 | Broadway Melody of 1940
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $10.49 Such blitheness of spirit! His jukebox dance with Eleanor Powell displays his masterful rhythm, and "I've Got My Eyes on You" is pure Astaire insousiance!
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 | Top Hat
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $11.49 The pinnacle of glittering Art Deco sets, the wistful masterpiece "Cheek to Cheek" and the adorable "Isn't it a Lovely Day?" (Ginger dancing in riding pants!)
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 | Follow the Fleet
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.99 Astaire exuded the most charm and naturalism when he played comic supporting characters, as in this movie. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a classic, and Ginger is priceless in her solo song...
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 | Swing Time
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $12.18 Easily the funniest of the Astaire-Ginger movies, and "Never Gonna Dance" is one of their all-time top dances. The spats come out in full force in this movie - 1930s elegance at its best.
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 | The Band Wagon (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $18.84 A milestone in Astaire's career! He does a sexy - and very 50s - dance number with Cyd Charisse, the likes of which he never would have done opposite Ginger. His most hilarious lines occur in this one
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 | Shall We Dance
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.99 The highlight is Fred singing "They can't take that away from me" to Ginger...so very poignant, considering that the great George Gershwin would pass away within the year...
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 | Funny Face
Buy used from: $3.98 His darkroom dance ("Funny Face") with Hepburn is classic Astaire, though he doesn't dance as much as usual in this film. Fantastic for its three central performers and quintessential 50s glamour.
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 | The Barkleys of Broadway
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.00 The weakest (and last) of his films with Ginger, but there are some high points. It's novel to see Fred and Ginger playing a bickering married couple. The shoe dance is a trifle kitschy, however...
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