I'd have to say that, overall, "The Band Wagon" is the funniest to me. The script is so witty and all of the stuff with Jeffrey Cordova being such an "eager...
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Pat
wardicus2002
Nov 3, 2003 4:18 pm
I'm particularly fond of TOP HAT, particularly Fred and Ginger's dialogue in the horse drawn cab-- Fred: Why, this horse's sire was Man 'O' War. Ginger: Who...
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Mark Fisk
markfisk2003
Nov 3, 2003 4:03 pm
I like this one too. There is also a line in the 'Gay Divorcee' that always makes me laugh Ginger: 'I dont care what you did as a boy' Fred: 'Well I Didnt do...
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chrisbamberger
Nov 3, 2003 2:37 pm
'Guess that's what you'd call a wynn-wynn situation. Ahem. ... Words with ... provides ... one of...
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andi_fs
Nov 3, 2003 6:22 am
Ok, how many times did Fred film his dancing for "Puttin' On The Ritz?" There's the main dancing in the foreground, but how many times did he go through it for...
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RussellMA@...
Nov 3, 2003 5:15 am
Wait, there's more... In addition to Three Little Words, Royal Wedding, and Ziegfeld Follies, Ed Wynn's son Keenan also appeared in The Belle of New York and...
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samiskee@...
samiskee2001
Nov 3, 2003 4:39 am
Keenan Wynn is also in "Ziegfeld Follies," though not with Fred, and in "Royal Wedding." Maureen...
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RussellMA@...
Nov 3, 2003 4:16 am
May - I don't know yet which hotel it was, but if I find out, I'll let you know. Mike...
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Gloria Campbell
swell108@...
Nov 3, 2003 3:59 am
Keennan Wynn was also in ROYAL WEDDING....
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Chan, May (AP - SIH)
maychankachee
Nov 3, 2003 3:54 am
Dear Mike, Do you know which hotel have they stayed? May ... From: RussellMA@... [mailto:RussellMA@...] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:45 AM ...
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RussellMA@...
Nov 3, 2003 3:45 am
May - Fred and his daughter Ava visited Hong Kong in the summer of 1957 for the openings of two of his films--"Funny Face" and "Silk Stockings." Mike...
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Chan, May (AP - SIH)
maychankachee
Nov 3, 2003 3:34 am
Dear Chris, Thanks a lot for the detail information about Fred's costumes. I'm very impressed by your good knowledge of Fred. I wish that I will have the...
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saucymanmike
Nov 3, 2003 1:59 am
Another relation, Ed Wynn's son, Keenan Wynn was in Three Little Words with Fred Astaire. And I'm not sure if Nan Wynn has any relation to Ed (the internet...
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mlrichman@...
mlrichman2003
Nov 3, 2003 12:08 am
I think it was said of Judy Garland that she was a quick learner, and could remember dance routines quite well. She didn't have a dancer's physique, but kept...
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RussellMA@...
Nov 2, 2003 7:36 pm
Ed Wynn appeared with the Astaires during the last part of the run of "Over the Top" (1917). Wynn replaced T. Roy Barnes. Fred and Ed (and Claire Not Booth...
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chrisbamberger
Nov 2, 2003 7:24 pm
Weren't Ed and Fred onstage together in the 1920s too? By the way, Ale (who can probably answer the question above), it was not the same Clare Luce. Clare...
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markwpetty
Nov 2, 2003 5:43 pm
I'll continue the Ed Wynn thread AND keep it on topic. Sort of. Both Ed & Fred (sounds like a vaudeville team) appeared on the final episode of THE HOLLYWOOD...
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arulft2
Nov 2, 2003 5:08 pm
it's the first movie of gene kelly the tiltle is for me and my gal with george murphy too friendly eric fromp france...
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Sallyann Halstead
sallyannhals...
Nov 2, 2003 4:41 pm
Hi, Funnily enough, when I went to visit my brother who is working in Oslo he took me to the Sonja Heine centre which is on the fjord at the bottom of his ...
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Sallyann Halstead
sallyannhals...
Nov 2, 2003 4:23 pm
Hi all! All I can say from over here is that we'd be there if we could! We will be thinking of you though - maybe we'll have a humble sitting room viewing here...
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saucymanmike
Nov 2, 2003 3:42 pm
What do you all think is Fred's funniest movie? They were all pretty comedic but some of the comedy has become mellow in today's standards, but I think that...
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saucymanmike
Nov 2, 2003 3:39 pm
On That's Entertainment I saw a clip of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland dancing (I can't remember what film it was from, but it was black and white), and it looked...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Nov 2, 2003 12:39 am
... porter ... from) and it ... Oopsie. I must read all the posts before responding to any. Sorry chillun'. Jay...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Nov 2, 2003 12:31 am
I must say that, given the fact that "High Society" is part of your online moniker, I'm not surprised that you enjoy that duet between Sinatra and Bing. Some...
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Joan/John MacLeod
justineva2003
Nov 1, 2003 7:35 pm
... From: <kscherling@...> To: <astaire@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [astaire] Re: Fred at Museum of...
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Alessandra G.
fritz_1899
Nov 1, 2003 5:06 pm
Hallo folks, I think I confuse Clare Luce of The Gay Divorcee with the Ambassator Claire Boothe Luce. Isn't the same person, isn't it? Ale- ...
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Alessandra G.
fritz_1899
Nov 1, 2003 4:37 pm
The original Leo of MGM is buried since 1928 in Hollywood. Ale- ______________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: 6MB di...
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HIGH SOCIETY M.A.D.Ri...
saucymanmike
Nov 1, 2003 4:36 pm
It is the song with frank and bing but I'm pretty sure that cole porter wrote it since it was from HIGH SOCIETY (not where my name came from) and it was scored...
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Alessandra G.
fritz_1899
Nov 1, 2003 4:32 pm
Is that song with Bing and Frank? Richard McKenzie wrote that one night he and Ava were at dinner with Fred and on another table there was Frank Sinatra alone...
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saucymanmike
Nov 1, 2003 3:55 pm
OOHH! I never knew the lion had a name, but then again, when I actually think about it, I think I remember it having a name like leo. ... HIGHSOCIETY ...
