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Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were dance partners in a total of 10 films, nine of them released by RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, The Barkleys of Broadway, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1949, their only film in Technicolor.
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Jan 20, 2022 · For Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the secret to their success was their complementary characters, pairing with each other perfectly — Astaire's impeccable dancing and Rogers' ability to adapt and improvise with him.
Feb 23, 2022 · These Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers scenes danced their way into our hearts. For this list, we’ll be looking at the glitziest, most glamorous, and unforgettable dances by this unparalleled...
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Aug 17, 2023 · Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire’s Onscreen Romance. In complementary (and opposing) autobiographies, Rogers and Astaire explain the truth behind their big-screen magic. By Hadley Hall Meares.
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- 'Top Hat' (1935) An undeniably classic musical in every sense of the term, Top Hat is likely the best place to start for anyone who hasn't seen a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie.
- 'Swing Time' (1936) Of the 10 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, two are typically held up as the best; Swing Time is one. It does have one scene that has aged rather poorly, but otherwise, Swing Time delivers big time on what works about all the other movies featuring this pairing.
- 'Shall We Dance' (1937) Not to be mixed up with the underrated 1996 rom-com (which itself was remade as a 2004 American movie), 1937's Shall We Dance is perhaps the most overlooked Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie.
- 'The Gay Divorcee' (1934) Mistaken identities cause farcical, lovable chaos in an English seaside resort in The Gay Divorcee. The film has Rogers as a disappointed and alienated wife of an uncaring husband, who travels to said resort and finds herself falling in love with a dancer, played by Astaire.
91 Metascore. Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks. Director George Stevens Stars Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore.
May 29, 2024 · Ginger Rogers, American dancer and actress who was best known as the partner of Fred Astaire in a series of movie musicals, including The Gay Divorcee (1934) and Top Hat (1935). She also won an Oscar for playing the title role in Kitty Foyle (1940) and later starred in Roxie Hart (1942).
