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Shall We Dance
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Overview

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7.6/10   2,010 votes
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Director:
Mark Sandrich
Writers:
Allan Scott (screenplay) and
Ernest Pagano (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 May 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Hot Feet ! more
Plot:
A budding romance between a ballet master and a tapdancer becomes complicated when rumours surface that they're already married. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Classic Astaire and Rogers more (33 total)

Cast

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Fred Astaire ... Petrov

Ginger Rogers ... Linda Keene

Edward Everett Horton ... Jeffrey Baird
Eric Blore ... Cecil Flintridge
Jerome Cowan ... Arthur Miller
Ketti Gallian ... Lady Denise Tarrington
William Brisbane ... Jim Montgomery
Ann Shoemaker ... Matron Spreading Gossip
Harriet Hoctor ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stepping Toes (USA) (working title)
Watch Your Step (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
109 min | Argentina:116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Unrated | UK:U (video rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #2994) | UK:U (original rating)

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Trivia:
The song, "Hi-Ho," was written for this movie as an opening number, but was dropped because of the expense of filming it. It was published in 1967. The song "Wake Up Brother and Dance" was also written for the movie and published in 1937 with the other songs, but it was dropped to make room for the title song. It appeared in the movie Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) with the title "Sophia." more
Quotes:
Peter P. Peters: I told you, I haven't even met her. But I'd kinda like to marry her... I think I will. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (2001) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
They Can't Take That Away from Me more

FAQ

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Classic Astaire and Rogers, 8 August 2005
Author: Stanley Strangelove from Portland, Oregon US

Astaire plays ballet star Pete "Petrov" Peters who falls for Rogers (Linda Keene).He arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as Rogers and along the way he sings and dances and they dance together. Edward Everett Horton plays his manager and provides the comic relief. But who cares about the plot. We watch these movies for the songs and dancing and they are good. A highlight is Astaire's solo number in the steam room of the ship as he dances in time to the ship's pistons. There are some classic George Gershwin songs in this one: "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me".

This is the 7th pairing of Astaire and Rogers. You can also see Astaire and Rogers in these films: Shall We Dance (1937) Swing Time (1936) Follow the Fleet (1936) Top Hat (1935) Roberta (1935) The Gay Divorcée (1934) Flying Down to Rio (1933)

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