Dale and Jerry return, happy at last but concerned about her quick marriage and how to dissolve it. Fred and Ginger dance – tap and ballroom, mirroring each other in tap. After two weeks, Guy’s good friend, a lawyer named Egbert (Edward Everett Horton) convinces him to leave London and go to Brighton for a nice seaside vacation. She’s only on the ship after boarding to pick-up her Aunt, who is dragged off by a custom inspector. Anne Hathaway Blore was born in Finchley, Middlesex, England. When Fred is nearly arrested for performing without an entertainment license, he and Roger come up with a different plan to prevent the hotel from closing before it even opens — a surprise Avatrix show. Just as he’s leaving, Jerry does a quick tap dance on the floor simply to annoy everyone – and as a joke. Watch Fred’s fancy footwork, it’s extremely impressive. Complete biography of Eric Blore ». Test your MusicIQ here! I’ve just seen the complaint and she’s lovely, she’s delightful, she’s charming, and she wants to sleep.” – Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire), “May I rescue you?” – Jerry Next Film: Get Smart, “Crazy nothing, that guy writes songs.” — Maintenance Worker 1 Even worse… they now know Pops palmed the Ace for Lucky… something even Lucky hadn’t realized. Fred and Ginger are in fine form, and the picture mixes romance with comedy and irony. This time, Fred plays John “Lucky” Garnett, a professional dancer who’s about to marry his high school sweetheart. In a large city, presumably New York, he runs into a girl, Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers). Penny and Lucky, with the orchestra, become a star attraction, and the owner of the Silver Sandals offers Lucky 50 percent of the take. The Silver Sandals set is a lovely two-level art deco set with a black and white dance floor below, and a shining black dance floor above. Swiss Miss (1938), starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Movie review of Laurel and Hardy’s Swiss Miss, starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, with Eric Blore, Walter […] Copyright 2020 — Famous Clowns. An Avatrix is a woman who performs acrobatics on the wings of a plane. Ginger’s dress is sparkly with a trumpet skirt. Next Film: The Thin Man, “I told ya’ I haven’t even met her … but I’d kinda’ like to marry her.” — Peter, “If we get married now, I can start divorce proceedings in the morning.” — Linda, “I be your pardon, but what are grounds for divorce in this state?” — Linda When he misses the wedding the girl’s father actually makes a deal with Garnett… if he can make $25,000 then he will let him marry his daughter. Rita Hayworth in “Music in My Heart” (1940) – reviewed by George. I'm passionate about Film, Television, Media, Computers and Technology. Brown” had been at the resort before with his wife (not Mimi), and thus the divorce will be granted. The man was that good. But yeah, dated, is the kindest word for it. Unfortunately, unbeknownest to Penny, Lucky is flat broke, he only has the wedding clothes he’s wearing to his name. Update this biography » I prefer to be in distress.” – Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers), “You want this show to last two nights? She calls to complain to the manager. She’s friends with Fred Ayers (Fred Astaire). “What kind of plane?” – Horace It’s a gesture between partners. Steven Spielburg Lucky, with his dancers and chorus girls, dances to “Bojangles of Harlem” as the new opening number of the club. Both Roger and Honey are peripheral to the main plot (which is the romantic triangle between Belinha, Roger, and Julio) but still provide humor and support to the main characters. He sends his friend Pops to get some money, but Pops isn’t as good a gambler as Lucky. Next Film: The Truman Show, “My talent is gambling, Pop, hoofing is all right, but there’s no future in it. Billy Wilder, Douglas Adams Directors at the time knew how to use black and white photography to their advantage. For example, Fred sings the lovely ballad, “The Way You Look Tonight” to Ginger — while her hair is covered in shampoo and she’s annoyed with him, rather than in a traditional romantic setting. Dale rushes off. Jerry insists they hire a charter plane and go to Venice as well. When the manager uses a mannequin of Linda to take pictures of Linda and Peter in bed (a twin no less) and publishes the pictures — Linda’s anger only grows, especially as her boyfriend dumps her. Unfortunately, he’d used the phrase before with Egbert, who liked it so much that he told Mimi that would be the password of her correspondent. When Linda finally serves him divorce papers, he finds him dancing with a stage full of “Linda Keenes” (dancers with masks). The next day, Jerry goes to the hotel flower shop and orders that all the flowers be sent to Ms. Tremont’s room (by room number) – then charges the very expensive bill to Horace by his room number. Rating: 4 All rights reserved. Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web. In the end, Pops and Lucky pull the same gag with cuffed trousers on Ricardo as his band had pulled on Lucky in the prologue, giving Lucky enough time to talk to Penny and stop the wedding. “The way we’ve been sorta’… thrown together and everything.”