A Damsel in Distress DVD, 1937

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MovieMail's Review

Fred Astaire is paired with Joan Fontaine's rebellious heiress in this 1937 musical comedy from RKO Pictures. It's a sprightly adaptation of PG Wodehouse's novel, says David Parkinson.

With the box-office tide turning against Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with Shall We Dance (1937), RKO was more than happy to team the ageing hoofer with 19 year-old Joan Fontaine in George Stevens's sprightly adaptation of a novel by PG Wodehouse. George Burns and Gracie Allen provided comic support, as Fred's musical comedy star tilts his top hat at Fontaine's rebellious heiress. But the American public inexplicably stayed away. It was their loss. The comedy may not have had the screwball zing that was then in vogue, but there are plenty of droll asides on the class system and the notion that Britain and America were two nations divided by a common language. Moreover, Astaire produced nifty dance routines to such George and Ira Gershwin tunes as `A Foggy Day (In London Town)', `Things Are Looking Up' and `Nice Work If You Can Get It', which afforded him the opportunity to do tap and drum solos. Furthermore, Hermes Pan won the last Dance Direction Oscar for the fun house choreography on `Stiff Upper Lip'.

David Parkinson on 21st June 2011
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Film Information

Director - George Stevens

Produced - 1937

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - American film

Cast - Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Montagu Love

DVD Details

Certificate:	U	Publisher:	Odeon Entertainment	Region:	2
Length:	96 mins	Cat No:	ODNF270
Format:	DVD B&W

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Film Description

A 1937 musical comedy from RKO Pictures, A Damsel in Distress sees Fred Astaire play an American dancing star who finds himself falling in love when he shares a cab with a beautiful young English woman (Joan Fontaine) - the daughter of an aristocrat who does not reveal her background. After their meeting, the dancer sets about tracking her down. Also stars real life husband-and-wife team George Burns and Gracie Allen.