Top billed cast

1. 

   Fred Astaire

   Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)

2. 

   Joan Leslie

   Joan Manion

3. 

   Robert Benchley

   Philip 'Phil' Harriman

4. 

   Robert Ryan

   Reginald Fenton

5. 

   Elizabeth Patterson

   Mrs. Fisher

6. 

   Marjorie Gateson

   Canteen Hostess

7. 

   Freddie Slack

   Freddie Slack - Leader of His Orchestra

8. 

   Bobby Barber

   Canteen Waiter (uncredited)

9. 

   Eric Blore

   Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-26

Fred Astaire ("Fred") is an hot-shot flyer who takes some leave and encounters "Joan" (Joan Leslie) - a budding photographer. He falls for her big style, and is soon courting her under an assumed identity. What follows is quite a gentle little romance, with the two dancing around each other with the help of Robert Ryan and Robert Benchley. Messrs. Mercer & Arlen deliver a good score, but not a great one - and the killer number "One for my Baby" comes just a bit too late in the day to raise this from mediocrity. It isn't a bad film, and at times the script is quite funny, but mostly it's just a...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$871,000.00

Revenue
$2,185,000.00

Keywords

• musical