Shall We Dance
by Friz Freleng, Mark Sandrich
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Actor: Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Jerome CowanDirector: Friz Freleng, Mark Sandrich
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of Shall We Dance
Movie Review: Astaire, Rogers and Gershwin, well matched.
Summary: 5 Stars
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers swing their way through another wonderful film, "Shall We Dance", released in 1937.
The superior score was by George and Ira Gershwin. This is one of George's last projects, he died a few weeks after the movie opened.
This time, Fred plays Petrov, a ballet star who for some reason is posing as Russian. Ginger plays Linda, a broadway dancer. Petrov tries to persue Linda by booking himself on the same cruise she is on.
Watch Fred's spectacular solo in "Slap That Bass", in which taps in time to an art-deco engine. On the promenade deck ,Linda is walking her dog while Petrov tries to get her attention. Listen for Gershwin's wonderful backing score here. Eventually, she begins to come around.
Meanwhile, Petrov's friend Jeffrey (Edward Everett Horton in his third Astaire-Rogers film) tries to get rid of Petrov's old girlfriend, Denise, by telling her that Petrov is married to Linda. The plan backfires when Denise tattles about the marriage to gossip columnists. Worse, the gossips say that Linda is pregnant.
Saddled with unwanted publicity, the dancers decide to get married for real so they can get a public divorce. Of course they end up falling in love for real.
In a light hearted scene, Fred and Ginger sing "Let's Call The whole Thing Off" and dance to it on roller skates. It is often said that this scene required some 150 takes to get it right. The marvelous result is well worth it.
In a scene when they are alone together, Fred sings the classic "They Can't Take That Away From Me". This tune was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. It should have won, but didn't.
The music, romance and comedy blend well together. Fine is support is provided by Horton in his usual fussy role. The scenes in which Petrov tricks Jeffrey into thinking that he is seasick, and later into believing that the boat is sinking, are very funny. Eric Blore, in his fifth F&G film, is a riot as a hotel manager. Linda's reaction to Petrov's real name (Peter P. Peters) while they are getting married is priceless.
The DVD has an OK commentary track, a new "making of" short, a
musical short subject, and an amusing cartoon, "Toy Town Hall".
You can seldom go wrong with an Astaire-Rogers musical, and "Shall We Dance" is one of their most enjoyable.
Summary of Shall We Dance
To keep musical-comedy star Linda Keene from retiring to marry, her manager Arthur Mille, suggests to the press that she's already married to Petrov, the ballet dancer. The two ultimately decide to marry so that they can have very public divorce and clear the air, but true love blossoms between them.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by Kevin Cole and Hugh Martin
Featurette:They Can?t Take That Away from Me: The Music of Shall We Dance
Other:Musical Short Sheik to Sheik and Classic Cartoon Toy Town Hall
The chemistry between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers was still going strong in their seventh spin around the dance floor, Shall We Dance? And this time--amidst the usual improbable plot confusions and on-again, off-again flirting between the two--they were backed up by a song score provided by the matchless George and Ira Gershwin. Among the highlights are "They All Laughed," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and the Oscar-nominated "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Director Mark Sandrich, the most frequent helmer of the Astaire-Rogers pictures (including Top Hat), creates a gleaming showcase for his stars. He also brings back two devilish character actors, Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore, to repeat their support from previous outings. Ginger is kicky and fun; she was one of the few partners who didn't look intimidated onscreen by Astaire's incomparable dancing skills. Fred is in great form himself--so good you almost believe it when he pretends to be a Russian. --Robert Horton
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