Shall We Dance (1937)

Buy This Item Shall We Dance (1937) by Turner Home Ent  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 11-15-2008     The chemistry between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers was still going strong in their seventh spin around the dance floor, <I>Shall We Dance?</I> And this time--amidst the usual improbable plot confusions and on-again, off-again flirting between the two--they were backed up by a song score provided by the matchless George and Ira Gershwin. Among the highlights are "They All Laughed," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and the Oscar-nominated "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Director Mark Sandrich, the most frequent helmer of the Astaire-Rogers pictures (including <I>Top Hat</I>), creates a gleaming showcase for his stars. He also brings back two devilish character actors, Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore, to repeat their support from previous outings. Ginger is kicky and fun; she was one of the few partners who didn't look intimidated onscreen by Astaire's incomparable dancing skills. Fred is in great form himself--so good you almost believe it when he pretends to be a Russian. <I>--Robert Horton</I> Reader Reviews If I were the brutal dictator of my very own totalitarian state, I would force my loyal subjects to watch Shall We Dance every night of their lives. And my subjects would fall in love with me, having been given such tender treatment by their enlightened ruler. yes, they would come to see that, harsh as my methods can be at times, they are never without their heavenly logic. My subjects, thus edified, would be a happy population indeed! The watchmaker would whistle "They All Laughed" whilst tending his watches. The cobbler would tap the shoes that he was quaintly in the process of mending. The pornographer would... well, you get the idea.

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