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A Damsel in Distress (1937)
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19 November 1937 (USA)
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It's Smooth! It's Smart! It's Snappy! New Songs! New Steps! New Laughs! more
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Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose...
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Good, Except For Stupid Romance
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Fred Astaire | ... | Jerry Halliday |
 | George Burns | ... | George |
 | Gracie Allen | ... | Gracie |
 | Joan Fontaine | ... | Lady Alyce Marshmorton |
 | Reginald Gardiner | ... | Keggs |
| Ray Noble | ... | Reggie |
| Constance Collier | ... | Lady Caroline |
| Montagu Love | ... | Lord John Marshmorton |
| Harry Watson | ... | Albert |
| Jan Duggan | ... | Miss Ruggles |
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98 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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The song "Put Me To The Test" was used as an instrumental in this film, but Ira Gershwin had written lyrics to it, and when the Technicolor musical film "Cover Girl" was made in 1944, composer Jerome Kern fitted his own tune to the already existing lyrics, and the newly revised song was sung and danced in that film by Gene Kelly.
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Things Are Looking Up
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for A Damsel in Distress (1937)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| This movie is so funny | trina_crys |
| Where's the DVD of this | oldsenior |
| It's TOTLEIGH, not TOTTNEY, dang it! | LCShackley |
| Don't Blame Joan | billellis |
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This is a typical Fred Astaire movie of the 1930s, meaning innovative dancing routines by him, a pretty leading lady, decent songs and a stupid story in which love and marriage are treated with little regard.
One minute Joan Fontaine loves Astaire, the next minute she "never wants to see him again," then a few minutes later, all is well, and then she hates him....on and on. An insult to anyone's intelligence.
Dancing-wise, Astaire does one number in which he plays the drums by kicking them with his dancing feet. You have to give it to him: not only was he a fantastic hoofer, he came up with original routines.
Gracie Allen delivers the comedy in here with some funny lines with her husband George Burns. The film also is directed by one of the greats: George Stevens.
If they could just get away from those sappy, dumb romance angles many of these films, including this one, would be rated a lot higher.