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    A Damsel in Distress

    1937 · Musical comedy · 1h 38m

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  1. A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 American English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Joan Fontaine.Loosely based upon P.G. Wodehouse's 1919 novel of the same name, and the 1928 stage play written by Wodehouse and Ian Hay, it has music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, and was directed by George Stevens, the second (and last) Astaire ...

    • November 19, 1937
  2. A Damsel in Distress: Directed by George Stevens. With Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine. A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.

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    • George Stevens
    • Passed
    • Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen
  3. Damsel In Distress, A (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Stiff Upper Lip Just the first part of the endless amusement-park dance number staged by Hermes Pan, with Fred Astaire, George Burns and Gracie Allen, frolicking to George and Ira Gershwin's original Stiff Upper Lip, from A Damsel In Distress, 1937.

    • George Stevens, Argyle Nelson
    • Fred Astaire
  4. Jan 8, 2023 · A damsel in distress, sometimes known as a heroine in distress, is a character type, trope, and/or theme where a primary female character must be rescued by the hero. It has seen usage in nearly every form of media and has been perpetuated for centuries by mythology, folklore, poems, plays, literature, motion pictures, and video games.

  5. Jun 27, 2018. Rated: 3/4 • Nov 13, 2007. The staff at Tottney Castle are taking bets on whom the young lady of the manor, Alyce Marshmorton (Joan Fontaine), will wed. When she meets American ...

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    • Fred Astaire
    • George Stevens
    • RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
  6. A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 American English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Joan Fontaine. Loosely based upon P.G. Wodehouse's 1919 novel of the same name, and the 1928 stage play written by Wodehouse and Ian Hay, it has music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, and was directed by George Stevens, the second Astaire musical ...

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  8. A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love. Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau (bumping into ...

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