Top billed cast

1. 

   Fred Astaire

   Jerry Halliday

2. 

   George Burns

   George

3. 

   Gracie Allen

   Gracie

4. 

   Joan Fontaine

   Alyce Marshmorton

5. 

   Reginald Gardiner

   Keggs

6. 

   Ray Noble

   Reggie

7. 

   Constance Collier

   Lady Caroline

8. 

   Montagu Love

   Lord Marshmorton

9. 

   Harry Watson

   Albert

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20

There is something oddly static about this self adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's comedy romance. Joan Fontaine is "Lady Alyce" an heiress who casually meets visiting dancer/composer Fred Astaire ("Jerry") on a trip to London. Their romance is soon smouldering (well, as much as anything actually smouldered in 1937), much to the chagrin of her well-to-do family at their ancestral "Tottney Castle". Aided and abetted by George Burns, his press man ("George") and Gracie Allen ("Gracie"), his secretary - who offer an efficient if not terrific foil for the slightly obvious gags - he persists in pursuin...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,035,000.00

Revenue
$1,465,000.00

Keywords

• dancing
• london, england
• arranged marriage
• musical
• ballroom dancing
• secretary
• singing
• black and white
• class differences
• aristocrat