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Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Foot-free Fred and joyous Ginger...in their gayest, gladdest show!

1937 1h 49mComedyRomance

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

3.7/5

TMDB score· 123 votes

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Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

The vibe

newspaperdancingballet dancermusicalscandalsingingblack and whitemanhattan, new york city

Behind it

Mark SandrichMark SandrichDirectorAllan ScottScreenplayErnest PaganoScreenplayLee LoebStoryHarold BuchmanStoryGeorge GershwinGeorge GershwinComposer

Cast

Fred AstaireFred AstairePetrov
Ginger RogersGinger RogersLinda Keene
Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonJeffrey Baird
Eric BloreEric BloreCecil Flintridge
Jerome CowanJerome CowanArthur Miller
Ketti GallianKetti GallianLady Tarrington
William BrisbaneWilliam BrisbaneJim Montgomery
Ann ShoemakerAnn ShoemakerMatron
Harriet HoctorHarriet HoctorBallet Dancer
Rolfe SedanRolfe SedanBallet Master (uncredited)
Richard TuckerRichard TuckerMr. Russell (uncredited)
Ben AlexanderBen AlexanderEvans (uncredited)
Charles ColemanCharles ColemanPoliceman (uncredited)
Eddie HallEddie HallMan (uncredited)
Matthew BoultonMatthew BoultonShip's Officer (uncredited)
Sidney BraceySidney BraceyFirst Steward (uncredited)
Monte CollinsMonte CollinsUsher-Messenger (uncredited)
Dudley DickersonDudley DickersonEngine Room Singer (uncredited)

Director

Mark Sandrich

Writers

Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano, Lee Loeb, Harold Buchman

Release date

7 May 1937

Runtime

1h 49m

Budget

$1.0M

Box office

$2.2M · 2.2× its budget

Studio

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

English, French

Country

United States of America

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