When Movies Were Good

Episode 13: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers


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For this episode we discuss the legendary screen dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In particular we look at two of their later films including Follow The Fleet (1936), featuring their iconic 'Lets Face the Music and Dance' scene as well as Shall We Dance (1937), a movie famous not just for its stars but also for it's been one of the few films to have music written by George and Ira Gershwin. We hope you enjoy our discussion of some of these masterpieces of Art Deco cinema. Please subscribe and join us for more great movie discussion!

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When Movies Were GoodBy Rachel Jay & Matthew Ducza