- Film Review
- Reviewed By Robin Karney
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2 out of 5
In the most forgettable - and largely forgotten - of his musicals, Fred Astaire is paired with Joan Leslie in a wafer-thin romance about a flying hero (Astaire) on leave in New York where, to escape adulation, he pretends to be an idle civilian. Leslie plays the news photographer who's more interested in the war effort than his attempts to woo her. The movie yielded a couple of great songs, including One for My Baby, and the dance routines staged by the star aren't bad. However, in this instance, Fred without Ginger is like flat champagne.
Plot Summary
Musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie. War hero Fred Atwell falls in love with a beautiful magazine photographer while on leave in New York. But misunderstandings abound when he refuses to reveal his true identity.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Fred Atwell
- Fred Astaire
- Joan Manyon
- Joan Leslie
- Phil Harriman
- Robert Benchley
- Mrs Fisher
- Elizabeth Patterson
- Naval commander
- Peter Lawford
- Jackson
- Eric Blore
- Canteen lady
- Marjorie Gateson
- Himself
- Freddie Slack
Crew
- Director
- Edward H Griffith
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