TCM FRED ASTAIRE AND GINGER ROGERS VOLUME 2
4 musicals by the great dance team of
Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers!!
MUSICALS - FLYING DOWN TO RIO(1933)
LOL!! Ginger and Fred, not so much! Very minor
roles here, as it's all about Delores Del Rio and
Gene Raymond's characters! Halfway through the
movie and neither Fred nor Ginger has danced a
step! Finally at 44 minutes, a dance or two! As
for music, very sparse up until the 44 minute mark!
Not terrible, but not what I was expecting! C+
From IMDb.com:
So-so musical notable for being the first screen pairing
of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Unfortunately they
aren't the stars of this, just supporting players. The
stars are Gene Raymond and Dolores del Rio. Band leader
Gene falls for Dolores but she's already in an arranged
engagement. Not very interesting (the stars or the romance).
The support outshines the leads in this case, with Fred
and Ginger displaying their likable personalities and that
classic screen chemistry. Fred has a nice dance number and
Ginger gets to sing a tune early in the movie wearing a
dress with a plunging neckline that's pretty sexy stuff.
Later they have a fun dance number together to a song
called "The Carioca." That's one of two great numbers
in the film; the other being the climactic sequence with
girls dancing on airplane wings. See it for those two
numbers or for the Fred & Ginger scenes, which are always
fun. - utgard14 from USA
Dolores del Rio ... Belinha De Rezende (as Dolores Del Rio)
Gene Raymond ... Roger Bond
Raul Roulien ... Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers ... Honey Hale
Fred Astaire ... Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici ... Dona Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker ... Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten ... The Colored Singer
Roy D'Arcy ... One of the Three Greeks
Maurice Black ... One of the Three Greeks
Armand Kaliz ... One of the Three Greeks
Paul Porcasi ... The Mayor
Reginald Barlow ... The Banker
Eric Blore ... The Head Waiter
Luis Alberni ... Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
Bernice Alstock ... Singer (uncredited)
Rafael Alvir ... (uncredited)
Chita Andrews ... Check Girl (uncredited)
Ella Angelus ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Sam Appel ... Policeman (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell ... Maid (uncredited)
Eddie Arden ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Leo Artigo ... Policeman (uncredited)
Carmen Bailey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Janet Barrett ... Dancer (uncredited)
Muriel Barrett ... Dancer (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry ... Dancer (uncredited)
Leon Beaumon ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Norman Bennett ... Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Boland ... Airplane Mechanic (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Eddie - Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Hal Borne ... Pianist (uncredited)
Harry Bowen ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey ... Rodrigues - the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mary Bracken ... Dancer (uncredited)
The Brazilian Turunas ... Musical Ensemble (uncredited)
Lucile Browne ... Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Mary Burman ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Nina Campana ... Mme. Borget-Damas (uncredited)
Harriet Castelo ... Check Girl (uncredited)
Cruz Castro ... Lackey (uncredited)
Bob Cautiero ... Dancer (uncredited)
Chiquita ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Alex Chivra ... Waiter (uncredited)
Helen Collins ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke ... Yankee Clipper Banjo Player (uncredited)
Gino Corrado ... Messenger (uncredited)
Sue Curtis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Henry Da Silva ... Waiter (uncredited)
Grace Davies ... Dancer (uncredited)
Wynne Davis ... Singer (uncredited)
Alphonse De Cruz ... Dancer (uncredited)
Rhea De Shon ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Amapola Del Vando ... Dancer (uncredited)
Armand Delmar ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez ... Waiter (uncredited)
Doreen Doyle ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Lola Durand ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Juan Duval ... Dancer (uncredited)
John Eberts ... Waiter (uncredited)
Celeste Edwards ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lalo Encinas ... Lackey (uncredited)
Marion Feducha ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Emilio Fernández ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Fisher ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Marcelle Force ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Betty Furness ... Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Vina Gale ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
