I love this scene. Henry Fonda is so brilliant in it (as of course is Ward Bond) The way Fonda dances so well, but without passion, without enjoyment, is such a terrific metaphor for his character. A soldier who knows the manual and has courage but has no imagination and no sense of how to properly command. A real example of genius in front of and behind the camera. .
A beautiful scene...one can imagine Thursby dancing that way with his wife, but with a warm smile on his face. When he lost his wife, he lost everything.
A classic with John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Shirley Temple. A great dance scene and a great movie to watch. It is sad that after this ball most of the men are killed in the Indian ambush. Nice clip to see on here.
kkjimbo: Totally agree with you. Colonel Thursday is perfect and graceful, and not enjoying it at all. If this clip was a little longer, it would also show that O'Rourke (Ward Bond) starts the scene with a sigh, like it's just a duty for him too, but then he really starts to smile and enjoy himself. A really marvelous scene. This is my favorite Henry Fonda movie.
Just watched this film the other night on Outlaw, a relatively new over-the-air network that shows classic Westerns. The tune in this dance scene is "Oh Dem Golden Slippers," a 19th century minstrel song. Those of us who grew up in the 1970's/early 80's know it as a jingle for Golden Grahams cereal.
MY MOST FAVORIE MOVIE SCENE OF ALL TIME!!!!!! Ft. Apache, with Henry Fonda, John Wayne and Shirley Temple. I morn the passing away of Shirley Temple today.
my most favorite movie of all time. Great and funny lines through the movie. John Ford was so hard on Shirley Temple he had her in tears every day of filming.
Doesn't it look great? It is actually a polka, specifically a heel-toe polka. This was a very popular style in the second part of the 19th century. The famous bazaar scene in Gone With The Wind also features a Charleston heel-toe polka. The traditional step starts with the left foot for the man, and the right foot for the lady. The heel-toe movement is repeated twice, and followed by four polka steps. I'll try to find a video.
It's called "Oh, dem Golden Slippers!" a minstrel show tune from 1879. Oh, dem golden slippers! Oh, dem golden slippers! Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear Because they look so neat. Oh, dem golden slippers! Oh, dem golden slippers! Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear To walk the golden street.
Como todos los grandes Fonda dominaba el baile, era elegsntidimo, además de uno de los actores importantes de la época dorada del cine.¡que tiempos aquellos!
I don't think Golden Grahams were around in the 1940's when this movie was made, but those of us who are of a certain age know this tune as the Golden Grahams jingle.
That's what I'm wondering, too, because it looks great! It seems like a mixture of polka, quickstep and something else ("heel - toe - heel" whatever). Maybe there's some dancing teacher who could help out here???
When they finished filming, John Ford, John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Ward Bond all went out for two weeks on For d's Yahat and all the did was play poker and get drunk as hell Every day
For a good illustration of the heel-toe polka at a slower pace, enter this description into the UA-cam search field: Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Heel-and-Toe Polka Sorry, but I cannot post the link; UA-cam will not allow it.
golden slippers. As mentioned the NCO Ball at Ft Apache with Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple waltzing to Golden Slippers in my most favorite movie scene ever. But, not historically correct. The movie is suppose to take place in the 1970s (part of John For d's cavalry trilogies) with John Wayne, but this song was Not Witten yet.
yes i finely find it in my dads song books he sue to play n sing live on the radio in salina ks i am not sure if it was before ww2 or after he came home
I love this scene. Henry Fonda is so brilliant in it (as of course is Ward Bond) The way Fonda dances so well, but without passion, without enjoyment, is such a terrific metaphor for his character. A soldier who knows the manual and has courage but has no imagination and no sense of how to properly command. A real example of genius in front of and behind the camera. .
A beautiful scene...one can imagine Thursby dancing that way with his wife, but with a warm smile on his face. When he lost his wife, he lost everything.
