Daddy Long Legs (1955) - Sluefoot - Leslie Caron & Fred Astaire

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  • @hadassah8549
    @hadassah8549 Рік тому +151

    It was so wonderful seeing my Dad in this movie again. I loved him so much. He is playing the Saxophone and is behind Ray Anthony (who is playing the Trumpet) My dad played in the Big Band Era and before he died he was Tom Jones music director. But he could play the Clairinet and Saxophone like no other

    • @LL-oc1xw
      @LL-oc1xw 8 місяців тому +6

      How neat! There are 2 sax players - is he the one on the left or right side? Just curious! Your post made me smile!

    • @rivaridge7211
      @rivaridge7211 8 місяців тому +7

      Oh nice, please tell us more about your Dad. I love it when we can share and reflect on other's life stories. Everyone has their own story to be sure.

    • @arickett68
      @arickett68 3 місяці тому +3

      I thought it was Cary Grant at first then he started playing the trumpet and I thought oh no Ray Anthony!!

  • @carmenvillamor329
    @carmenvillamor329 Рік тому +66

    I am very lucky to be alive (over 90 years old) to watch these 2 graceful ,professional dancers.

  • @rivaridge7211
    @rivaridge7211 Рік тому +77

    Today is January 20, 2023, and I wanted to pay tribute to the wonderfully talented band-leader (trumpeter) Mr. Ray Anthony. A good many of you might be surprised to know that Ray Anthony has turned 101 years old today (born in 1922) and by all accounts, is still going quite strong. Bless his strong heart - he is still working and living his life. Happy birthday dear Sir!

    • @Tora-Tora-Tora-
      @Tora-Tora-Tora- Рік тому +5

      I was surprised to see that the trumpet player for this song is still going strong😯

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Tora-Tora-Tora- is he? Wow, must be mid-90's !!!

    • @LL-oc1xw
      @LL-oc1xw 8 місяців тому +5

      How amazing! As of today, March 28, 2024, the internet shows he's still going strong and 102. Bless him. :-) Birthdate: January 20, 1922

    • @rivaridge7211
      @rivaridge7211 8 місяців тому +6

      @@LL-oc1xw Yes true, thanks for your comment! As a fun aside, the very handsome and talented Mr. Anthony was once married to the beautiful actress Mamie Van Doren (who is now 93 and still going strong herself). The couple had a child together (Perry, born in 1956) who recently turned 68. Ray Anthony remarked to his son (in the last couple years) that "your parents" have close to 200 years of (combined) life experience. What an amazing thought!

    • @KerstinS-qo5xf
      @KerstinS-qo5xf 6 місяців тому +3

      That's really wonderful!

  • @srulu1
    @srulu1 6 місяців тому +82

    once there were talents , once there was music , once there was culture

    • @Pocketfarmer1
      @Pocketfarmer1 5 місяців тому

      Alas, all that seams to be left is groups of refugees fleeing from marketing schemes.

    • @LaurenceDay-d2p
      @LaurenceDay-d2p 5 місяців тому +5

      Modern rock "music" is just grating noise.

    • @kaylahensley1581
      @kaylahensley1581 5 місяців тому

      As far as I’m concerned this was just another poorly executed novel adaptation that utilized popular actors with contemporary music thrown in. Hollywood never changes.

    • @rosaenriquez7155
      @rosaenriquez7155 3 місяці тому +6

      You can keep the novel. I'll be happy to keep Fred and Leslie in this "adaption".

    • @debraw4101
      @debraw4101 3 місяці тому +4

      And civility too.

  • @rmtmiller
    @rmtmiller 3 роки тому +48

    This is what I call dancing with the stars!

  • @johnmacon8630
    @johnmacon8630 3 місяці тому +14

    Fred’s wife passed while he was making the movie. To see his energy and professionalism under the circumstances is something else.

    • @johnmacon8630
      @johnmacon8630 2 місяці тому +5

      The movie shut down for six weeks while Fred dealt with everything. When he returned to the studio he told the producer, “I don’t know if I can make it, but if you want me to I’ll try.”

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 16 днів тому

      @@johnmacon8630 😢

  • @yt30417
    @yt30417 3 роки тому +27

    Surely he was the greatest dancer of all times.

    • @jamesscanlan6240
      @jamesscanlan6240 3 роки тому +3

      Well, Baryshnikov thought so. That's good enough for me.

    • @fido652
      @fido652 2 роки тому +2

      A symphony of wit, musicality and line. Yes, surely the greatest.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 2 роки тому +5

      Yes, but don't forget the Nicholas Brothers.

  • @maryannewalker3648
    @maryannewalker3648 3 роки тому +81

    It doesn't get any better than Fred Astaire. He and Leslie Caron are fabulous together.