William Gavin ... Singer (uncredited)
Charmayne Gaywood ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Alice Gentle ... Carioca Singer (uncredited)
Yvonne Girrard ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Good ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Rita Gordon ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jane Gumber ... Dancer (uncredited)
Margaret Harding ... Dancer (uncredited)
Theresa Harris ... Dancer (uncredited)
Hazel Hayes ... Singer (uncredited)
Pauline High ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Hornbrook ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Dancer (uncredited)
Grace Walston Jester ... Dancer (uncredited)
Harvey Karels ... Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Karlesky ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Boyd King ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Mary Kornman ... Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Martha La Venture ... Dancer (uncredited)
Iris Lancaster ... Dancer (uncredited)
Perc Launders ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Frank Lava ... Waiter (uncredited)
Mildred Lehrman ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Mildred Lewis ... Singer (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald ... Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
Frank Malatesta ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Nina Martell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Francisco Marán ... Waiter (uncredited)
Helen McAllister ... Dancer (uncredited)
George Mendoza ... Attendant (uncredited)
Rex Moore ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jose Moreno ... Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Morse ... Dancer (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movita ... Carioca Singer (uncredited)
Clarence Muse ... Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
James Natio ... Lackey (uncredited)
Margaret Nearing ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ted Oviat ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn ... Hammerstein - the Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Manuel París ... Man at Aviator's Club (uncredited)
A.J. Peters ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Ernesto Piedra ... Dancer (uncredited)
Patie Ramsdell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Pedro Regas ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Rice ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Ruth Riley ... Dancer (uncredited)
Julian Rivero ... Antônio - Billboard Worker (uncredited)
Gladyce Roberts ... Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Robles ... Lackey (uncredited)
Sue Romaine ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley ... Hotel Atlântico Manager (uncredited)
Andrew Roud ... Waiter (uncredited)
Victor Sabini ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Audry Savage ... Dancer on Wing (uncredited)
Ruby jo Savage ... Dancer on Wing (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Billboard Worker (uncredited)
Barbara Sheldon ... Dancer (uncredited)
Marla Shelton ... Dancer (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden ... Dancer/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jerome Storm ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Tail ... Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Tamblyn ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Carol Tevis ... Blindfolded Blonde (uncredited)
Connie Thomas ... Dancer (uncredited)
Doris Toddings ... Dancer (uncredited)
Alma Travers ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lou Valenoi ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Venuti ... Violinist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Dick Webster ... Band Member (uncredited)
Douglas Williams ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Howard Wilson ... Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Marie Wilson ... Hotel Hibuscus Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Young ... Dancer (uncredited)
MUSICALS - ROBERTA(1935)
This is a little better than the first, but
again the main stars are not Fred or Ginger!!
However, they both have a much larger role in
this than the first movie! And it's got some
first rate support! Not "Singing In The Rain"
but fun enough! B+
From IMDb.com:
Ginger Rogers has charm coming out of her ears in
'Roberta', as she always does, and the dance numbers
with her and Fred Astaire are typically mesmerising.
The film as a whole, however, is a tedious affair in
which the clear highlight of the movie (see above)
takes a back seat to Randolph Scott's bland turn and
Irene Dunne's truly unbearable, ear-piercing screech
of a singing voice. I don't know how I made it through
some of those numbers. Absolutely horrifying.
