An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)

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Director:

Bud Yorkin

Writer:

Herbert Baker (special material by)

Stars:

Fred Astaire, Jonah Jones, David Rose

Won 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fred Astaire	...	Self
Jonah Jones	...	Self
David Rose	...	Self - Orchestra Leader
Barrie Chase	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Art Gilmore	...	Self - Announcer
Larri Thomas	...	Self (Hermes Pan Dancer)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dance | tv special | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Music

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Currently the second-oldest surviving color program to be recorded on videotape; the oldest known color videotape is the May 1958 inauguration of NBC's Washington, D.C. color studios.

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Connections

Followed by Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959)

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Soundtracks

Mack the Knife
by Kurt Weill
Performed by the Jonah Jones Quartet

User Reviews

A Timeless Classic That Should Be Seen By All!

This remarkable artistic and historic treasure may be viewed in its entirety at the Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019. It is available at the Paley along with the three other television specials that he made from 1958 through 1968.

Unfortunately, the holder(s) of the legal rights to these TV specials for unknown reasons have made them unavailable for reissue onto commercial DVD. Fred's many admirers---and all lovers of great dancing in general---should post on IMDb their objection to this situation on behalf of every person who appreciates fine art, timeless entertainment and superb dancing by the greatest master of popular dance to have ever appeared in film.

The names of these TV specials as they appear on IMDb are "An Evening with Fred Astaire"(1958); "Another Evening with Fred Astaire"(1959); "Astaire Time"(1960); and "The Fred Astaire Show" (1968).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fred Astaire singt und tanzt

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ava Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1