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Fred Astaire
Jerry Halliday
George Burns
George
Gracie Allen
Gracie
Joan Fontaine
Alyce Marshmorton
Reginald Gardiner
Keggs
Ray Noble
Reggie
Constance Collier
Lady Caroline
Montagu Love
Lord Marshmorton
Harry Watson
Albert
Jan Duggan
Miss Ruggles
Mary Gordon
Cook (uncredited)
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 20 2022
There is something oddly static about this self adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's comedy romance. Joan Fontaine is "Lady Alyce" an heiress who casually meets visiting dancer/composer Fred Astaire ("Jerry") on a trip to London. Their romance is soon smouldering (well, as much as anything actually smouldered in 1937), much to the chagrin of her well-to-do family at their ancestral "Tottney Castle". Aided and abetted by George Burns, his press man ("George") and Gracie Allen ("Gracie"), his secretary - who offer an efficient if not terrific foil for the slightly obvious gags - he persists in pursuing...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
1035000.00
Revenue
1465000.00
Keywords
- dancing
- london, england
- arranged marriage
- musical
- ballroom dancing
- secretary
- singing
- black and white
- class differences
- aristocrat