A classic with John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Shirley Temple. A great dance scene and a great movie to watch. It is sad that after this ball most of the men are killed in the Indian ambush. Nice clip to see on here.
kkjimbo: Totally agree with you. Colonel Thursday is perfect and graceful, and not enjoying it at all. If this clip was a little longer, it would also show that O'Rourke (Ward Bond) starts the scene with a sigh, like it's just a duty for him too, but then he really starts to smile and enjoy himself. A really marvelous scene.
This is my favorite Henry Fonda movie.
Just watched this film the other night on Outlaw, a relatively new over-the-air network that shows classic Westerns. The tune in this dance scene is "Oh Dem Golden Slippers," a 19th century minstrel song. Those of us who grew up in the 1970's/early 80's know it as a jingle for Golden Grahams cereal.
Just an awesome scene the way it was back then. Henry Fonda at his best
Better than anything I've seen on "Dancing With the Stars"...!!
Love the movie Shirley Temple was great!
MY MOST FAVORIE MOVIE SCENE OF ALL TIME!!!!!! Ft. Apache, with Henry Fonda, John Wayne and Shirley Temple. I morn the passing away of Shirley Temple today.
One of the most memorable scenes in movie history.
J.Ford J Wayne binomio perfetto unico meraviglioso sempre!!
In my top 3 Wayne movies for sure ... John Ford is great. And Ward Bond is the greatest supporting actor in history!
my most favorite movie of all time. Great and funny lines through the movie. John Ford was so hard on Shirley Temple he had her in tears every day of filming.
Χορεύει υπέροχα....απλά χωρίς χαμόγελο!!!!
Doesn't it look great? It is actually a polka, specifically a heel-toe polka. This was a very popular style in the second part of the 19th century. The famous bazaar scene in Gone With The Wind also features a Charleston heel-toe polka. The traditional step starts with the left foot for the man, and the right foot for the lady. The heel-toe movement is repeated twice, and followed by four polka steps. I'll try to find a video.
Golden Slippers- the title of this dance
Fonda was a lot better officer than Owen Thursday. Awarded the BSM for his service as an Air Combat Intelligence Officer in WWII.
Henry Fonda baila estupendo,muy biennn
Henry Fonda does it very good
It's called "Oh, dem Golden Slippers!" a minstrel show tune from 1879.
Oh, dem golden slippers!
Oh, dem golden slippers!
Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear
Because they look so neat.
Oh, dem golden slippers!
Oh, dem golden slippers!
Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear
To walk the golden street.
Como todos los grandes Fonda dominaba el baile, era elegsntidimo, además de uno de los actores importantes de la época dorada del cine.¡que tiempos aquellos!
Buenísima música
Oh those Golden Grahams!
I don't think Golden Grahams were around in the 1940's when this movie was made, but those of us who are of a certain age know this tune as the Golden Grahams jingle.
Thank you very much!! That was a great help!!
That's what I'm wondering, too, because it looks great! It seems like a mixture of polka, quickstep and something else ("heel - toe - heel" whatever).
Maybe there's some dancing teacher who could help out here???
When they finished filming, John Ford, John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Ward Bond all went out for two weeks on For d's Yahat and all the did was play poker and get drunk as hell Every day
0:19 - Pokemon game song
For a good illustration of the heel-toe polka at a slower pace, enter this description into the UA-cam search field: Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Heel-and-Toe Polka
Sorry, but I cannot post the link; UA-cam will not allow it.
fort apache
what is this song
golden slippers. As mentioned the NCO Ball at Ft Apache with Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple waltzing to Golden Slippers in my most favorite movie scene ever. But, not historically correct. The movie is suppose to take place in the 1970s (part of John For d's cavalry trilogies) with John Wayne, but this song was Not Witten yet.
+John Wedeward that is the 18 70s
yes i finely find it in my dads song books he sue to play n sing live on the radio in salina ks i am not sure if it was before ww2 or after he came home
Golden Slippers
Oh Dem Golden Slippers