Rent The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
3.5 of 5 from 64 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
Fred and Ginger say hello to Broadway - and goodbye to their glorious teaming. After 10 years apart, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reteam in their final film pairing, cleverly written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and smoothly directed by Charles Walters. The story, per many sources, mirrors real-life creative tensions the two shared. Astaire plays driven hoofer Josh Barkley. Rogers is his wife Dinah, who longs to forsake the clackety-clap-tapping of Bouncin' the Blues for stage dramas. She parts, Josh vies to win her back and the routines leading to a happy resolution include Fred's Shoes with Wings On and a rhapsodic reprise of a George and Ira Gershwin number from Shall We Dance: They Can't Take That Away from Me. All of which proves they can't take away the Astaire/Rogers magic either. - Actors:
- Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins, Jacques François, George Zucco, Clinton Sundberg, Inez Cooper, Carol Brewster, Wilson Wood, John Albright, Jean Andren, Lois Austin, Dick Baron, Margaret Bert, Betty Blythe, George Boyce, Bobby Brooks, Claire Carleton
- Directors:
- Charles Walters
- Writers:
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Others:
- Harry Stradling
- Aka:
- You Made Me Love You
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- Dancing Queens: Guide to the Musical Films That'll, Films & TV by topic, Films by Genre, Fred and Ginger: Duets and Solos, Holidays Film Collection, Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1948
