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Director:

Edward H. Griffith

Writers:

Frank Fenton (original screenplay) and
Lynn Root (original screenplay)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

13 July 1943 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance more

Plot:

Flying Tiger fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. more

NewsDesk:
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User Comments:

Woefully under-rated... more (23 total)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 263:00 AMTCM   


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Fred Astaire ... Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)

Joan Leslie ... Joan Manion
Robert Benchley ... Phil Harriman

Robert Ryan ... Reginald Fenton
Elizabeth Patterson ... Mrs. Fisher
Marjorie Gateson ... Canteen Hostess
Freddie Slack and His Orchestra ... Themselves
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Freddie Slack ... Himself - Leader of His Orchestra
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Additional Details

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:U | Iceland:L | USA:Approved (PCA #9127)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

A Fred Astaire solo dance number (on a railroad track) was cut from the film, although a print containing it was shown in New York until at least 1948. more

Quotes:

Joan Manion: [Fred and Joan have just finished a dance number] Where did you learn to dance like that?
Fred Atwell: Arthur Murray.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "Great Performances: The Fred Astaire Songbook (#19.4)" (1991) more

Soundtrack:

One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) more


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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Woefully under-rated..., 6 April 1999
10/10
Author: David Fiore from Montreal

This may conceivably be THE most under-rated film of all-time... NO ONE seems to love it as much as I do. Maltin, etc. all consider it one of Fred's worst movies. I don't understand why! He's great, Robert Benchley is on hand (doing one of his best patented befuddled speaker routines), and Joan Leslie is beautiful, sharp, and a great dancer (she really keeps up with Astaire, which is hard to do!) On top of that there are two immortal songs ("My Shining Hour", and "One For My Baby). It's not really a musical though, more of a romantic-comedy. Astaire and Leslie have a wonderful chemistry, especially in their debates over the importance of work in a man's life (Astaire is practically playing a gen-xer here!) Don't listen to the critics, watch this movie, it has biting wit, good music, and will leave you wistfully happy!

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