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Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio (1933) starring Dolores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Flying Down to Rio (1933) starring Dolores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Synopsis of Flying Down to Rio Flying down to Rio is an RKO musical, built around a romantic triangle.  The main characters are played by Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond and Raul...
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Finian’s Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow (1968) starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Keenan Wynn
Finian’s Rainbow (1968) starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Keenan Wynn Fred Astaire sang and danced his last musical lead in Finian’s Rainbow, director Francis Ford Coppola’s movie of the 1947 Broadway hit. Astaire plays an Irish rogue who plants a stolen crock of leprechaun gold in...
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers,
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a wonderful Hollywood biography. It tells the story of the husband-and-wife ballroom dancing team Vernon and Irene Castle.
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Let’s Say It with Firecrackers [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to Let's Say It with Firecrackers (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung at the Holiday Inn by the chorus and danced by Fred Astaire on the 4th of July
Song lyrics to Let’s Say It with Firecrackers (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung at the Holiday Inn by the chorus and danced by Fred Astaire on the 4th of July Let’s say it with firecrackersAnd banners held highLet’s have a real old-fashioned noisy Fourth of...
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Easter Parade [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to Easter Parade (1933). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung by Bing Crosby on Easter Sunday in Holiday Inn, by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade
Song lyrics to Easter Parade (1933). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung by Bing Crosby on Easter Sunday in Holiday Inn, by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade In your Easter bonnetWith all the frills upon itYou’ll be the grandest ladyIn the Easter parade
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I Can’t Tell a Lie [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to I Can't Tell a Lie (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung at the Holiday Inn by Fred Astaire on Washington's Birthday
Song lyrics to I Can’t Tell a Lie (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung at the Holiday Inn by Fred Astaire on Washington’s Birthday I could say that you’re homelyJust as homely as pieBut this is Washington’s birthdayAnd I’ve got to say you’re beautiful‘Cause I can’t...
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You’re Easy to Dance With [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to You're Easy to Dance With (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung by Fred Astaire and chorus in Holiday Inn
Song lyrics to You’re Easy to Dance With (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Sung by Fred Astaire and chorus in Holiday Inn I could dance nightlyJust holding you tightly, my sweetI could keep right onBecause you’re so light on your feetYou’re easy to dance with
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I’ll Capture Your Heart Singing [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to I'll Capture Your Heart Singing (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Virginia Dale in Holiday Inn
Song lyrics to I’ll Capture Your Heart Singing (1942). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Virginia Dale in Holiday Inn Here she comes, down the streetMy, oh my, ain’t she sweet?Why, here comes my hot toddyOver my dead body
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Top Hat

Top Hat (1935) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore
Top Hat (1935) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore Synopsis of Top Hat The story of Top Hat centers on wealthy Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers), on holiday in London and Venice. She assumes that American entertainer Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) is the...
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