Whats their best?


I loved Ginger Rogers in 42nd Street, but I'm not that fimiliar with her filmography.

Harlepolis said:

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Gold Diggers of 1933


i think it was just ginger so i dont think it counts

simply stated, Top Hat

Of their 10 films together, I've watched Top Hat, The Gay Divorcée, Swing Time and Shall We Dance the most.

"He gave her class and she gave him sex appeal." - Katharine Hepburn

"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels" - Faith Whittlesey

I feel like such a terrible gay not having watched any of their films.

johnart said:

As for their best film, I'd say it's between Top Hat and Swing Time - with Top Hat having a slight edge.

Genesia said:

Close yo eyes woman! Don't you jurrrrrge me.

johnart said:

Top Hat has Ginger in the foofy lala-est dress of all time. You need to rent that shit.

Genesia said:

I will use the term Foofy Lala in the future.

It's definitely a tie between Top Hat and Swing Time. Top Hat has great Irving Berlin songs, but Swing Time (while it has good songs) has the best dance numbers.

Honorable Mentions:

Flying Down to Rio- Fred and Ginger before the image set in. While they are not the stars, they steal the movie.
Follow the Fleet-very entertaining, with some early glimpses of Ozzie and Harrite Nelson, Lucille Ball and Betty Grable.
Carefree- more like a screwball comedy with a few songs thrown in, but very funny.

Don't bother with The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, it was like watching paint dry really, really slowly.

Bonus:
Ginger on the solo tip: The Major and Minor, where she spends most of the movie pretending to be a 12-year-old girl. Enough said!
Fred on the solo tip: There's a lot, but I'm going to go with Silk Stockings, with a combination of him, Cyd Charisse and Cole Porter songs, you can't go wrong.

"Swing Time" 1936
The Gay Divorcee 1934
Flying Down To Rio 1933

johnart said:

But if you want to be real New York/East Coast Puerto Rican about it FooFoo-Lah is the standard

Harlepolis said:

I could never bore of seeing stars like this...lawd, where have we gone wrong in Hollyweird...

I guess the reason why I haven't really given them the chance is because of the overblown "musicals" factor, not that I have a problem with it, its just I can only take it in doses.

What I meant was, what the best "storyline" oriented movies they did. Thanx for the tips guys

Fred is one of my heroes. If I could chill with 7 people who have passed away, it would be Fred, Gene Kelley, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Jackson, James Brown, and The Nicholas Brothers
[Edited 5/28/10 2:59am]

The original Dancing On The Ceiling...

johnart said:

You what?!


REALLY?!


I'm straight and I've seen some of them

interesting thing about Fred Astaire...he was very self conscious about the length of his fingers, hence when he was on screen, he'd bend his middle on ring fingers slightly, so they'd appear to be shorter

Harlepolis said:

Let's face it - they all have the same basic storyline.

Top Hat is probably the best out of the bunch because, in that story, Fred plays what he is - a dancer. And the supporting cast is just amazing: Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore and Erik Rhodes.

And that Irving Berlin score! I mean, seriously...how can you resist gems like Isn't This a Lovely Day to be Caught in the Rain?, Cheek to Cheek and No Strings (in which Fred does an amazing soft shoe in sand).

There are really only two big production numbers - the title number and The Piccolino.

Hershe said:

You have great taste..