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A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total
Norman Ainsley
- Ship's Bartender
- (uncredited)
Ben Alexander
- Evans - a Bandleader
- (uncredited)
Sherwood Bailey
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
- Ship's Officer
- (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
- Johnson - the Locksmith
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- First Steward
- (uncredited)
William Burress
- New Jersey Justice of the Peace
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Central Park Policeman
- (uncredited)
Monte Collins
- Usher-Messenger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance on roller skates took about 150 takes, according to one of the VHS versions of the film.
- GoofsAt the end, Linda Keene (Ginger Rogers) plans to crash Petrov's (Fred Astaire) big dance number, so she can personally serve him her divorce papers. Legally, a summons cannot be served by someone who is a party to the action.
- Quotes
Linda Keene: What are the grounds for divorce in this state?
Clerk: Marriage.
- Crazy creditsWhen George Gershwin's name appears in the credits, a bit of "Rhapsody in Blue" plays on the soundtrack.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
- SoundtracksSlap That Bass
(1937) (uncredited)
Words by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ensemble in engine room
Sung also by Dudley Dickerson
Featured review
This film (one of the better ones Astaire and Rogers did) probably doesn't get quite the praise it merits because Top Hat and The Gay Divorcee are so widely praised (rightly so). But this movie is equally well executed and any movie that has in it's score the songs, "Shall We Dance", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and especially "They Can't Take That Away" deserves to be warmly remembered. There's a score by Gershwin, dancing by Astaire, Rogers and others and Edard Everett Horton and Eric Blore in support (they appeared in so many of the Astaire-Rogers films that their casting must have been legally required!). Well worth your time. Recommended.
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $991,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $6,662
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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