This is a chronological listing of Fred Astaire stage, motion picture, radio, and television performances.
The following color-coding is used for these different mediums:
stage | motion pictures | radio | television |
Title | Date | Theatre | Role | Dance Partner | Director | Lyrics | Music |
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Juvenile Artists Presenting an Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty | 1905 | Keyport, New Jersey (location of performance) | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Orpheum Circuit | 1906 | (2 tours) | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Benefit Performance - Rainy Saturday | 1911 | Proctor's 5th Avenue | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Aurelia and Minnie Coccia Tour (vaudeville) | 1913 | (tour) | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Interstate Circuit | c.1914 | (tour in Texas) | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Orpheum Circuit | c. 1915 | (tour) | Himself | Adele Astaire | |||
Over the Top | Nov. 28 1917 | 44th St. Roof | Himself | Adele Astaire | Joseph Herbert | Charles Manning Matthew Woodward | Sigmund Romberg Herman Timberg |
The Passing Show of 1918 | July 25, 1918 | Winter Garden | Himself | Adele Astaire | J.C. Huffman | Harold R. Atteridge | Sigmund Romberg Jean Schwartz |
Apple Blossoms | Oct. 7 1919 | Globe | Johnnie | Adele Astaire | Fred Latham | William LeBaron | Fritz Kreisler Victor Jacobi |
Note: British productions are marked with
Title | Date | Theatre | Role | Dance Partner | Director | Lyrics | Music |
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The Love Letter | Oct. 4 1921 | Globe | Richard Kolner | Adele Astaire | Edward Royce | William LeBaron | Victor Jacobi |
For Goodness Sake | Feb. 20 1922 | Lyric | Teddy Lawrence | Adele Astaire | Priestley Morrison | Arthur Jackson | William Daly Paul Lannin |
The Bunch and Judy | Nov. 28 1922 | Globe | Gerald Lane | Adele Astaire | Fred Latham | Anne Caldwell | Jerome Kern |
Stop Flirting (For Goodness Sake) | May 30, 1923 | Queen's | Teddy Lawrence | Adele Astaire | Felix Edwardes | Arthur Jackson | William Daly Paul Lannin |
Lady, Be Good | Dec. 1 1924 | Liberty | Dick Trevor | Adele Astaire | Felix Edwardes | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
Lady, Be Good | Apr. 14 1926 | Empire | Dick Trevor | Adele Astaire | Felix Edwardes | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
Funny Face | Nov. 22 1927 | Alvin | Jimmie Reeves | Adele Astaire | Edward MacGregor | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
Funny Face | Nov. 8 1928 | Prince's | Jimmie Reeves | Adele Astaire | Felix Edwardes | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
Smiles | Nov. 18 1930 | Ziegfeld | Bob Hastings | Adele Astaire Marilyn Miller | William Anthony McGuire | Clifford Grey Harold Adamson Ring Lardner | Vincent Youmans |
Note: British productions are marked with
Title | Date | Theatre, Studio, or Network | Role | Dance Partner | Director | Lyrics | Music |
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The Band Wagon | June 3, 1931 | New Amsterdam | Himself | Adele Astaire Tilly Losch | Hassard Short | Howard Dietz | Arthur Schwartz |
Gay Divorce | Nov. 29 1932 | Ethel Barrymore | Guy Holden | Claire Luce | Howard Lindsay | Cole Porter | |
Gay Divorce | Nov. 2 1933 | Palace | Guy Holden | Claire Luce | Felix Edwardes | Cole Porter | |
Dancing Lady | Dec. 2, 1933 | MGM | Himself | Joan Crawford | Robert Z. Leonard | Harold Adamson Dorothy Fields Lorenz Hart Arthur Freed | Burton Lane Jimmy McHugh Richard Rodgers Nacio Herb Brown |
Flying Down to Rio | Dec. 20, 1933 | RKO | Fred Ayres | Dolores del Río Ginger Rogers | Thornton Freeland | Edward Eliscu & Gus Kahn | Vincent Youmans |
The Gay Divorcee | Oct. 3, 1934 | RKO | Guy Holden | Ginger Rogers | Mark Sandrich | Cole Porter Herb Magidson Mack Gordon | Cole Porter |
Roberta | Feb. 12, 1935 | RKO | Huckleberry Haines | Ginger Rogers | William A. Seiter | Otto Harbach Dorothy Fields | Jerome Kern |
Your Hit Parade | Aug. 12 1935 | NBC | Himself | — | — | — | — |
Top Hat | Aug. 16, 1935 | RKO | Jerry Travers | Ginger Rogers | Mark Sandrich | Irving Berlin | |
