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You’ll Never Get Rich (1941)

“You’ll Never Get Rich” is a lesser known Fred Astaire movie, this time pairing him with the lovely Rita Hayworth. Fred plays Robert Curtis, choreographer and performer in a theater run by Martin Cortland, who is a womanizer to the max. When caught by his wife, Julia, Martin uses Robert as an alibi, and Robert takes the brunt of many a tall tale. When Sheila Winslow (Rita Hayworth) joins the act, Martin goes after her, as is his tradition, and she turns him down flat, but Julia doesn’t buy it. Once again Robert comes to the rescue, pretending that the … Continue reading →

Royal Wedding (1951)

“Royal Wedding,” starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, featured some of the most advanced special effects seen in Hollywood up to that point. I’ll fill you in on the details throughout the review. Tom and Ellen Bowen (Astaire, Powell) are a brother/sister dance team who have made quite a name for themselves on the New York circuit. Their next engagement will take them to London, where they will play their show during the same time span as a royal wedding, and they’re delighted to be a part of those festivities. There’s just one fly in the ointment – Ellen has … Continue reading →

Daddy-Long-Legs (1955)

When I reviewed the young adult novel “Daddy-Long-Legs” by Jean Webster last week, I recalled that a movie by the same name had been made, and I headed over to Amazon to find it. It arrived in yesterday’s mail, and I had a wonderful time last night watching it. As I expected, the movie was quite different from the book, so I don’t worry about repeating myself as I review the film. Jervis Pendleton (Fred Astaire) is a happy-go-lucky and slightly immature bachelor millionaire. He’s never been married, has never taken business very seriously, and is only kept on track … Continue reading →

Roberta (1935)

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star as chums from back in Indiana in this adaptation of an old novel, “Gowns by Roberta” by Alice Duer Miller. Huck Haines (Astaire) has taken his band, the Wabash Indianians, on an engagement at a café in Paris, only to find that the owner thought he was hiring a band of Indians and doesn’t want them anymore. Stranded with only seventeen dollars, the band doesn’t know what to do until Huck’s friend John (Randolph Scott) tells them that he has an aunt who lives in Paris and designs women’s dresses under the brand name … Continue reading →

Cover Girl (1944)

Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth co-star in “Cover Girl,” a song-and-dance movie about a night club owner named Danny McGuire (Kelly) and his main attraction/girlfriend Rusty (Hayworth.) Danny’s club is limping along with a crowd of regulars, but Rusty wants just a little bit more. When a local magazine announces a search for a new cover girl, Rusty goes in to apply, and through a comical series of events, manages to get the job. She hesitates to tell Danny, though – it’s the old “don’t want to injure his pride” storyline. When Danny does find out, he tells her she … Continue reading →