Friday with Fred Astaire

“Broadway Melody of 1940” co-starring Eleanor Powell

Mar 05, 2021

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Fred Astaire took time off from work in 1939 to vacation in England, France and Ireland as the Nazis were rising in Europe. Aware that he was at a career turning point, he wanted to rest and reflect before his next movie, the motion picture musical Broadway Melody of 1940, which he had contracted to make for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The result is this marvel…

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