Follow the Fleet | Feb. 19, 1936 | RKO | Bake Baker | Ginger Rogers | Mark Sandrich | Irving Berlin | |
Swing Time | Aug. 26, 1936 | RKO | "Lucky" Garnett | Ginger Rogers | George Stevens | Dorothy Fields | Jerome Kern |
The Packard Hour | Sept. 15 1936 | NBC | Himself (Host) | — | — | — | — |
Shall We Dance | Apr. 30, 1937 | RKO | Peter P. Peters | Ginger Rogers | Mark Sandrich | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
A Damsel in Distress | Nov. 20, 1937 | RKO | Jerry Halliday | George Burns & Gracie Allen Joan Fontaine | George Stevens | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin |
Carefree | Aug. 30, 1938 | RKO | Tony Flagg | Ginger Rogers | Mark Sandrich | Irving Berlin | |
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Miss Brown of Worcester") | Jan. 15 1939 | NBC | Jerry Gale | Loretta Young Herbert Marshall | Ernst Lubitsch | Oscar Bradley | |
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Mar. 31, 1939 | RKO | Vernon Castle | Ginger Rogers | H.C. Potter | (numerous composers) | |
Broadway Melody of 1940 | Feb. 14, 1940 | MGM | Johnny Brett | Eleanor Powell George Murphy | Norman Taurog | Cole Porter | |
Second Chorus | Dec. 3, 1940 | Paramount | Danny O'Neill | Paulette Goddard | H.C. Potter | Johnny Mercer | Artie Shaw Bernard Hanighen Hal Borne |
Title | Date | Studio or Network | Role | Dance Partner and/or Co-Star | Director | Lyrics | Music |
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You'll Never Get Rich | Sept. 25, 1941 | Columbia | Robert Curtis | Rita Hayworth | Sidney Lanfield | Cole Porter | |
Holiday Inn | Aug. 4, 1942 | Paramount | Ted Hanover | Bing Crosby Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale | Mark Sandrich | Irving Berlin | |
You Were Never Lovelier | Nov. 19, 1942 | Columbia | Robert "Bob" Davis | Rita Hayworth | William A. Seiter | Johnny Mercer | Jerome Kern |
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Holiday Inn") | Jan. 11, 1943 | NBC | Ted Hanover | Bing Crosby Dinah Shore | — | Irving Berlin | |
The Eddie Cantor Show | April 28, 1943 | CBS | Himself | Eddie Cantor Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz | — | — | — |
The Sky's the Limit | July 13, 1943 | RKO | Fred Atwell | Joan Leslie | Edward H. Griffith | Johnny Mercer | Harold Arlen |
Ziegfeld Follies | Aug. 13, 1945 | MGM | Fred Astaire Raffles Tai Long | Lucille Bremer | Vincente Minnelli | (numerous lyricists and composers) | |
Yolanda and the Thief | Nov. 20, 1945 | MGM | Johnny Riggs | Arthur Freed | Harry Warren | ||
Blue Skies | Oct. 16, 1946 | Paramount | Jed Potter | Bing Crosby Joan Caulfield | Stuart Heisler | Irving Berlin | |
The Bob Hope Show | Feb. 17 1948 | NBC | Himself | Bob Hope | — | — | — |
Easter Parade | June 30, 1948 | MGM | Don Hewes | Judy Garland Ann Miller | Charles Walters | Irving Berlin | |
The Barkleys of Broadway | May 4, 1949 | MGM | Josh Barkley | Ginger Rogers | Ira Gershwin | Harry Warren | |
Some of the Best | June 23, 1949 | MGM | Himself | — | — | — | — |
Three Little Words | July 12, 1950 | MGM | Bert Kalmar | Red Skelton Vera-Ellen | Richard Thorpe | Bert Kalmar | Harry Ruby |
Let's Dance | Nov. 29, 1950 | Paramount | Donald Elwood | Betty Hutton | Norman Z. McLeod | Frank Loesser |
Title | Date | Studio or Network | Role | Dance Partner and/or Co-Star | Director | Lyrics | Music |
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Royal Wedding | Mar. 8, 1951 | MGM | Tom Bowen | Jane Powell | Stanley Donen | Alan Jay Lerner | Burton Lane |
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Easter Parade") | Mar. 22 1951 | ABC | Don Hewes | Judy Garland | — | Irving Berlin | |
The Belle of New York | Feb. 22, 1952 | MGM | Charles Hill | Vera-Ellen | Charles Walters | Johnny Mercer | Harry Warren |
The Band Wagon | Aug. 7, 1953 | MGM | Tony Hunter | Cyd Charisse | Vincente Minnelli | Howard Dietz | Arthur Schwartz |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Feb. 14 1954 | CBS | Himself | Ed Sullivan | — | — | — |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Apr. 3, 1955 | CBS | Himself | Ed Sullivan Sammy Davis Jr. | — | — | — |
What's My Line? | Apr. 3, 1955 | CBS | Himself (Mystery Guest) | — | Franklin Heller | — | — |
Daddy Long Legs | May 4, 1955 | 20th Century Fox | Jervis Pendleton III | Leslie Caron | Jean Negulesco | Johnny Mercer | |
Funny Face | Feb. 17, 1957 | Paramount | Dick Avery | Audrey Hepburn | Stanley Donen | Ira Gershwin | Leonard Gershe |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Mar. 3, 1957 | CBS | Himself | — | — | — | — |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Apr. 7, 1957 | CBS | Himself | — | — | — | — |
Person to Person | June 7, 1957 | CBS | Himself | — | Franklin J. Schaffner | — | — |
Silk Stockings | July 18, 1957 | MGM | Steve Canfield | Cyd Charisse | Rouben Mamoulian | Cole Porter | |
Home | July 25, 1957 | NBC | Himself | — | — | — | |
General Electric Theater (Episode: "Imp on a Cobweb Leash") | Dec. 3, 1957 | CBS | Paul Ashcroft | Joan Tetzel | Robert B. Sinclair | — | — |
The 30th Annual Academy Awards | Mar. 28 1958 | NBC | Himself (Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film) | Dana Wynter | Alan Handley | — | — |
What's My Line? | June 8, 1958 | CBS | Himself (Mystery Guest) | — | Franklin Heller | — | — |
An Evening with Fred Astaire | Oct. 17, 1958 | NBC | Himself | Barrie Chase | Bud Yorkin | — | — |
The Ed Sullivan Show | June 28, 1959 | CBS | Himself | — | — | — | — |
General Electric Theater (Episode: "Man on a Bicycle") | Sept. 3, 1959 | CBS | J. Willingham Bardley | Stanley Adams | Herschel Daugherty | — | — |
Another Evening with Fred Astaire | Nov. 4, 1959 | NBC | Himself | Barrie Chase | Bud Yorkin | — | — |
On the Beach | Dec. 17, 1959 | United Artists | Julian Osborne | Gregory Peck Ava Gardner | Stanley Kramer | — | — |
The Steve Allen Show 10th Annual Magazine Awards | Dec. 28, 1959 | NBC | Himself (Recipient) | Steve Allen | — | — | — |
The Steve Allen Show | June 20, 1960 | NBC | Himself | Steve Allen | — | — | — |
Astaire Time | Sept. 28, 1960 | NBC | Himself | Barrie Chase | Greg Garrison | — | — |
Title | Date | Studio or Network | Role | Co-Star | Director |
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The Pleasure of His Company | June 1, 1961 | Paramount | Biddeford "Pogo" Poole | Debbie Reynolds | George Seaton |
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Mr. Easy") | Feb. 13, 1962 | ABC | Andrew E. Whitbeck | Joanna Barnes | John Newland |
The 34th Annual Academy Awards | Apr. 9, 1962 | ABC | Himself (Presenter: Best Picture) | — | Richard Dunlap |
The Notorious Landlady | June 26, 1962 | Columbia | Franklyn Ambruster | Kim Novak Jack Lemmon | Richard Quine |
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Moment of Decision") | July 10, 1962 | ABC | Alex Berringer | Maureen O'Sullivan | John Newland |
Here's Hollywood | Sept. 27, 1962 | NBC | Himself | — | — |
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Guest in the House") | Oct.11, 1962 | ABC | Ivor St. George | Lloyd Bochner | Ted Post |
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Mr. Lucifer") | Nov. 11, 1962 | ABC | Mr. Lucifer | Elizabeth Montgomery | Alan Crosland Jr. |
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Blues for a Hanging") | Dec. 27, 1962 | ABC | Alex Berringer | Janis Paige | Bernard Girard |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (Episode: "Think Pretty") | Oct. 2, 1964 | NBC | Fred Addams | Barrie Chase | Jack Arnold |
The 37th Annual Academy Awards | Apr. 5, 1965 | ABC | Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song) | — | Richard Dunlap |
The Hollywood Palace | Oct 2, 1965 | ABC | Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer) | Margot Fonteyn Paul Lynde | Grey Lockwood |
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "Going Home") | Nov. 22, 1965 | NBC | Joe Quinlen | Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey | Herschel Daugherty |
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "The Tent Dwellers") | Nov. 23, 1965 | NBC | Joe Quinlen | Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey | Herschel Daugherty |
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "A Gift of Love") | Nov. 29, 1965 | NBC | Joe Quinlen | Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey | Herschel Daugherty |