    • @deanfuller2163
      @deanfuller2163 3 роки тому

      Hello Mary, How are you doing today?

    • @sheilarough236
      @sheilarough236 2 роки тому +8

      Leslie is in her 80’s now and she still moves like the ballerina she was

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 11 місяців тому +2

      @@sheilarough236 go to her recent interview with Michael Portillo. Great interview. She's still stunning.

  • @brendahenderson683
    @brendahenderson683 3 роки тому +48

    One thing about about Fred Astaire; he had the ability to make his dancing appear effortless!

    • @MARIANSCATLIFFE
      @MARIANSCATLIFFE 7 місяців тому +3

      Because he practiced til it was perfect that's why it always looks effortless he was great

    • @tinabrenner3562
      @tinabrenner3562 2 місяці тому +2

      Leslie is doing it backwards on high heels 😂

  • @michaelkalinski5061
    @michaelkalinski5061 11 місяців тому +31

    Today my comment will be number 504th. Can anyone say anything interesting after 503 comments? Hardly! Anyway, about the age of Fred in this dance as 56: his physical performance I can compare with how I felt, when I was at 47, when I became Kiev champion in Ballroom dance. It was hard. However, in the same year, when with my partner we won the third place in international competition, it was so hard, that after each of dances, (in particular, when we got into final), I was lying down on table in between dances to get full rest. How I would feel at Fred Astaire's age of 56, I can't imagine. Fred's stamina in this film is absolutely amazing! I would say that Fred Astaire had a single space in dance history - the first place!

    • @rivaridge7211
      @rivaridge7211 6 місяців тому +3

      Oh, a wonderful comment indeed! The great Fred Astaire was able to maintain a very high level in the "Art of Dance" for years - well into his sixties, in fact. His 1958 "television spectacular," called, "An Evening With Fred Astaire" ("live and in color") won a boatload of awards. He was brilliant - and his young co-star, Barrie Chase (who is still with us at age 90) became an overnight star. Congratulations, to you, Michael (and your partner) on your own happy achievement.

    • @raquelgarvin8391
      @raquelgarvin8391 6 місяців тому +2

      ❤ I've seen him dancing at 77!!!!❤❤❤

    • @michaelkalinski5061
      @michaelkalinski5061 4 місяці тому

      Thank you just for your nice attitude. Were you a dancer of any kind or just a dance lover? Where are you from?r​@@rivaridge7211

  • @bernamar
    @bernamar 10 років тому +40

    These are the movies people like. One that you can watch with your grandchildren.

    • @zaidadejesusmartinez
      @zaidadejesusmartinez 10 років тому +3

      Excelente recuerdo. Las peliculas eran para disfrutarlas ahora son para alterar la presion y el sistema nervioso.

    • @jupiterrocks24
      @jupiterrocks24 9 років тому +1

      +Bernardo Martinez I wouldn't watch a movie where a young twenty-something sponsored by a fifty-something ends up marrying him under dubious circumstances with your grandchildren... but that's just me.

    • @gracechristinehansen
      @gracechristinehansen 7 років тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @poshpawleys
      @poshpawleys 3 місяці тому

      This storyline is so gross it needs to stay in the vault. Do not expose children to this

  • @David-sv7by
    @David-sv7by 2 роки тому +13

    Apart from the superb dancing by the masters, beautiful clothes and great music.

  • @Leafarvic
    @Leafarvic 6 років тому +89

    When I was young, these people were my idols. Nothing like the old times. And, definitely, there will never be another Fred Astaire !

    • @lowwastehighmelanin
      @lowwastehighmelanin 3 роки тому +10

      I'm just shy of middling and born way after these films were already old and they're still iconic. Absolute legends

    • @christinataylor6572
      @christinataylor6572 3 роки тому +11

      I’m 82yrs. and this is one of my favorites. I was 16 when this came out and to this day this is still my favorite scene of any film. 💕🥰💕🎶💃🕺🎶😎

    • @petepower4217
      @petepower4217 3 роки тому +3

      yep, they broke the mold.

    • @kaythomas8521
      @kaythomas8521 3 роки тому +3

      Loved Leslie Caron. She was magnifique

    • @ValTwineDeaner
      @ValTwineDeaner 3 роки тому +3

      They sure don't make them like that any more. What a fantastic dance. I am 61 and have loved the 50's all my life. My favourite is Gene Kelly, but I do love Fred.

  • @joycegibbs5267
    @joycegibbs5267 10 місяців тому +20

    I watch this almost daily. It makes me so happy. Luv ya Fred, always will ❤❤❤

  • @waldolydecker8118
    @waldolydecker8118 3 роки тому +11

    Ray Anthony album covers often had a look of what Cary Grant might look like playing a trumpet.

  • @girvanpaterson1098
    @girvanpaterson1098 9 років тому +344

    At 56 Fred Astaire could still dance rings around anyone, What a great scene, they certainly don't make them like this anymore, simply because no one can do this anymore! There'll never be another Fred, Bing, Gene or Doris etc.

    • @grafter8337
      @grafter8337 9 років тому +5

      Girvan Paterson Great to see Fred still performing, but he's much too old to be involved with Miss Caron.

    • @GeometricMason
      @GeometricMason 7 років тому +11

      grafter kind of the point of the whole movie

    • @jessicaminer9935
      @jessicaminer9935 6 років тому +10

      @@grafter8337 I would say the same if it weren't for the fact that she loves him too. She was so broken up over him when he left her be.

    • @liberte5847
      @liberte5847 5 років тому +8

      You're right! Great among the best ever! What a number! Emmanuel from Paris France

    • @jorgegabrielrodriguezreyes213
      @jorgegabrielrodriguezreyes213 4 роки тому

      YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY RIGHT BUT NEITHER US

  • @christinemusselman5499
    @christinemusselman5499 3 роки тому +25

    Love watching Fred float in the air! Man, he was great!

    • @Kelly-nm4kw
      @Kelly-nm4kw 3 роки тому

      Hello Christine, How are you doing?

  • @sleedolfine15
    @sleedolfine15 11 років тому +341

    What I find truly amazing is that when Astaire made this film he was in the middle of mourning the recent death of his wife of 20something years. Leslie Caron said that between cheerful scenes like this Fred was off alone crying. The fact that he could put his grief aside to shoot upbeat scenes like this is proof of his acting ability and professionalism.

    • @1psoas9
      @1psoas9 3 роки тому +8

      Yes she was classically trained, but she does look stiff in the neck here in this dance. Compare her to the ballerina Plisetskaya [whose neck was supple as a cat's [same era almost], and it's a night-and-day difference, .... Maybe it's just that this choreography is all set up to make Astaire look cool, but in fact it's not grateful for Caron. The color scheme tells us that she's the girl Astaire's gonna get, and there's a lot of attention to the surly guys who're miffed that the old man has outshone them.... and that's the point of the scene -- Astaire is forever young. so she has to look like one of the kids who just ended up by a fluke dancing with him. It's not a "star is born' set-up for her, and frankly, if I were her agent I'd have lodged a complaint about her choreography. She DOES look great in all the pictures from her days with Roland Petit's ballet company.

    • @maureendunn1580
      @maureendunn1580 3 роки тому +1

      Bi

    • @nataliedelagrandiere4022
      @nataliedelagrandiere4022 3 роки тому +17

      Yes. Fred Astaire was a good actor. He was very gifted and had so much charisma.

    • @christinemusselman5499
      @christinemusselman5499 3 роки тому +12

      I didn't know that. He was a true professional.

    • @anamariamartin4577
      @anamariamartin4577 3 роки тому +5

      Excelent,yery beautiful!!!!!!

  • @sunnychuang58
    @sunnychuang58 11 років тому +128

    In spite of being intensely devastated over his wife's death Mr Fred Astaire had resolutely decided not to quit but to continue this romantic musical movie at the 20th Century Fox. It's truly venerable act of the master hoofer. In all his musical numbers - particularly this Sluefoot dance sequence - we can clearly notice and simply commend his expertness,faultlessness,nimbleness,sheerness,and zaniness.His adorable dancing partner Ms Leslie Caron,his co-choreographer Mr David Robel,Mr Ray Anthony and his Orchestra,and an ensemble of dancers are altogether fantabulous. Mr Fred Astaire is the Daddy Long Legs with a big heart.

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 11 місяців тому +2

      beautiful comments. Thank you. Fred showed so much courage. He must have been so hard for him but you wouldn't know watching😢

  • @stanarmstrong1020
    @stanarmstrong1020 2 роки тому +11

    Smooth as glass. A master of the dance.

  • @joycegibbs5267
    @joycegibbs5267 11 місяців тому +5

    just wonderful. Poor Fred. Not long had lost his wife. Makes me sad watching it but he was such a trooper. Love this film.

  • @tropicalwave6665
    @tropicalwave6665 3 роки тому +66

    Fred Astaire was 56 when this movie was released. I'm in awe of his energy & perfectionism. And his ability to remember all the steps for a lengthy dance number. Astaire was an absolute genius, and one of the classiest stars who ever lived. What an amazing talent! ✴️🌟✴️

    • @kimberlymiller59
      @kimberlymiller59 Рік тому +8

      Take a look at him dancing at the 1970 Oscars. Sure, not as good as when he was younger, but he was 71 years old and still a better dancer than anyone today that I can think of.

    • @deegeraghty9426
      @deegeraghty9426 11 місяців тому +3

      Love Fred Astaire. He was an extraordinarily talented dancer, who could also sing and act. Leslie Caron vibrant & graceful. ❤

    • @scook5599
      @scook5599 17 днів тому +1

      As good as Leslie Caron is, Fred Astaire is better.

  • @arlenekerr1198
    @arlenekerr1198 8 місяців тому +4

    I love this movie! Seen it so many times! Fred is the best! I could watch this dance over and over!

  • @ozarka7834
    @ozarka7834 12 років тому +42

    THIS is talent,I don't know what we have now

  • @maryhirsch7170
    @maryhirsch7170 2 роки тому +14

    We will never see another Fred Astaire, the BEST!

  • @redspice55
    @redspice55 3 роки тому +13

    Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron were both wonderful dancers. Loved Leslie in An American In Paris.

  • @mark60123
    @mark60123 6 років тому +91

    fred Astaire and Leslie Caron were among the greatest dancers in cinema history and certainly prove it here! A shame they did not work together more often. There just isn't anyone of their calibrer working today.

    • @peteraschaffenburg1
      @peteraschaffenburg1 3 роки тому +5

      You´re probably not a dancer yourself, are you?
      “fred Astaire and Leslie Caron were among the greatest dancers in cinema history and certainly prove it here!.“
      I could agree on that. There´s always the question of taste right?
      But...
      “There just isn't anyone of their calibrer working today.”
      That is simple not true. Just because you don´t know them, doesn´t mean they´re not there. ;-) I personally know dancers who could do this and a lot more, they just don´t get the attention and recognition Mr. Astaire got. In my days, about 30 years ago I, myself would probably have been able to come up and do a routine like that.
      Sure, in his days he was one of the greatest, he was also one of the first. Wich gave him an advantage.
      But there were hoovers who were better than him. Their problem was; They were black.
      Just saying...

    • @peteraschaffenburg1
      @peteraschaffenburg1 3 роки тому +2

      @Dominique Schaffner I‘m not quite sure what you’re saying with the first part of your comment but what I meant was that even I, as a nobody, could have performed a routine like that.
      For the second part we seem to agree. Am I right?

    • @robertmudrow8034
      @robertmudrow8034 2 роки тому

      @@peteraschaffenburg1 hoofers not hoovers lol

    • @peteraschaffenburg1
      @peteraschaffenburg1 2 роки тому

      @@robertmudrow8034 thank you 🙏! I’m not a native English speaker. I do speak 3 more languages though.😉

    • @ThorD4602
      @ThorD4602 Рік тому

      Oh please....

  • @jorgegabrielrodriguezreyes213
    @jorgegabrielrodriguezreyes213 3 роки тому +8

    Excelent music and dance its really an example of music of that time de 50´s, I enjoy It an remember clearly and makes me feel young again since I am 84 yesrs old. I was then about 20 GREAT

  • @cak8132
    @cak8132 3 роки тому +29

    Fred Astaire - the master. What a fabulous dancer and such a class act.

  • @lowwastehighmelanin
    @lowwastehighmelanin 3 роки тому +44

    Love how just because I'm watching this classic film clip, UA-cam's ads assume I need a walk in bathtub 🤣

    • @christinemusselman5499
      @christinemusselman5499 3 роки тому +1

      That's a good observation. And it's too bad, too. Assuming fans of Fred Astaire's are automatically old fogies. Tsk, tsk.

    • @imilliemedina666
      @imilliemedina666 3 роки тому

      Better than watching Stacey Abrams

    • @yolandaguevara7034
      @yolandaguevara7034 3 роки тому

      Ñp

    • @helenamartinez3415
      @helenamartinez3415 3 роки тому

      @@christinemusselman5499 LOVE IT --TODAY GARBAGE MUSIC

    • @goatbone
      @goatbone 8 місяців тому

      I just got an ad about how you can lose a foot to diabetes.

  • @liberte5847
    @liberte5847 6 років тому +34

    Fred Astaire, the greatest ever of course. In France we do appreciate that greatest dancer of all time! Emmanuel

    • @philipmeckley5154
      @philipmeckley5154 3 роки тому

      Hmmm - may have to argue a little there - the greatest dancers of all time were the Nicholas Brothers. But Fred did a pretty good second place.

    • @liberte5847
      @liberte5847 3 роки тому

      @@philipmeckley5154 I DO agree with yu about the Nicholas brothers, of course ! You're right.

    • @AnaMaria-vz6px
      @AnaMaria-vz6px 3 роки тому

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    • @philipmeckley5154
      @philipmeckley5154 3 роки тому +2

      @@AnaMaria-vz6px I think you may have accidentally dropped something on your keyboard.

