1h 47min | Musical, Romance | 30 June 1948 | Color
Director: Charles Walters
Stars: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller.
Fred Astaire ... choreographer (uncredited)
Charles Walters ... choreographer (uncredited)
Robert Alton ... musical numbers direction by / musical numbers staged by
In the Tap! Appendix for Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller.
Songs performed (all written by Irving Berlin; 30 chapters with menu):
MGM, dir. Walters; 8+
Songs performed (all written by Irving Berlin; 30 chapters with menu):
- ch2. Happy Easter, Performed by Fred Astaire
- ch3. Drum Crazy, Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire
- ch4. It Only Happens When I Dance with You, Sung by Fred Astaire
- ch6. Everybody's Doin' It, Performed by Chorus
- ch7. I Want to Go Back to Michigan, Sung by Judy Garland
- ch11. Beautiful Faces Need Beautiful Clothes, Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch13. A Fella with an Umbrella, Sung by Peter Lawford and Judy Garland
- ch14. I Love a Piano, Sung by Judy Garland, Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch15. Snooky Ookums, Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch15. Ragtime Violin, Sung by Fred Astaire, Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch15. When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam', Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch19. Shakin' the Blues Away, Sung and Danced by Ann Miller
- ch21. It Only Happens When I Dance with You, Performed also by Judy Garland
- ch22. Steppin' Out with My Baby, Sung by Fred Astaire, Danced by Fred Astaire and Chorus
- ch23. A Couple of Swells, Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
- ch25. The Girl on the Magazine Cover, Sung by Richard Beavers, Danced by Ann Miller
- ch26. It Only Happens When I Dance with You, Danced by Fred Astaire and Ann Miller
- ch27. Better Luck Next Time, Sung by Judy Garland
- ch30. Easter Parade, Sung by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
- ch?. Happy Easter, Performed also by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
These are all full numbers; no medleys here. This is a phenomenal amount of dancing. But I've developed a taste for athletic dancing, which isn't here, otherwise this should be a 9. It's also missing some magic chemistry as we had with Astaire & Rogers, both on the dance floor and in romantic scenes. JG (b. '22) and FA (b. 1899) are not a good romantic couple age-wise; might have been phenomenal with Gene Kelly.
IMDb says filming dates were 25 November 1947 - 9 February 1948; featurette says 6 weeks of rehearsal and pre-recordings were involved before filming began; I assume this was AFTER the month of rehearsals with Gene Kelly (who was slated for this but broke an ankle at home).
IMDb says filming dates were 25 November 1947 - 9 February 1948; featurette says 6 weeks of rehearsal and pre-recordings were involved before filming began; I assume this was AFTER the month of rehearsals with Gene Kelly (who was slated for this but broke an ankle at home).
MGM, dir. Walters; 8+