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "Fathers and Daughters") | Nov. 30, 1965 | NBC | Joe Quinlen | Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey | Herschel Daugherty |
The Hollywood Palace | Jan. 22, 1966 | ABC | Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer) | Petula Clark Mickey Rooney | Grey Lockwood |
The Hollywood Palace | Mar. 12, 1966 | ABC | Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer) | Ethel Merman Jack Jones | Grey Lockwood |
The Hollywood Palace | Apr. 30, 1966 | ABC | Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer) | Herb Alpert Louis Nye | Grey Lockwood |
The 39th Annual Academy Awards | Apr. 10, 1967 | ABC | Himself (Co-Presenter: Writing Awards) | Ginger Rogers | Richard Dunlap |
The Fred Astaire Show | Feb 7, 1968 | NBC | Himself | Barrie Chase Simon & Garfunkel | Robert Scheerer |
Finian's Rainbow | Oct. 9, 1968 | Warner Bros. | Finian McLonergan | Petula Clark Tommy Steele | Francis Ford Coppola |
Midas Run | May 15, 1969 | Cinerama Releasing | John Pedley | Anne Heywood Richard Crenna | Alf Kjellin |
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Great Casino Caper") | Oct. 16, 1969 | ABC | Alistair Mundy | Robert Wagner | Jack Arnold |
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Three Virgins in Rome") | Nov. 6, 1969 | ABC | Alistair Mundy | Robert Wagner | Jack Arnold |
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Second Time Around") | Dec. 4, 1969 | ABC | Alistair Mundy | Robert Wagner | Gerd Oswald |
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "An Evening With Alistair Mundy") | Mar. 9, 1970 | ABC | Alistair Mundy | Robert Wagner | Jack Arnold |
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "Beyond a Treasonable Doubt") | Mar. 16, 1970 | ABC | Alistair Mundy (voice only, uncredited) | Robert Wagner | Jack Arnold |
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | Apr. 7, 1970 | ABC | Himself (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Documentary Awards) | — | Jack Haley Jr. |
The Dick Cavett Show | Nov. 10, 1970 | ABC | Himself | Dick Cavett | — |
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | Nov 17, 1970 | ABC | The Baltimore Kid | Walter Brennan Edgar Buchanan | George McCowan |
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Dec. 14, 1970 | ABC | S.D. Kluger (Narrator) - Voice Only | Mickey Rooney | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Title | Date | Studio or Network | Role | Co-Star | Director |
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'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Jan. 17, 1972 | NBC | Himself | Jack Lemmon Ethel Merman Leslie Uggams | Martin Charnin Walter C. Miller |
Make Mine Red, White and Blue | Sept. 2, 1972 | NBC | Himself (Host) | The 5th Dimension Michelle Lee | Bill Hobin Hal Alexander |
Imagine | Dec. 23, 1972 | ABC | Himself (Guest appearance) | John Lennon Yoko Ono | Steve Gebhardt John Lennon Yoko Ono |
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra | Nov. 18, 1973 | NBC | Himself (Audience member) | Frank Sinatra | Marty Pasetta |
That's Entertainment! | May 23, 1974 | MGM | Himself (Co-host) | — | Jack Haley Jr. |
Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | Oct. 24, 1974 | ABC | Himself (Host) | — | Marc Breaux |
The Towering Inferno | Dec. 14, 1974 | Warner Bros. 20th Century-Fox | Harlee Claiborne | Steve McQueen Paul Newman Jennifer Jones | John Guillermin |
The Merv Griffin Show | Mar. 17, 1975 | Syndication | Himself | Merv Griffin | — |
At Long Last Cole | Apr. 10, 1975 | ABC | Himself | — | Ronald Lyon |
The 29th Annual Tony Awards | Apr. 20, 1975 | ABC | Himself (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Musical) | — | Clark Jones |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Oct. 27, 1975 | NBC | Himself | Johnny Carson | — |
Merry Christmas, Fred, from the Crosby's | Dec. 3, 1975 | CBS | Himself | Bing Crosby | Dwight Hemion |
The Lion Roars Again | 1975 | MGM | Himself | — | Jack Haley Jr. |
Parkinson | Feb. 14, 1976 | BBC1 | Himself | Michael Parkinson | — |