  • @cance7984
    @cance7984 8 років тому +57

    There will never be another Fred Astaire.

  • @kristimeeder7561
    @kristimeeder7561 2 місяці тому +2

    Some of my favorite movies were the musicals with Fred Astaire,Gene Kelly and the women were gorgeous

  • @maximilanovp
    @maximilanovp 10 років тому +75

    I danced this on my school 3 years ago, it was a part of a competition. I was Fred Astaire and it was such a challenge but I did it amazing. Damn, so many memories! I just love this.

    • @1Lightdancer
      @1Lightdancer 5 років тому +6

      Love that, Maxmiliano! Keep dancing!

    • @ReneeDeborah
      @ReneeDeborah Рік тому

      I wish you had filmed it!!!

  • @soulgirl66
    @soulgirl66 12 років тому +26

    That's actually Ray Anthony and his orchestra...but you're right he does look like Grant.

  • @Frostgrl681
    @Frostgrl681 6 років тому +51

    I love this dance sequence. This is one of my favs of Fred Astaire. He does a LOT without doing a lot. His swag was on a hundred right here.

  • @veronicamcdowell2371
    @veronicamcdowell2371 3 роки тому +5

    My second favorite movie,love Fred Astaire movies

  • @darilynadams7281
    @darilynadams7281 3 роки тому +4

    I wish we had good movies like this nowadays.

  • @mariabuffa6429
    @mariabuffa6429 3 роки тому +4

    Molto bravo
    Nessuno sarà mai in grado di ballare come lui
    R. i. P. Fred asteire

  • @keocntsy
    @keocntsy 9 років тому +197

    Funny that some critics criticized Caron for "some upper body stiffness". I guess those critics weren't aware she's a classically trained ballerina. Posture is EVERYTHING! They are both terrific in this great dance!

    • @jordanbaker1647
      @jordanbaker1647 6 років тому +7

      keocntsy They were 200% correct. Look how stiff she looks! She doesn't move her arms or shoulders well at all! Rita Hayworth would have nailed this dance!

    • @Hibernicus1968
      @Hibernicus1968 5 років тому +20

      @@jordanbaker1647 I think Caron does just fine -- she was a far more technically skilled dancer than Astaire's most famous partner, Ginger Rogers was. Astaire apparently thought Caron was just fine too, as he specifically wanted her for the part, and 20th Century Fox had to borrow her from MGM (Darryl F. Zanuck had originally meant to cast Mitzi Gaynor). Rita Hayworth was too old, given the whole plot revolved around a rich older man falling for the young orphan girl he's sponsored through college -- and Hayworth was 37 when this film was made.

    • @romysales7188
      @romysales7188 4 роки тому +14

      Jordan Baker don’t agree ballet is all about posture she matches Fred step for step he told I can’t do what you do Leslie Caron recalled meeting Fred Astaire after being cast as his co-star. About her ballet training he said, "Kid, you're going to have to do what I do, because I sure don't do what you do." I saw Leslie Caron repeat the above quotation on a television show about Fred Astaire; which one it was, I've forgotten.

    • @johnstewart9768
      @johnstewart9768 3 роки тому +22

      Sorry, I just don't see the "upper body stiffness". (Speaking as the (former) husband of a dance teacher). She constantly matched Astaire, not only step=for-step, but in "fluid movements" as well. As a matter of fact, during the closing moments of this particular dance sequence, when the "backup dancers" lifted them both to their shoulders, you can see Astaire lean over and say something to Caron. What he reportedly said was "...you were/are beautiful" !! High praise from the Master !!

    • @myrtle1234
      @myrtle1234 3 роки тому +8

      Certainly there is some tension in her shoulders, but she just wasn’t as well matched energetically as Hayworth was. She a better dancer than Hayworth just not a better partner to Him. Hayworth connected with him better but had sloppy hands.

  • @christophergraves6725
    @christophergraves6725 Місяць тому +1

    Fred Astaire is astounding. He steals every dance routine from even the very best and most beautiful female dancers.

  • @richardboudville5188
    @richardboudville5188 8 років тому +17

    Love the Big Band sounds.

  • @RenanCMaia
    @RenanCMaia 9 років тому +14

    60 years ago... A wonderful scene!

  • @CageyPea
    @CageyPea 10 років тому +41

    Damn! They don't make them like this anymore!

  • @ThomasDonaldson-b6m
    @ThomasDonaldson-b6m 3 місяці тому +2

    This is One of my Favorite Fred Astaire films, he was class without question, he was smooth like the very finest silk, and Leslie were magical……

  • @c2shiniconeiji
    @c2shiniconeiji 8 років тому +58

    It's so sad that his wife died while producing this movie so he was sometimes having red eyes from crying so much... I feel so sorry for him!!! But I'm so thankful he continued the movie because I simply love it!!!! Thank you so much Mr Astaire!!!!!!!

