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.
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.
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.
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.
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! ✴️🌟✴️
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.
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
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.
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!
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!
@@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.
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.
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 !!
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.
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.
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
One point of interest in 'Daddy Long Legs' is that it records the last moment in American pop music before rock 'n' roll blew the old ways to perdition. Essentially unchanged since the pre-war rise of Goodman, Herman, Shaw, Miller and Basie- the conductor-impresarios- the scene was ripe for revolution. Here we have a crowd of teens still dancing, formally dressed, to a big, full-formation swing band- with vocal accompaniment from a male close-harmony group plus female soloist. But about to come over the hill were Bill Haley and his Comets, Elvis and his hound dog, Little Richard, the primacy of electric guitars over brass... and within a couple of years the musical scene was irreparably split between what the oldies and the kids preferred.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE NUMBERS BY MY FAVORITE DANCER OF ALL TIME\! NEVER BEFORE AND NOT AFTER HAS THERE BEEN ANYONE LIKE FRED ASTAIRE! THE CLASS, STYLE, EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM!!!!!
Absolutely. I recall reading that he had committed to Daddy Long Legs before his wife's death and he discussed leaving the film and ultimately agreed to complete it. After this project, Astaire did Funny Face for Stanley Donen and Silk Stockings, his last musical before Finian's Rainbow.
Would love asking Leslie Caron about this dance number / dancing with Fred Astaire. I suppose it must been very hard /difficult to dance this way as classic trained ballerina with those kind of rhythm.
People actually dressed out of respect for the occasion. Now no respect. Fred talked about the move on "What's My Line" he said he was working with the 'little girl,' you know.
Leslie Caron, although not a native of America, has a sensational grasp of American jive. Her dancing like Astaire`s is effortless but has the sexuality his lacks.
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!
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.
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!
@@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!
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.
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.
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 Sorry, 30 years ago i didn't see your name on any Marquee on the three continents i lived on..! About the POC dancers from the past the greatest was Mister Bojangles Bill Robinson...! He was more than a match for Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire...
@@dominiqueschaffner308 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?
+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.
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.
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.
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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.
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!!!!!!!
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.
beautiful comments. Thank you. Fred showed so much courage. He must have been so hard for him but you wouldn't know watching😢
It doesn't get any better than Fred Astaire. He and Leslie Caron are fabulous together.
Hello Mary, How are you doing today?
Leslie is in her 80’s now and she still moves like the ballerina she was
@@sheilarough236 go to her recent interview with Michael Portillo. Great interview. She's still stunning.
One thing about about Fred Astaire; he had the ability to make his dancing appear effortless!
Because he practiced til it was perfect that's why it always looks effortless he was great
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.
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.
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Yes. Fred Astaire was a good actor. He was very gifted and had so much charisma.
I didn't know that. He was a true professional.
Excelent,yery beautiful!!!!!!
Love watching Fred float in the air! Man, he was great!
Hello Christine, How are you doing?
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.
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.
Love that, Maxmiliano! Keep dancing!
I wish you had filmed it!!!
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! ✴️🌟✴️
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.
Love Fred Astaire. He was an extraordinarily talented dancer, who could also sing and act. Leslie Caron vibrant & graceful. ❤
I love this movie! Seen it so many times! Fred is the best! I could watch this dance over and over!
Wow, I just love watching this. Loved the movie too. A truly wonderful classic.
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
Love this scene and the choreagraphy!! Nice dance sequence.
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.
Fred Astaire, the greatest ever of course. In France we do appreciate that greatest dancer of all time! Emmanuel
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.
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That's actually Ray Anthony and his orchestra...but you're right he does look like Grant.
love fred and leslie in this film.... they are having a great time here!
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!
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!
@@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.
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.
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 !!
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.
Damn! They don't make them like this anymore!
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.
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
How neat! There are 2 sax players - is he the one on the left or right side? Just curious! Your post made me smile!
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.
I thought it was Cary Grant at first then he started playing the trumpet and I thought oh no Ray Anthony!!
The man could make any dance step look so easy. No one like him, ever. -------WolfSky9
Love ❤️ to see he’s movie’s perfect 🙏
Why can't people dance like this today??
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. 😞
Que belleza de baile y que calidad de artistas. Un clásico estadounidense para el mundo.