The Mike Douglas Show | Feb. 20, 1976 | CBS | Himself | Mike Douglas | — |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | May 4, 1976 | NBC | Himself | Johnny Carson | — |
That's Entertainment, Part II | May 16, 1976 | MGM | Himself (Co-host) | Gene Kelly | Gene Kelly |
Dinah! | Nov. 19, 1976 | ABC | Himself | Dinah Shore | — |
The Amazing Dobermans | Nov. 19, 1976 | Golden Films | Daniel Hughes | James Franciscus Barbara Eden | Byron Ross Chudnow |
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town | Apr. 6, 1977 | ABC | S.D. Kluger (Narrator) - Voice Only | Skip Hinnant | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
The Purple Taxi (French title: Un taxi mauve) | May 21, 1977 | ParaFrance | Dr. Scully | Charlotte Rampling Philippe Noiret | Yves Boisset |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Apr. 3, 1978 | ABC | Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song) | — | Marty Pasetta |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Apr. 5, 1978 | NBC | Himself | Johnny Carson | — |
A Family Upside Down | Apr. 9, 1978 | NBC | Ted Long | Helen Hayes | David Lowell Rich |
Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend | May 25, 1978 | ABC | Himself | Bing Crosby | Marshall Flaum |
The 1st Kennedy Center Honors | Dec. 5, 1978 | CBS | Himself (Honoree) | — | Don Mischer |
The 36th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Jan. 27, 1979 | NBC | Himself (Presenter: Henrietta Award) | — | |
Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "The Man with Nine Lives") | Jan. 28, 1979 | ABC | Chameleon/Captain Dimitri | Richard Hatch Dirk Benedict | Rod Holcomb |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Dec. 21, 1979 | NBC | Himself | Johnny Carson | — |
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | Dec. 23, 1979 | NBC | Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Hot Dog Vendor / Policeman / Cab Driver / Jeweler / Floor Walker / Choral Director / Santa Claus | Gary Burghoff John Byner Bert Convy | Corey Allen |
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 | Feb. 3, 1980 | NBC | Himself | Bob Hope | Malcolm Leo |
Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat | Mar. 10, 1980 | PBS | Himself | — | David Heeley |
Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance | Mar. 14, 1980 | PBS | Himself | — | David Heeley |
Title | Date | Studio or Network | Role | Co-Star | Director |
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The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire | Apr. 18, 1981 | CBS | Himself (Honoree) | David Niven (Host) | Marty Pasetta |
Ghost Story | Dec. 18, 1981 | Universal | Ricky Hawthorne | John Houseman Melvyn Douglas Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | John Irvin |
The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish | Apr. 17, 1984 | CBS | Himself | Lillian Gish | — |
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Sept. 25, 1984 | Castle Hill | Himself | — | George Stevens Jr. |
The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly | May 7, 1985 | CBS | Himself | Gene Kelly | Don Mischer |
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Dec. 8, 1985 | CBS | Himself | Ronald Reagan | Dick McDonough |
The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (Episode: "Let's Face the Music and Dance") | July 10, 1987 | BBC | Himself | — | — |
American Masters (Episode: "George Gershwin Remembered") | Aug. 24, 1987 | PBS | Gentleman in The Babbit and the Bromide | Gene Kelly (in this routine) | — |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special | Oct. 1, 1987 | NBC | Himself (archive footage) | Johnny Carson | — |
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, and Erik Rhodes. The screenplay was written by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost, and Edward Kaufman. Robert Benchley, H. W. Hanemann, and Stanley Rauh made uncredited contributions to the dialogue. It was based on the Broadway musical Gay Divorce, written by Dwight Taylor, which had been adapted into a musical by Kenneth S. Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein from an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners.