Just to be clear, then: any time Astaire gets on the
dance floor or Rogers does, well, anything at all,
the movie is delightful. It's a shame the film's
misplaced priorities mean there's far too little of
either of them. - mutty-mcflea from Lincolnshire, UK
Irene Dunne ... Stephanie
Fred Astaire ... Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers ... Lizzie Gatz aka Tanka Scharwenka
Randolph Scott ... John Kent
Helen Westley ... Aunt Minnie ak Roberta
Claire Dodd ... Sophie Teale
Victor Varconi ... Prince Ladislaw
Luis Alberni ... Alexander Petrovitch Moscovitch Voyda
Ferdinand Munier ... Lord Henry Delves
Torben Meyer ... Albert
Adrian Rosley ... Professor
Bodil Rosing ... Fernande
Lucille Ball ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Hal Borne ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Halbert Brown ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Candy Candido ... Candy - Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
William Carey ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Lynne Carver ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Diane Cook ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Phil Cuthbert ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
William B. Davidson ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Delmon Davis ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Anna De Linsky ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lorraine DeSart ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Ivan Dow ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Betty Dumbries ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
William R. Dunn ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Mary Forbes ... Mrs. Teale (uncredited)
Rita Gould ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jane Hamilton ... Liane - Fashion Model (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Miss Jones - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Maxine Jennings ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Howard Lally ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Bar Customer (uncredited)
Lorna Low ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Muzzy Marcellino ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Margaret McChrystal ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Paul McLarind ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Chris Marie Meeker ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Marie Osborne ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Wanda Perry ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Donna Mae Roberts ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Charlotte Russell ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Zena Savine ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky ... Cossack (uncredited)
Charles Sharpe ... Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Gene Sheldon ... Banjo-Playing Wabash Indianian (uncredited)
Kay Sutton ... Fashion Model (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen ... Cossack (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Cossack (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ... Waiter (uncredited)
Judith Vosselli ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
MUSICALS - FOLLOW THE FLEET(1936)
Fred and Ginger finally top billed! The story
isn't anything new, the music is pretty good,
but you don't really watch these movies for
the incredible stories! It's the dancing here
that carries the movie! Pretty good, but the
ending was kinda abrupt! Still, worth a watch! B+
From IMDb.com:
About one hour and thirty minutes into "Follow
the Fleet", there's a musical sequence that
deserves attention: first Fred Astaire plays
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" on the
piano, then he sings it, then Ginger Rogers
sings it, and finally, they dance to it, including
some comedic dance moves. It's a virtuoso display
of talent that sums up the film. The story is
not as important as their virtuosity.
The Music by Irving Berlin is one of the film's
main assets. It forms the melodic foundation
of the film.
This is fifth film pairing of Astaire and Rogers
and they are wonderful together, to the final
dance.
Not to be missed by those who like A&R or anyone
who enjoys musicals. Fred's vocals, which are
underrated I think, shine on some songs that are
difficult to sing. - atlasmb
Fred Astaire ... Bake Baker
Ginger Rogers ... Sherry Martin
Randolph Scott ... Bilge Smith
Harriet Nelson ... Connie Martin (as Harriet Hilliard)
Astrid Allwyn ... Mrs. Iris Manning
Betty Grable ... Singer in Trio
Harry Beresford ... Captain Hickey
Russell Hicks ... Jim Nolan
Brooks Benedict ... David Sullivan
Ray Mayer ... Dopey Williams
Lucille Ball ... Kitty Collins
Jean Acker ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Alexander ... Paradise Ballroom Waiter (uncredited)
Constance Bergen ... Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Frederic Blanchard ... Captain Jones (uncredited)
Lynton Brent ... Deck Officer (uncredited)
Phyllis Brooks ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Brower ... Policeman (uncredited)
Edward W. Burns ... Sailor (uncredited)
Lita Chevret ... Showgirl in Casino Number (uncredited)
Bob Cromer ... Contest Dancer (uncredited)
Marge Curson ... Small Role (uncredited)
Billy Dooley ... Sailor (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Sailor in Dress Whites (uncredited)
Frank Ellis ... Band Member (uncredited)
Dorothy Fleisman ... Stenographer Contest Dancer (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Coxswain (uncredited)
Huntley Gordon ... Touring Officer (uncredited)
Jeanne Gray ... Singer in Trio (uncredited)
Harvey S. Haislip ... Executive Officer (uncredited)
Jane Hamilton ... Paradise Ballroom Waitress (uncredited)
Joy Hodges ... Singer in Trio (uncredited)
Mary Jane Irving ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Jenks ... Sailor (uncredited)
Maxine Jennings ... Paradise Ballroom Hostess (uncredited)
Jerry Larkin ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Thelma Leeds ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd ... Mrs. Courtney (uncredited)
George Lollier ... Deck Officer (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Quartermaster (uncredited)
Tony Martin ... Sailor (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Sailor (uncredited)
Frank Moran ... Husky Sailor (uncredited)
James Pierce ... Paradise Ballroom Bouncer (uncredited)
David Preston ... Dishwasher (uncredited)
Jack Randall ... Lieutenant Williams (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson ... Mr. Webber - Paradise Ballroom Owner (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Dance Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Gertrude Short ... Cashier in Paradise Ballroom (uncredited)
William Smith ... Ensign Gilbert (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Mary - Chorus Girl & Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Sully ... Sailor (uncredited)
Kay Sutton ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Eddie Tamblyn ... Sailor (uncredited)
Blanca Vischer ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Marine Leader on Ship (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Iris' Butler (uncredited)
Allen Wood ... Office Boy (uncredited)
MUSICALS - STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE, THE(1939)
The last movie in the set! And the best! This
is an excellent movie! The only drawback being
that a few details were either changed or omitted!
