Shall We Dance

1937 "Foot-free Fred and joyous Ginger...in their gayest, gladdest show!"
7.4| 1h49m| NR| en
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Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

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SunnyHello Nice effects though.
Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
utgard14 Fred Astaire plays a ballet dancer who falls in love with musical revue star Ginger Rogers. The two cross the Atlantic on the same ship with Fred managing to make some headway with her before rumors, misunderstandings, and publicity stunts come between them. The stars shine brightly with that wonderful chemistry they displayed in every movie. Fun support from Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, and Jerome Cowan. Great music by George and Ira Gershwin. Some of the classic musical numbers include "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "They All Laughed (at Christopher Columbus)", "Slap That Bass," and "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Really good stuff. Not my favorite Fred & Ginger movie but it's solid fun that should put smiles on the faces of most viewers.
Claudio Carvalho While in Paris, the famous dancer Pete "Petrov" Peters (Fred Astaire) meets the also famous tap dancer Linda Keene (Ginger Rogers) and he makes fun with her pretending that he is a Russian ballet master. He immediately falls in love with her and when he learns that she will travel to New York in an ocean liner, her arranges with his producer Jeffrey Baird (Edward Everett Horton) to travel in the same ship as Linda.In the departure, the annoying dancer and former affair of Petrov, Lady Denise Tarrington (Ketti Gallian), comes to the harbor and Petrov lies to her, telling that he has secretly married Linda, to get rid off Denise. However, Denise sends a telegram to the ship congratulating the couple and the lie turns into a gossip to the press. Now the lives of Petrov and Linda get very complicated with the situation."Shall We Dance" is another naive film of the couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with delightful confusion and musical numbers. The gags are dated but funny and the film is a pleasant entertaining for cinema and dance lovers. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Vamos Dançar?" ("Shall We Dance?")
moonspinner55 Ballet master on an ocean liner from Paris to New York City inadvertently starts a rumor that he is a newly-married man; the manager of a hot-tempered American dancer also on-board exploits his client as the would-be betrothed strictly for the publicity. Lackluster Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical-comedy has about enough plot for a short subject. The singing and dancing are wonderful (including a famous sequence on roller skates); however, with so little connection between the two stars, the romantic angle of the picture never quite comes to life. Rogers is in a perpetual foul mood throughout--and when Astaire dances solo, playing right to the camera, it smacks of ostentation. The George and Ira Gershwin songs (including the Oscar-nominated "They Can't Take That Away From Me") are a nice compensation for the lack of sparks. The RKO sets gleam with artificiality, while Edward Everett Horton and funny Eric Blore supply the wacky comedic asides. ** from ****
Jem Odewahn Fun Astaire-Rogers musical, directed by Mark Sandrich with a Gershwin songbook. This confection has the usual slight plot of the team's films, but the musical numbers and the charisma of the two stars more than make up for the implausibilities. The supporting players Eric Blore and Edward Everett Horton are a hoot as ever. My favourite number was the classic "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", which is concluded by Fred and Ginger doing their famous roller skate dance. I can't even skate properly, let alone dance in them! While it is great entertainment, it is overlong (the dog gag is cute, but gets tired quickly) and pales in comparison to "Swing Time" and the wonderful, wonderful "Top Hat".