This is one of the most famous Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals.
GOOD - There is one tremendous dance scene in here by Fred Astaire which includes three big shadows on the wall in back of him as he dances. I think it's one of Fred's all-time best numbers; very inventive and always great to watch. There are also a few good dance scenes with Fred and Ginger Rogers. Some of the songs from this film became "standards," such as "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Pick Yourself Up." The script is corny but at least interesting for the most part. This was my first look at Betty Furness as a younger woman ("Margaret Watson") and I thought she was pretty.
BAD - Same old, same old with these Astaire-Rogers films, namely: (1) marriages made out of "spite;" (2) a very annoying character, this time "Pop Cardetti," played by Victor Moore, and (3) a very stupid ending.
OVERALL - At least at the end, we see the couple getting married for the right reason: love (duh). It's an okay but I think an overrated one. There are a number of other Astaire films I'd choose over this, but then again, to see either Fred or Ginger dancing can never be underestimated. They were a fabulous team and great individual talents.
GOOD - There is one tremendous dance scene in here by Fred Astaire which includes three big shadows on the wall in back of him as he dances. I think it's one of Fred's all-time best numbers; very inventive and always great to watch. There are also a few good dance scenes with Fred and Ginger Rogers. Some of the songs from this film became "standards," such as "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Pick Yourself Up." The script is corny but at least interesting for the most part. This was my first look at Betty Furness as a younger woman ("Margaret Watson") and I thought she was pretty.
BAD - Same old, same old with these Astaire-Rogers films, namely: (1) marriages made out of "spite;" (2) a very annoying character, this time "Pop Cardetti," played by Victor Moore, and (3) a very stupid ending.
OVERALL - At least at the end, we see the couple getting married for the right reason: love (duh). It's an okay but I think an overrated one. There are a number of other Astaire films I'd choose over this, but then again, to see either Fred or Ginger dancing can never be underestimated. They were a fabulous team and great individual talents.