Chinese Spectacle – In the ‘Limehouse’ number from MGM’s all-star musical cavalcade, 1946′s Ziegfeld Follies, Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer are like two porcelain figures dancing against chinoiserie background. The setting is […]
Fred Astaire
Fred and Adele Astaire in 1930′s Smiles publicity stills by Hal Phyfe
Fred Astaire makes music and sister Adele Astaire Douglass listens
Adele and Fred Astaire in Smiles publicity stills by Hal Phyfe, 1930 what smiles?
Adele and Fred
hats off to Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire and Erik Rhodes in 1935′s Top Hat
Fred Astaire is on point…ing at Betty Compton, Adele Astaire and Gertrude McDonald, in a scene from the Broadway musical Funny Face at the Alvin Theatre, New York, 1927
Film Forum’s 66 film – month long salute to ‘Hollywood’s Naughtiest, Bawdiest Year’ – 1933!!! continues… Day 27’s toe tappin’ two stepper – Dancing Lady + Flying Down To Rio What do Dancing Lady and […]
Fred and Adele Astaire by Cecil Beaton, 1930
Ginger Rogers does all the staring at Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) in 1936’s Follow The Fleet wonder if Freddie ever got sick of working with Ginger