Oh to dance this well and with Fred Astaire! What a thrill that must have been! 🥰
Beautiful , Fred Astaire the best dancer of all time 👏👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️♥️♥️
Pure genius!
How wonderful to watch
Awesome! Felt like dancing myself🥰
Bravi grazie😘💕
Nadie fue mejor que el, un grande!!!
WONDERFULL, FRED ASTAIRE, GENE KELLY, RUSS TAMBLIN, AMONG OTHERS R.I.P.🌹
Happy 100th Birthday to Mr. Ray Anthony (The chap on the Trumpet)
love dis film
One of my favorite movies
One point of interest in 'Daddy Long Legs' is that it records the last moment in American pop music before rock 'n' roll blew the old ways to perdition. Essentially unchanged since the pre-war rise of Goodman, Herman, Shaw, Miller and Basie- the conductor-impresarios- the scene was ripe for revolution.
Here we have a crowd of teens still dancing, formally dressed, to a big, full-formation swing band- with vocal accompaniment from a male close-harmony group plus female soloist. But about to come over the hill were Bill Haley and his Comets, Elvis and his hound dog, Little Richard, the primacy of electric guitars over brass... and within a couple of years the musical scene was irreparably split between what the oldies and the kids preferred.
I was thinking the same. The feel of the music and the look of the band and singers is still 1930's and 40's--not yet the fifties.
Фред Астер--это ФАНТАСТИКА!!!!
ОБОЖАЮ!!!!!💃🕺👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐💐💐❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
ONE OF MY FAVORITE NUMBERS BY MY FAVORITE DANCER OF ALL TIME\! NEVER BEFORE AND NOT AFTER HAS THERE BEEN ANYONE LIKE FRED ASTAIRE! THE CLASS, STYLE, EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM!!!!!
What a fantasic performer fred wasit must have been great to dance with him-❤❤❤❤❤
Ray Anthony's Orchestra!
Magnifico!!
Esse era excelente
Muy simpático. Vaya maquina en el baile. Físico ideal.
Y la combinación de pasos de claqué hace de estos que el baile sea elegante.
👍und so wunderschöne Kleider.💃🕺👍👏👏
Yep, #DaddyLongLegs ...that’s where I acquired mine and from #Daddy roo! ...too lol
My idol Fred was the greatest dancer.
The best among the best dansarino ever known in This Planet.
A classic! Looks like it was done in one continuous camera shot.
Now here this X2 this everybody...everybody... 🤣
“You gotta rock, rock like a #rockingchair y’all.... lol” #HeyThatsIt ✌🏻
Anniemarr. Daddy long legs, i wonder how long it took all of them to learn that dance??????.
Wonderful.che meraviglia.
Absolutely. I recall reading that he had committed to Daddy Long Legs before his wife's death and he discussed leaving the film and ultimately agreed to complete it. After this project, Astaire did Funny Face for Stanley Donen and Silk Stockings, his last musical before Finian's Rainbow.
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Would love asking Leslie Caron about this dance number / dancing with Fred Astaire. I suppose it must been very hard /difficult to dance this way as classic trained ballerina with those kind of rhythm.
Amei
Fred "Mack Daddy" Astaire said he don't need to hold no woman with two arms. Go 'head on Fred and Mack it up!
Esta película la vi hace muchos años y la he buscado como no tienen idea alguien sabe dónde la puedo conseguir???
The vocal group with Ray Anthony's band are The Skyliners.
People actually dressed out of respect for the occasion. Now no respect.
Fred talked about the move on "What's My Line" he said he was working with the 'little girl,' you know.
Check out Cary Grant playing the trumpet at the beginning. ; )
Leslie Caron, although not a native of America, has a sensational grasp of American jive. Her dancing like Astaire`s is effortless but has the sexuality his lacks.
The clip is extraordinary. But I also love how similar Ray Anthony is in looks to Cary Grant. Uncanny.
Fred Astaire never aged until the very end of his life. His talents unique
My favorite Fred Astaire dance!
Love Leslie Caron
El trompetista y director de orquesta es Ray Anthony, acaba de cumplir sus primeros 100 años de vida
ASÍ BAILABA LA GENTE EN RIO DE JANEIRO, EN UNA BOITE, DE COPACABANA, SIN FLOREOS DE FRED ASTAIRE, POR SUPUESTO, EN 1960. YA NO EXISTE EL LUGAR
Maravilloso Fred!!
