Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937 | 1h 52m | Comedy, Musical | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake their marriage for publicity purposes before falling in love for real in this delightful musical comedy.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Mark Sandrich

CAST

Fred Astaire

Ginger Rogers

Edward Everett Horton

Eric Blore

Jerome Cowan

PRODUCERS

Pandro S. Berman

WRITERS

Allan Scott

Ernest Pagano

Host Intros

01:42
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Shall We Dance (1937)
Intro Aired: Nov 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Shall We Dance, 1937.
02:22
Robert Osborne Intro -- Shall We Dance (1937)
Intro Aired: Dec 2015
Robert Osborne introduces Shall We Dance, 1937.

Related Videos

Shall We Dance (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Slap That Bass!
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As hoofer (posing as a ballet artist) Pete, Fred Astaire performs a George & Ira Gershwin original with the crew, in a remarkable cruise ship engine room set, Van Nest Polglase the credited designer, in RKO's Shall We Dance, 1937, also starring Ginger Rogers.
Shall We Dance (1937) -- (Movie Clip) They All Laughed
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After she's sung the George & Ira Gershwin tune, Linda (Ginger Rogers) goes along when the dinner crowd at a glitzy New York address demands she dance with Pete "Petrov, (Fred Astaire), amid false rumors they're secretly married, in Shall We Dance, 1937.
Shall We Dance (1937) -- (Movie Clip) I Hope To Dance With Her Someday
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Just-introduced Paris ballet impresario Baird (Edward Everett Horton) visits his ambivalent star Pete (Fred Astaire, his first scene), for further exposition, leading us to Linda (Ginger Rogers), whom he worships from afar, opening RKO's Shall We Dance, 1937.
Shall We Dance (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Let's Call the Whole Thing Off!
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Incognito in Central Park, dodging rumors of their non-existent secret marriage, celebrity dancers Pete (Fred Astaire) and Linda (Ginger Rogers) introduce the George and Ira Gershwin song, with their famous roller-skate dance in Shall We Dance, 1937.

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