  • @MariaAlvarez-sm8bv
    @MariaAlvarez-sm8bv 3 роки тому +8

    What a couple !!!
    Thanks for sharing this remarkable dance.

  • @nicolettapasquini6614
    @nicolettapasquini6614 11 місяців тому +1

    Bravo Fred Astaire a ballare come un ragazzo dei anni 50 con la caron un film frizzante ❤

  • @gabrieladiazlammertyn4288
    @gabrieladiazlammertyn4288 Рік тому +3

    Hermoso ver bailar a fred astaire me encanta es un genio un maestro no creo haya otro igual cuando el nació se rompió el molde ❤❤❤👏👏👏👏

    • @richardwhite748
      @richardwhite748 Рік тому

      The fact is that Fred Astaire brought warmth and happiness into so many people's lives is a tribute to his talent as an actor and entertainer.

  • @plestj
    @plestj 3 роки тому +7

    Great use of CinemaScope! The director filled the wide screen with the dancers with no empty gaps!

    • @ShowsOn
      @ShowsOn  3 роки тому +2

      If you like this cinematography, there's some great use of CinemaScope and spread out choreography in the musical Brigadoon (1954).

  • @Mamadukee1
    @Mamadukee1 Рік тому +2

    Fred was born to dance, and could he dance !!!!!!!😁🇬🇧

  • @gabrielcoronado6395
    @gabrielcoronado6395 7 років тому +28

    Ray Anthony knew about his ressemblance with Cary Grant, . He was proud of it.

    • @marietteholland4708
      @marietteholland4708 7 років тому +1

      Gabriel Coronado is

    • @namj8145
      @namj8145 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, best buds with Hugh Hefner until Hugh's death. I'm sure he used his looks well, lol. May still be doing so, at 98 and counting...

    • @johnnybeanz1296
      @johnnybeanz1296 3 роки тому

      Who wouldn’t be?

  • @rainy4036
    @rainy4036 3 роки тому +4

    I miss the old dancing movies! Thanks

  • @theresaholguin699
    @theresaholguin699 3 роки тому +43

    Fred was a genius he could dance like he was floating on air 💖

    • @philipmeckley5154
      @philipmeckley5154 3 роки тому +4

      The guy wasn’t even breathing hard. Amazing.

    • @marthahill1377
      @marthahill1377 3 роки тому +2

      IF YOU DIDN'T SEE HOLIDAY INN, HE BROKE ALL RECORDS IN THIS FILM.THE SNAP &POP TAP DANCE WAS PHONEMAL!!

    • @arlettecordier5708
      @arlettecordier5708 3 роки тому

      Francais

  • @GregLayland-zn7xd
    @GregLayland-zn7xd 4 місяці тому +2

    I enjoy this movie w/Fred Astaire & Leslie Caron even though there's a 32 yrs difference between them Fred Astaire still has class and it just shows you the moves he still has up to now.

  • @judymeagher9837
    @judymeagher9837 2 місяці тому +4

    ABSOLUTELY Fantastic and Fabulous

  • @sundriesrebecakundomal2920
    @sundriesrebecakundomal2920 3 роки тому +8

    Leslie &Fred A dream come true Love all their films .Fred Astaire is the best 💜

  • @the4thstooge
    @the4thstooge 8 років тому +29

    Jackson ,Timberlake,Mars all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Fred ..........

  • @lydialanata8714
    @lydialanata8714 3 роки тому +13

    Would love to see people dancing again instead of on their cell phones or laptops!

    • @Kelly-nm4kw
      @Kelly-nm4kw 3 роки тому

      Hello Lydia, How are you doing?

  • @ivanlussich8146
    @ivanlussich8146 3 роки тому +9

    Those were golden years for the big studios, TV was not serious competition yet, and big names such as Astaire, Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron could show their skill at ease.

  • @marcco44
    @marcco44 3 роки тому +6

    love fred and leslie in this film.... they are having a great time here!

  • @leslieawest5062
    @leslieawest5062 3 роки тому +7

    Wow, I just love watching this. Loved the movie too. A truly wonderful classic.

  • @kathleenhayes9320
    @kathleenhayes9320 3 місяці тому +2

    Fred astaire was one great artist. Everything he touched turned to gold

  • @richardboudville5188
    @richardboudville5188 8 років тому +12

    Really polished showmanship.

  • @larryhebert63
    @larryhebert63 12 років тому +31

    I wonder how much rehearsing they did for all these steps. They make it look effortless. Amazing to me. Love the music too.

