Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
Acting
Astaire and Rogers' legendary chemistry.
Direction
Sandrich's seamless musical integration.
Costume
Edith Head's iconic feather gown.
Director
Mark Sandrich
Fred Astaire
Jerry Travers
Ginger Rogers
Dale Tremont
Edward Everett Horton
Horace Hardwick
Erik Rhodes
Alberto Beddini
Eric Blore
Bates
Helen Broderick
Madge Hardwick
Lucille Ball
Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Venice Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Florist (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Adair
London Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous feather dress caused problems during filming—Rogers spun so much that feathers flew everywhere, requiring constant cleanup between takes.
This was Astaire-Rogers' most commercially successful film together, cementing the 'dancing duo' template that defined Hollywood musicals for decades.
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