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Carefree

By movieMoll on May 17, 2009

This movie would be worth seeing for the slow motion dream sequence dance number alone. Fortunately, there’s plenty more to recommend “Carefree,” Astaire and Rogers eighth film pairing. Fred Astaire plays psychiatrist Tony Flagg, who takes on Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers) as a patient at the request of her fiancé, played by Ralph Bellamy. It [...]

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Carefree

By GroovyMovieGuy on May 17, 2009

Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. She’s taken. There’s complications. It’s Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in “Carefree.”
Astaire plays a psychiatrist who tries to do the right thing for his patient portrayed by Rogers. Guess what it leads to? Yep, dancing and romance.
One of the best dance numbers is a solo by Astaire dancing [...]

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Flying Down to Rio

By movieMoll on May 7, 2009

Although they were not the lead actors in this film, “Flying Down to Rio” was the first pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Their screen chemistry was more sparkling than the romantic leads (Delores Del Rio and Gene Raymond), and leaving audiences wanting to see more of them led to several starring roles pairing [...]

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Flying Down to Rio

By GroovyMovieGuy on May 7, 2009

The first pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the silver screen had them in supporting roles, but their screen chemistry put them in the lead for numerous movies to come.
“Flying Down to Rio” stars Delores del Rio, Gene Raymond and Paul Roulien. The plot: boy meets girl who already has a boy. Astaire [...]

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Follow the Fleet

By movieMoll on March 16, 2009

Most critics won’t agree, but I’m an Astaire-Rogers fan and “Follow the Fleet” is my favorite Fred and Ginger film. The storyline is better than their usual mistaken identity plots. The subplot romance of Connie Martin (Harriet Hilliard) and Bilge Smith (Randolph Scott) is pleasing. Fred and Ginger have two really cute dance [...]

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Shall We Dance

By movieMoll on March 3, 2009

Of the 10 Astaire-Rogers movie pairings, “Swing Time” has the best of the duo’s dance numbers and this film, “Shall We Dance,” has the best songs. Not surprising since it features tunes that George and Ira Gershwin wrote specifically for long-time friend Fred Astaire. Highlights include “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” noting the couple’s [...]

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