Bibliograph

Fred Astaire, song & dance man

Type

Label

Fred Astaire, song & dance man

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated by the MPAA

Main title

Fred Astaire

Medium

videorecording DVD

Runtime

388

Sub title

song & dance man

Summary

You'll never get rich: A musical about an on-again, off-again romance set against a military backdropThe notorious landlady: William Gridley, an American diplomat in London, gets mixed up with his beautiful landlady, Carlye Hardwick. Gridley discovers that she is suspected of murdering her husband and fears he may be next although he has fallen in love with herSecond chorus: A musical dance comedy in which two collegiate trumpet players vie for the affections of a young lady who becomes secretary to a band led by Artie Shaw, and depicts their antics to become members of the bandRoyal wedding: A musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance

Table Of Contents

You'll never get rich (1941, black and white, 89 min.) / directed by Sidney Lanfield ; original screenplay by Michael Fessier & Ernest Pagano -- The notorious landlady (1962, black and white, 123 minutes) / directed by Richard Quine ; screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Blake Edwards ; based on a story by Margery Sharp-- Second chorus (1940, black and white, 84 minutes) / directed by H.C. Potter ; screen play by Elaine Ryan and Ian McLellan Hunter -- Royal wedding (1951, color, 93 minutes) / directed by Stanley Donen ; story and screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner

Technique

live action