  • @brigittegranberg3325
    @brigittegranberg3325 11 місяців тому

    Papa longues jambes , le chef d œuvre de la comédie musicale américaine avec Leslie Caron et le génial Fred Astaire chorégraphie de Roland Petit, j adore❤❤❤

  • @andrewbrendan1579
    @andrewbrendan1579 12 років тому +13

    This is light entertainment, not to be taken very seriously but to be enjoyed. It's not intended to be realistic. I've also noticed the use of color in this remarkable scene as you mentioned. Not only do the women other than Ms. Caron wear pastel shades they arre also wearing black crinolines or the insides of their skirts are lined with dark material. This scene has been very well thought out.

  • @knunez4862
    @knunez4862 3 роки тому +7

    The 50’s my favorite decade.. Love it❤️❤️

  • @ceciliagalvao8452
    @ceciliagalvao8452 2 роки тому +3

    Época de outro dos musicais! Só os americanos para fazer esse tipo de filme. Maravilhoso!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @johnstewart9768
    @johnstewart9768 3 роки тому +76

    Fred had expressed doubts (to Leslie - according to her) that Leslie, a classical trained ballerina, could perform well the type of dancing required of this movie. This dance number was rehearsed for 6 weeks - prior to shooting it, of course. It was the first dance number they performed for the movie. Of course, it was performed flawlessly, by both of them, as well as the dance ensomble. If you notice, at the conclusion of the number, when the ensamble members lifted both of them on their shoulders, Fred leaned over - and said to Leslie "...you were beautiful" After that, of course, Fred's doubts about Leslie were gone.

  • @carltrotter7622
    @carltrotter7622 2 роки тому +2

    Happy 100th Birthday to Mr. Ray Anthony (The chap on the Trumpet)

  • @happytreeamigos1
    @happytreeamigos1 3 роки тому +14

    Amaba estás películas y Fred Astaire...un genio, esa elegancia, no me canso de mirarlo...❤️❤️❤️

  • @andrewbrendan1579
    @andrewbrendan1579 12 років тому +22

    I first saw this dance number on a scrambled cable TV channel and even under those conditions this was something special. The excellence and talent came through. To watch these wonderful dancers, all of them, is to be inspired. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

  • @jennyxipo2328
    @jennyxipo2328 День тому +1

    One word !!!!Unforgatables!!!!!!

  • @buddyfox0
    @buddyfox0 8 років тому +22

    Leslie Car on had to be amazing to keep up with him!

    • @Hibernicus1968
      @Hibernicus1968 5 років тому +6

      In one way at least, it was the other way around. He told her, during filming, that she'd have to learn to dance in his style, because he couldn't dance in the classical ballet style she was trained in.
      But that said, there's no doubt Fred Astaire was a true genius in his field: he drew upon some ballet with ballroom dance, tap, and more, and combined it with a natural gracefulness that no one else had, to become one of the greatest of all time, and as much as his partners are complimented for doing it "backwards and in high heels" the truth is that Eleanor Powell is probably the only one who could match him step for step.

  • @valeriataylor8337
    @valeriataylor8337 3 роки тому +4

    I love this number! Makes you wanna know how to dance!

    • @Kelly-nm4kw
      @Kelly-nm4kw 3 роки тому

      Hello Valerie, How are you doing?

  • @lenhummel5766
    @lenhummel5766 2 роки тому +5

    Incredible that Fred was pushing near 60 during this movie. He moves like a 20 or 30 year old in his prime❗wonderful team dance...they dazzle together.🎯💛🎯💝

  • @donwardell4605
    @donwardell4605 3 роки тому +2

    Last week in Hollywood contracts were exchanged for "The Astaire Story" --when will see it -- two years!!

  • @ליליהווייסמן
    @ליליהווייסמן 3 роки тому +2

    Как же мы любили эту джазовую музыку и танцы,а наши родители смотрели на все это и не понимали,что это за чушь

  • @TheSharron
    @TheSharron 3 роки тому +4

    Love me some Astaire...and a little Caron is sweet as pie.

  • @S.Ja.
    @S.Ja. 3 роки тому +7

    Fred ! The greatest dancer for ever ;-)

  • @jimcripps3612
    @jimcripps3612 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favourite dance sequences. It makes me want to get up and cut a rug our two. 80? Shucks I'm only a youngster yet. Regards, Jim in NI

  • @tonjamollan6369
    @tonjamollan6369 10 років тому +13

    amazing. they make great partners together.

  • @flochoi9199
    @flochoi9199 10 років тому +13

    The steps are never old.

  • @Wolfsky9
    @Wolfsky9 6 років тому +4

    The man could make any dance step look so easy. No one like him, ever. -------WolfSky9

  • @mariarosagomez4385
    @mariarosagomez4385 3 роки тому +1

    Que belleza, una época maravillosa..
    Lastima que no la viví... No había nacido...