Go old man go. He had to be close to 60 here, she was about 24, 25 lol
Yes, he was 56 and still out-danced the others who were almost half his age!! Leslie was awesome!!
James Cromwell at 2:30
Leslie Parrish at 4:25
Those boys couldn’t hold a candle to Fred!!!!
Too bad the images are blurry.
Fred Astaire outro que tinha asas nos pés ele e Leslie imbatível!
Да, смогли покорить, никуда ни денешься.
Ray Antony...
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!
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.
❤ I've seen him dancing at 77!!!!❤❤❤
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
I am very lucky to be alive (over 90 years old) to watch these 2 graceful ,professional dancers.
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!
I was surprised to see that the trumpet player for this song is still going strong😯
@@Tora-Tora-Tora- is he? Wow, must be mid-90's !!!
How amazing! As of today, March 28, 2024, the internet shows he's still going strong and 102. Bless him. :-) Birthdate: January 20, 1922
@@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!
That's really wonderful!
This is what I call dancing with the stars!
Would love to see people dancing again instead of on their cell phones or laptops!
Hello Lydia, How are you doing?
Ray Anthony album covers often had a look of what Cary Grant might look like playing a trumpet.
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.
Girvan Paterson Great to see Fred still performing, but he's much too old to be involved with Miss Caron.
grafter kind of the point of the whole movie
@@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.
You're right! Great among the best ever! What a number! Emmanuel from Paris France
YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY RIGHT BUT NEITHER US
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.
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
Sorry, 30 years ago i didn't see your name on any
Marquee on the three continents i lived on..!
About the POC dancers from the past the greatest was Mister Bojangles Bill Robinson...!
He was more than a match
for Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire...
@@dominiqueschaffner308 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?
@@peteraschaffenburg1 hoofers not hoovers lol
@@robertmudrow8034 thank you 🙏! I’m not a native English speaker. I do speak 3 more languages though.😉
These are the movies people like. One that you can watch with your grandchildren.
Excelente recuerdo. Las peliculas eran para disfrutarlas ahora son para alterar la presion y el sistema nervioso.
+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.
Agreed.
This storyline is so gross it needs to stay in the vault. Do not expose children to this
There will never be another Fred Astaire.
THIS is talent,I don't know what we have now
once there were talents , once there was music , once there was culture
Alas, all that seams to be left is groups of refugees fleeing from marketing schemes.
Modern rock "music" is just grating noise.
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.
You can keep the novel. I'll be happy to keep Fred and Leslie in this "adaption".
And civility too.
Leslie Car on had to be amazing to keep up with him!
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.
Love how just because I'm watching this classic film clip, UA-cam's ads assume I need a walk in bathtub 🤣
That's a good observation. And it's too bad, too. Assuming fans of Fred Astaire's are automatically old fogies. Tsk, tsk.
Better than watching Stacey Abrams
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@@christinemusselman5499 LOVE IT --TODAY GARBAGE MUSIC
I just got an ad about how you can lose a foot to diabetes.
Fred Astaire - the master. What a fabulous dancer and such a class act.
The trumpeter looks just like young Cary Grant, doesn´t he?
Hi hi... The man who plays the trumpet looks like Grant :)
That's Ray Anthony, a famous musician back in the day.;
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It is Ray Anthony, but yes, he looks like young Cary Grant...
Definitely! I had to look twice;)
Apart from the superb dancing by the masters, beautiful clothes and great music.
Jackson ,Timberlake,Mars all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Fred ..........
Surely he was the greatest dancer of all times.
Well, Baryshnikov thought so. That's good enough for me.
A symphony of wit, musicality and line. Yes, surely the greatest.
Yes, but don't forget the Nicholas Brothers.
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.
I wonder how much rehearsing they did for all these steps. They make it look effortless. Amazing to me. Love the music too.
I cannot believe that Fred Astaire was 56 when this movie was shot. He must have been pretty disciplined; otherwise he would have been so amazing.
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!!!!!!!
I DIDNT KNOW BUT ONLY THE TRUE ARTIST COULD DO THAT
I watch this almost daily. It makes me so happy. Luv ya Fred, always will ❤❤❤
Ray Anthony knew about his ressemblance with Cary Grant, . He was proud of it.
Gabriel Coronado is
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...
Who wouldn’t be?
Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron were both wonderful dancers. Loved Leslie in An American In Paris.