Broadway Melody of 1940 [Import]

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Author: Fred Astaire

Brand: ASTAIRE,FRED

Format: Black & White

Release Date: 22-04-2003

Details: Product descriptionNo Description Available.Genre: MusicalsRating: NRRelease Date: 22-APR-2003Media Type: DVDAmazon.caOne of the most famous tap numbers in film history distinguishesBroadway Melody of 1940, the fourth and final installment in MGM’sBroadway Melody series. When Clare Bennett (Eleanor Powell, who had appeared inBroadway Melody of 1936 and1938) needs a new partner for her hit Broadway show, small-time hoofers Johnny Brett (Fred Astaire in his MGM debut) and King Shaw (George Murphy) get their big chance. But due to a case of mistaken identity, King, rather than the more talented Johnny, gets the job, and the girl. Astaire and Powell can’t match the chemistry he had with Ginger Rogers at RKO, but she was the best technical dancer he was ever teamed with, and the sense of fun they share is infectious. Their above-mentioned tap duet to Cole Porter’s « Begin the Beguine » is legendary, but there are other fine moments as well: Astaire and Murphy’s duet « Please Don’t Monkey with Broadway, » Powell’s athletic number with a chorus of sailors « I Am the Captain, » Astaire playing the piano and singing « I’ve Got My Eyes on You, » and his and Powell’s high-velocity duet « Jukebox Dance. »–David Horiuchi

UPC: 012569570825

EAN: 9780790774794

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Note: NTSC

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood