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Gay Divorcee, TheGay Divorcee, The (1934)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers received top–billing for the first time in this excellent revision of Cole Porter's Broadway musical. Songs…
Top HatTop Hat (1935) Recommended
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Magically irrepressible musical with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers enacting some brilliant toe–tapping routines to the tunes of Irving Berlin…
RobertaRoberta (1935)
Dir. William A. Seiter
Feat. Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
An unsuccessful American Football player inherits his Aunt's Parisian fashion house. One of the weaker Rogers/Astaire efforts.
Follow the FleetFollow the Fleet (1936) Recommended
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Astaire & Rogers musical that marked a career peak for the pair after TOP HAT. Irving Berlin scores.
Swing TimeSwing Time (1936) Recommended
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
A fine example of Fred and Ginger's magical screen partnership, their sixth together, weaving the music of Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, into…
Shall We DanceShall We Dance (1937)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pretend to be married in this last notable musical of their partnership. Features the classic roller–skate…
Damsel in Distress, ADamsel in Distress, A (1937)
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, George Burns, Joan Fontaine
A wealthy American entertainer (Astaire) must win the heart of a lovely English lady (Fontaine). His efforts to woo are drastically hindered by her…
CarefreeCarefree (1938)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy
The eighth of the ten films that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together, this screwball comedy features only four musical numbers, and is…
Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, TheStory of Vernon and Irene Castle, The (1939)
Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver
Fred & Ginger star in the story of the dancing team who taught the world to two–step, based on the stories "My Husband and My Memories of…
Broadway Melody of 1940Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…
You'll Never Get RichYou'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard
Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…
Holiday InnHoliday Inn (1942)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby
Love–triangle musical scored by Irving Berlin has Astaire dancing without Rogers and Bing Crosby unleashing 'White Christmas'.
You Were Never LovelierYou Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Dir. William A Seiter
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth
Gently funny musical with Fred Astaire pursuing Rita Hayworth.
Easter ParadeEaster Parade (1948)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Fred Astaire, Amy Miller, Judy Garland
Big–scale musical treat by Irving Berlin, has Fred Astaire swapping dance–partner Amy Miller for celebrity plus Judy Garland, in a role…
Barkleys of Broadway, TheBarkleys of Broadway, The (1949)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant
George and Ira Gershwin musical reuniting Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart, who play a husband and wife comedy team at a…
Royal WeddingRoyal Wedding (1951)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford
Famous for its legendary tap–dance on the ceiling, this otherwise thinly–plotted musical (set against the marriage of Princess Elizabeth…
Band Wagon, TheBand Wagon, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Cyd Charisse
In the top echelon of screen–musicals, this follows the fortunes of toe–tapping movie actor Fred Astaire, revue style, as he attempts a…
Daddy Long LegsDaddy Long Legs (1955)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore
An orphaned French teenager (Caron) endears herself to a playboy sophisticate (Astaire), who secretly sponsors her in an American private education.…
Funny FaceFunny Face (1956) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn
Hip musical boasts the unrestrained ebullience of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as a fashion photographer and book–clerk who becomes his…
Silk StockingsSilk Stockings (1957)
Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Peter Lorre
Handsome musical version of Garbo's NINOTCHKA, with Cyd Charisse's million dollar legs the star attraction.
On the BeachOn the Beach (1959)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire
50's cold war paranoia piece set in post–WW2 Melbourne, the only place in the world yet untouched by creeping radiation. Based on Nevil Shute's…
Christmas Television ClassicsChristmas Television Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town) (1964-1970)
Feat. Fred Astaire
Three festive features garanteed to bring nostalgic cheer to any child of the sixties.
Finian's RainbowFinian's Rainbow (1968)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele
Completely whimsical latter–day musical sees Irishman Fred Astaire popped–down in the American South to tackle racial injustice with the…
Towering Inferno, TheTowering Inferno, The (1974)
Dir. Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Feat. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway
Sensational adventure epic that spawned numerous films about man's futility against Mother Nature. McQueen takes the hose ahead of a cream of famous…
That's Entertainment IIThat's Entertainment II (1976)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy
A second helping of musical nostalgia, with Astaire and Kelly again hosting while also contributing a number of brand new dance numbers together.…
Ghost StoryGhost Story (1981)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Fred Astaire, Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Melvyn Douglas
Eerie chiller based on the Peter Straub potboiler has four elderly gentlemen who are bound by a dark secret gather each week to tell each other…
That's Dancing!That's Dancing! (1985)
Dir. Jack Haley, Jr.
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney
A compilation of splendid dance sequences from dozens of Hollywood films. Includes over fifty top dancers, with the best of the crop generally dating…

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