Fred Astaire
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The Gay Divorcee
(1934)Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sing, dance and find romance in one of their greatest films. While returning home from a job in Paris, American dancer Guy Holden (Astaire) is swept into a whirlwind romance with Mimi Glossop (Rogers), who thinks he is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to hasten her divorce. Features “The Continental,” which won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Shall We Dance
(1937)A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.

That's Entertainment!
(1974)A documentary on the history of the American musical, featuring many rousing numbers and guest stars from the golden era.

The Barkleys of Broadway
(1949)After 10 years apart, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reteam in their final film pairing, cleverly written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and smoothly directed by Charles Walters. The story, per many sources, mirrors real-life creative tensions the two shared. Astaire plays driven hoofer Josh Barkley. Rogers is his wife, Dinah, who longs to forsake the clackety-clap-tapping of Bouncin' the Blu...

That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)The second installment in the sensational "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)In the years before World War I, vaudevillian Vernon Castle (Astaire) discovers that he shares a passion for dancing with Irene Foote (Rogers).

Three Little Words
(1950)Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen and Red Skelton star in this musical biography based on the lives and career of one of the United States' greatest songwriting teams--Three Little Words.

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
(1970)Sombertown mailman "S.D." Kluger explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year.

Silk Stockings
(1957)"Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse star in Cole Por When a beautiful Soviet commissar (Charisse) is sent to Paris to bring a Russian composer home, the American Broadway producer (Astaire) who wants the composer for his next show tries to seduce her with """"decadent"""" Western music and fashion. Despite their initial disdain for each other's politics, the commissar and the producer find their o...

Daddy Long Legs
(1955)Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor and suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan. While traveling through France, Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron), whom he sends to college in America. Two years later they finally meet face to face and start to fall in love. But complications arise and their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet misguided attempt to do "the right thing" about their age difference. Featuring imaginative production numbers and a Johnny Mercer score that includes the 1955 Oscar® -nominated hit for Best Song "Something's Gotta Give", Daddy Long Legs is a song-filled blend of dance and fantasy for romantics of all ages.

Royal Wedding
(1951)Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York.

Top Hat
(1935)An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

Swing Time
(1936)Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sweep the floor again in this romantic musical comedy about a dancer who tries to makeit big in order to prove himself worthy of his fiancée.

The Band Wagon
(1953)Fading movie star Tony Hunter comes to New York to revive his career on Broadway, but when a bold director joins the show with prima ballerina Gabrielle Gerard, backstage tension rises. His comeback teeters as sparks fly and love begins to bloom.

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
(1977)A fully re-mastered Rankin and Bass classic with an uplifting message that teaches kids about the origins of Easter traditions. Also includes a re-mastered THE FIRST EASTER RABBIT.

The Sky's the Limit
(1943)Fred Astaire finds a new dance partner in Joan Leslie in this delightful wartime musical.

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(1985)Biography of the Academy Award-winning director, including dramatic color footage of WWII.

Finian's Rainbow
(1968)Screen legend Fred Astaire is an Irish rogue whose leprechaun comes to life in the American South. A whimsical, musical fantasy directed by mastermind Francis Ford Coppola ("Bram Stoker's Dracula," "The Godfather") and co-starring pop star/actress Petula Clark ("Goodbye, Mr. Chips"), this story is pure enchantment. Leonard Maltin calls this "elegant and witty... the best movie musical of its era."

Yolanda and the Thief
(1945)Con man Johnny Riggs poses as a wealthy heiress's guardian angel to swindle her, but falls in love, returns her money, and faces a complicated escape.

Second Chorus
(1941)Dos estudiantes se adentran en el competitivo mundo del jazz, donde reavivan su rivalidad por una hermosa mujer y un puesto en la banda de Artie Shaw.