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Foot-free Fred and joyous Ginger...in their gayest, gladdest show! - Shall We Dance
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Title: Shall We Dance

Release Date: 7 May 1937

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (108 votes)

Cast

  • Petrov: Fred Astaire
  • Linda Keene: Ginger Rogers
  • Jeffrey Baird: Edward Everett Horton
  • Cecil Flintridge: Eric Blore
  • Arthur Miller: Jerome Cowan
  • Lady Tarrington: Ketti Gallian
  • Jim Montgomery: William Brisbane
  • Matron: Ann Shoemaker
  • Ballet Dancer: Harriet Hoctor
  • Ballet Master (uncredited): Rolfe Sedan
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