Top Hat is a 1935 American screwball musical comedy film in which Fred Astaire plays an American dancer named Jerry Travers, who comes to London to star in a show produced by Horace Hardwick. He meets and attempts to impress Dale Tremont to win her affection. The film also features Eric Blore as Hardwick's valet Bates, Erik Rhodes as Alberto Beddini, a fashion designer and rival for Dale's affections, and Helen Broderick as Hardwick's long-suffering wife Madge.
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940), but is best remembered for performing during the 1930s in RKO's musical films with Fred Astaire. Her career continued on stage, radio and television throughout much of the 20th century.
Fred Astaire was an American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely considered the most influential dancer in the history of film.
Adele Astaire, was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performer at the age of nine, Astaire built a successful performance career with her younger brother, Fred Astaire.
Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set mainly in New York City, and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It features Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Betty Furness, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film was directed by George Stevens.
Blue Skies is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Joan Caulfield. Based on a story by Irving Berlin, the film is about a dancer who loves a showgirl who loves a compulsive nightclub-opener who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long. Produced by Sol C. Siegel, Blue Skies was filmed in Technicolor and released by Paramount Pictures. The music, lyrics, and story were written by Irving Berlin, with most of the songs recycled from earlier works.
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine".
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Among the featured players are Franklin Pangborn and Eric Blore. The songs in the film were written by Vincent Youmans (music), Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu (lyrics), with musical direction and additional music by Max Steiner. This is the only film in which Rogers was billed above famed Broadway dancer Astaire.
A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. Loosely based upon the P.G. Wodehouse 1919 novel of the same name, and the 1928 stage play written by Wodehouse and Ian Hay, it has music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, and was directed by George Stevens, the second Astaire musical directed by Stevens; the first was Swing Time.
Ziegfeld Follies is a 1945 American musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney, and Charles Walters. It stars many MGM leading talents, including Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, James Melton, Victor Moore, William Powell, Red Skelton, and Esther Williams.
You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. It also features Adolphe Menjou and Xavier Cugat. The music was composed by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was released by Columbia Pictures.
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear, in supporting roles. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich with script by Allan Scott and Dwight Taylor based on the 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne.
Daddy Long Legs (1955) is a Hollywood musical comedy film set in France, New York City, and the fictional college town of Walston, Massachusetts. The film was directed by Jean Negulesco, and stars Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, and Thelma Ritter, with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, loosely based on the 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster.
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 Technicolor musical film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins.
Second Chorus is a 1940 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and featuring Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen and Hal Borne, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by H. C. Potter and produced independently for Paramount Pictures by Boris Morros, with associate producers Robert Stillman and (uncredited) Fred Astaire. The film's copyright expired in 1967 and it is now in the public domain, with the result that, prior to its recent restoration, it tended to circulate in seriously degraded prints.
Carefree is a 1938 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. With a plot similar to screwball comedies of the period, Carefree is the shortest of the Astaire-Rogers films, featuring only four musical numbers. Carefree is often remembered as the film in which Astaire and Rogers shared a long on-screen kiss at the conclusion of their dance to "I Used to Be Color Blind," all previous kisses having been either quick pecks or simply implied.
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire.
"No Strings " is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. In the film, the character played by Astaire is advised to get married and Astaire responds by saying he prefers to remain as a bachelor and he launches into this song and a major dance routine.(Top Hat#Musical numbers and choreography)
The Band Wagon is a musical revue with book by George S. Kaufman and Howard Dietz, lyrics also by Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz. It first played on Broadway in 1931, running for 260 performances. It introduced the song "Dancing in the Dark" and inspired two films.