the last Broadway musical Cole Porter wrote. Silk Stockings also was used to make a statement about the excesses some thought were ruining films and music...the advent of rock and roll and the technological changes in films with wide screen and stereo sound. It even takes a crack at the fashion for ballet in many musicals. You've got to be very clever and original to successfully parody things which ... Read More:

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