But Fred and Ginger are what they were known
for, the perfect dancing couple! Well worth
many watches!! A
From IMDb.com:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is the last
of the 9 RKO musicals Astaire did with Rogers.
However, from a story point-of-view, it is their
best film by a mile. The contest isn't even
close, IMO.
It's not their best musical. This film is really
a drama with a few musical interludes, whereas most
of the other Astaire-Rogers films were musical
comedies. Those other films had flimsy plots at
best and were saved only by their songs and dances.
BUT - "Vernon and Irene" could easily stands alone
without any songs or dances. It even has some action
sequences as is typical of war-time films (WWI, in
this case).
The film is a bio-pic about the Castles, who in their
heyday were even bigger than Astaire and Rogers. The
choreography is more attuned to 1910's sensibilities
than the usual Astaire and Rogers film, but that's
okay. Astaire and Rogers dance just well as always.
As the dancing duo's last RKO film, V&C is quite
classy and a fine close to a great RKO dancing career
for the two. - catmydogs from Maryland, USA
Fred Astaire ... Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers ... Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver ... Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan ... Walter
Lew Fields ... Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot ... Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher ... Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan ... Emile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey ... Artist
Robert Strange ... Dr. Foote
Douglas Walton ... Student Pilot
Clarence Derwent ... Papa Louis
Sonny Lamont ... Charlie
Frances Mercer ... Claire Ford
Victor Varconi ... Grand Duke
Donald MacBride ... Hotel Manager
Buzz Barton ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Max Barwyn ... Waiter - Cafe de Paris (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Stockbroker (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ... Frenchman (uncredited)
Lynton Brent ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Mary Brodel ... Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Stage Manager at Benefit (uncredited)
Neal Burns ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Marge Champion ... Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton ... Announcer at Benefit (uncredited)
Willis Clare ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Boy in Montage (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Man in Montage (uncredited)
Armand Cortes ... Wardrobe Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt ... French Landlady (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy ... Actor in 'Patria' (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ... Man in Balcony in Fields Audience (uncredited)
Dick Dennis ... Singer (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon ... Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Frank Faylen ... Adjutant (uncredited)
Billy Franey ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
Dorothy George ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack George ... Orchestra Conductor - Paris (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud ... Newsboy at Train Station (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen ... Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Neal Hart ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Ethel Haworth ... Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Russell Hicks ... Colonel (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson ... British Sergeant (uncredited)
George Irving ... Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Ida May Johnson ... Undetermined Secondary Role (as Mabel Marden) (uncredited)
Tiny Jones ... Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
Jacques Lory ... French Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Max Lucke ... Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
Hugh McArthur ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
David Mcdonald ... Army Pilot (uncredited)
Louis Mercier ... French Singer (uncredited)
John Meredith ... Army Pilot (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Frank - Stage Manager at Benefit (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ... Movie Director (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Nightclub Customer (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie ... British Officer (uncredited)
Esther Muir ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien ... Drag Dancer at Benefit (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Milton Owen ... Recruiter (uncredited)
Bill Patton ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton ... Adjutant (uncredited)
Jack Perrin ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Joe Polosci ... Newsboy at Train Station (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Man in Hair-Cutting Montage (uncredited)
Fred Reinhold ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Richardson ... Old Man in Montage (uncredited)
Jean Sablon ... Piano Specialty (French Version of 'The Darktown Strutters ' Ball' (uncredited)
Jean Stevens ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Kay Sutton ... Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney ... Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
D.H. Turner ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... Guest with the Grand Duke (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde ... Guest with the Grand Duke (uncredited)
Allen Wood ... Flower Delivery Boy on Bus (uncredited)
William Worthington ... Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo ... Mary - Claire's Maid (uncredited)
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