– Lucky But Margaret is there to give John a “Dear John” letter… she’s fallen in love with someone else. The local police arrest Bates for his impersonation. Professionally, I'm a Technical Writer. She erupts in anger at the rumors — and blames Peter for them. The rest of “The Carioca” is a Busby Berkley-styled dance number, with patterns, and elaborate costumes, and changes in the rhythm and style of the dance, including changes in costume and lead singers. Margaret, Lucky’s ex-fiancee arrives at the club. However, “Night and Day” is the film’s sweet, romantic dance between Astaire and Rogers, as he’s finally found this woman he’s fallen for, and she’s slowly drawn to him. This film really isn’t so different than any other romantic comedy past or present. Ginger is wearing jodhpur-pants. Though, I must say, there are parts of all their musicals I enjoy. Swing Time is one of my three favorite Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals (the other two being Shall We Dance and Top Hat). Lucky takes the challenge and goes off to the city to make his fortune. It starts as an elaborate production number, switches to show Ginger singing, switches back to a production number, then switches a fourth time to Fred and Ginger dancing. Roger, however, arranges to fly Belinha to Rio, where his band has also gotten a gig (they hope). The film also uses the RKO Players like Eric Blore and Helen Broderick to fill in the comedy moments of the plot. Then Guy casually tells her, “Chance is the fool’s name for fate”. The production part is full of fast cuts, and elaborate patterns, using ribbons. Ricardo (the orchestra leader) proposes to Penny, and in a fit of pique, she accepts him. He follows her and finds out she’s an “instructress” at a dance studio. The best word to describe Laurel and Hardy‘s feature film, Swiss Miss, is probably “disappointing.” The basic premise is promising: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are mousetrap salesmen, who have decided that their business will prosper if they go to where the most mice are; and the most mice are where the most cheese is found – Switzerland! At the end of their dance, the two sit down on the edge of the raised gazebo platform – and shake hands. Unfortunately, her boss over-hears this and fires her and her maiden aunt (Helen Broderick). Mindful of his deal with his ex-fiancee’s father, he argues it down to 25 percent. Meanwhile, Mimi has seen Egbert as well, in his official capacity as a lawyer. Fred and Ginger dance to “Cheek to Cheek”, with Ginger in the beautiful, floaty, feather dress. The production number, part of Jerry’s show, is “Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails” which has Astaire dancing with a chorus of men in formal wear. Bates tells Jerry that Madge, Horace, and Beddini went off in a boat from which he’d “removed the gasoline” while disguised as a gondolier. “The Piccolino” is a wonderful production number – but it seems out of place in Top Hat. Jerry is in the middle of his show, changing between acts when Horace reads his wife’s telegram and finds out she and Dale are heading off to Venice. Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. Tag: Eric Blore. Meanwhile, we learn Dale is a social model. Posted on February 8, 2020 by cobblerjon. Confronted with the evidence that he cheated, Lucky decides to re-draw cards and loses. JRR Tolkien, “Oh, that call wasn’t for me, it was for you. It’s definitely the showpiece of the film, though the Avatrix show at the end is also impressive. However, both soon sail for New York on the steamship Queen Anne. Nicole Kidman Christopher Nolan Neil Gaiman Pierce Brosnan Mimi and Guy run into each other, and begin to get along. The story begins in London, with Jerry Travers waiting in a very quiet English gentleman’s club for his friend Horace. The lines of dancers in alternating black and white, and even dresses that are half black/half white form patterns and are just impressive. Their dance is reported through the hotel grapevine to Belinha’s aunt, who mistakes Roger for a gigolo. Home » Posts tagged Eric Blore. Jerry arrives and tries to calm her down by telling her a story about clouds. The guys in his touring dance troop know they will be out of a job if Garnett leaves the stage for marriage and a serious job, so they arrange for him to be hours late for his own wedding. It’s a fantastic move because Astaire is completely off the ground so long, he almost appears to hang in the air. Ian McKellan Eric Blore, who often plays a servant or other nervous character, was perfect as the butler, and Frank Morgan garnered the usual laughs, especially as he masquerades as a Russian count. A dress designer named Alberto Beddini pays her to wear his dresses, so her friends will see them, ask about them, and he will get more contracts to design dresses and sell more of his designs. Ricardo, the band leader, tries to give Penny jewelry and she refuses it.
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