Top billed cast

1. 

   Fred Astaire

   Lucky Garnett

2. 

   Ginger Rogers

   Penny Carrol

3. 

   Victor Moore

   Pop Cardetti

4. 

   Helen Broderick

   Mabel Anderson

5. 

   Eric Blore

   Gordon

6. 

   Betty Furness

   Margaret Watson

7. 

   Georges Metaxa

   Ricky Romero

8. 

   Landers Stevens

   Judge Watson (uncredited)

9. 

   Jack Goode

   Dancer (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-08-12

Fine duo, fine romance, really really fine film.

Gambler and dancer John "Lucky" Garnett (Fred Astaire) is engaged to Margaret Watson, being of a care free mind, and not a little gullible, John is hopelessly late for the wedding. Margaret's father is furious and demands that John go out into the real world and earn $25,000 to prove he has enough wits about him to do credit to the impending marriage. John and his trusty sidekick Pop Cardetti hit New York City, pretty soon John meets Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers, after a less than favourable earlier meeting) at a dance school. After the init...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$886,000.00

Revenue
$2,600,000.00

Keywords

• new york city
• dancing
• musical
• ballroom dancing
• singing
• black and white
• gambler
• based on short story
• dance instructor
• dance act
• back stage
• jilted woman