  • @paulocesarmoreto8581
    @paulocesarmoreto8581 7 років тому +8

    Ray Anthony's Orchestra!

  • @62chucky
    @62chucky 12 років тому +12

    Love this scene and the choreagraphy!! Nice dance sequence.

  • @elisabettav.234
    @elisabettav.234 2 роки тому

    The Man straordinario e da tempo che balli in Paradiso. Non ti dimentichiamo. Anzi anni favolosi hai vissuto qua sulla terra. Ci manchi.

  • @adenpoller5121
    @adenpoller5121 4 роки тому +7

    Why can't people dance like this today??

    • @LLewis-vu9qf
      @LLewis-vu9qf 3 роки тому +2

      Aden -- because men don't want to learn to really dance. Go into any ballroom dance studio and you'll see plenty of women but not so many men. 😞

  • @marie-pauleboudic8449
    @marie-pauleboudic8449 3 роки тому +3

    Sublissime et si bien filmé en plan fixe… Cela permet d’apprécier pleinement le ballet.

  • @Uniqueoneb
    @Uniqueoneb Рік тому +4

    What an amazing performance!! Beautiful music and Fashion back in those olden golden days 🥰

  • @90293Mike
    @90293Mike 10 років тому +54

    The most amazing thing about Fred Astaire's musical numbers like this one is that there are hardly any editing cuts. A dance number like this today would have dozens of cuts. They would run through it 50 times and take the best bits out of all 50 and edit it together.

    • @LazlosPlane
      @LazlosPlane 7 років тому +17

      No coincidence. Astaire insisted it be that way.

    • @mariopecoraino
      @mariopecoraino 7 років тому

      90293Mike caunt basie

    • @esmeephillips5888
      @esmeephillips5888 5 років тому +11

      One old-schooler said that in today's dance scenes, the film editor is the real choreographer. It's all about 'saving it in post'. There is no incentive for young hoofers to acquire the concentration and sense of an evolving movement or line in the whole performance which allowed golden-age stars to shine without the interposition of technicians. Some are afraid to dance live in clubs or theaters.
      People pay lip service to Astaire, but the aesthetic he and Hermes Pan created with Mark Sandrich at RKO- only invisible cuts, the full body in shot, no distractions, synchronicity of music and motion- has been replaced by blatant masking of mediocrity through tricks and effects. Choreography has turned into cartooning. Now we see this habit extended to straight acting with 'de-aging' faces, inserting or erasing figures from the scene, painting crowds into the background, using people as the basis of animated characters (Andy Serkis).
      No wonder Disney is the top studio. The herald of tomorrow's concept of acting was Snow White.

    • @MexAm120902
      @MexAm120902 2 роки тому

      @@esmeephillips5888 an excellent comment

    • @barbaraferron7994
      @barbaraferron7994 2 роки тому +2

      But I have read that he practiced it fifty times before they filmed it.

  • @gdubbs680
    @gdubbs680 4 роки тому +7

    I gotta learn this number. It would be a great wedding first dance!

    • @hazelchief-rabbit5903
      @hazelchief-rabbit5903 3 роки тому

      It's been at least a year now since you posted this comment. Did you ever learn the dance?

  • @luisantoniopalmarfuenmayor6834
    @luisantoniopalmarfuenmayor6834 3 роки тому +2

    These unforgetables times

  • @irinaolimpus9429
    @irinaolimpus9429 3 місяці тому +1

    It's such a pleasure to look at this dance 🕺performance with Fred's Astaire taking part ❤😂! He is known to be the best dancer in the world!

  • @gusspacedisco5677
    @gusspacedisco5677 8 років тому +9

    In the genre of Big Band Jazz Fred was and still the best dancer in the hole world, his tecnique for dance awesome and reminds me when my mother was a preety youngster, classic of classics. 😃🎵🎵👍👍

  • @theophilusthistle1988
    @theophilusthistle1988 9 років тому +31

    Caron is mesmerizing and adorable in this number....one of the few numbers Astaire ever did where a person is compelled to watch the woman he's dancing with rather than the master himself....with all due respect to Ginger!

    • @andrewbrendan1579
      @andrewbrendan1579 8 років тому +8

      Another superlative partner of Fred Astaire's was Lucille Bremer in "Yolanda and the Thief". Their "Coffee Tiime " dance number can be seen on You Tube on the Broadway Classix channel. If you haven't seen this yet you're in for something special.

  • @lettydowney1607
    @lettydowney1607 4 роки тому +8

    The best music! The best dancers and dancing!! The best of the best!!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @mjc4687
    @mjc4687 3 роки тому +5

    One of my all time favorite movies😍💕