Hello Astaire group members -- I am trying to trace a reference I heard years ago: I heard mention of a film in which Fred Astaire does a dance with some sort...
I'm afraid, however, that you won't find a 1920s recording of Astaire singing the song. It was introduced in the eponymous show by the male lead opposite Adele...
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Bob Klineman
bobk516
Jan 10, 2005 3:08 pm
Go to Footlight.com - a recording store in New York City, and you will find two CD's recorded in the 20"s that Fred made with sister Adele - and with George...
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fritz_1899
Jan 10, 2005 1:30 pm
Certainly better than my German! I think I read that scene took about 7 or 9 takes and the one (in which Fred had already drunk a lot) was the best. I'd like...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Jan 10, 2005 1:18 pm
... Dublin, Ireland actually. And I'm afraid my German ist nicht so gut. I should have wished you all Gluckliches Neujahr because froeliches means merry, not...
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fritz_1899
Jan 10, 2005 7:41 am
... Oh, that's interesting Dermont: are you in Austria? Alessandra-...
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fritz_1899
Jan 10, 2005 7:38 am
That's right Mike and Chris, it was Fred Jr. the one who studied at Aiken. It is mentioned in His Friends Talk. Ale- ... Aiken....
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Shirley
classicholly...
Jan 10, 2005 2:37 am
Hi, I was wondering if Fred ever recorded Lady be Good in the '20s. If he did, does anyone know where I can find a copy of that version?...
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Stefan Huber
shicorp1
Jan 8, 2005 10:30 am
This is not really a highlight of the TCM soundtrack series. It seems, if the CD has been lifted directly from the shows' final mixes. The sound is only in...
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samiskee@...
samiskee2001
Jan 7, 2005 11:34 pm
Having appointed myself as a caretaker of all people reaching 100, I invite any members of the Astaire Groups to send a birthday card to Charles Lane on his...
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drop that long face
drop_that_lo...
Jan 7, 2005 8:13 pm
Gillian Mann wrote: "" Yeah, I guess it was the _After_ beat which appealed. I think the distinguishing thing about the waltz rhythm or beat is that you can't ...
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chrisbamberger
Jan 7, 2005 6:19 pm
Oops!...
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rjvandewater@...
orvillespooner
Jan 7, 2005 6:16 pm
After spending the day sick on Thursday and watching the beautiful Loretta Young in "Midnight Mary" (1933) and Mother Is A Freshman" (1948)I noticed that the...
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davereel1
Jan 7, 2005 6:16 pm
It was titled "Finian's Rainbow." You can read the entire interview with Mr. Astaire in the Turner Classic Movies May "Book Corner" selection, "Reel to Real:...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Jan 7, 2005 5:35 pm
I always thought that "Finian" was done at Warners. (?) One of my favorite Charles Lane moments is in It's a Wonderful Life when James Stewart enthuses about...
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cnb@...
chrisbamberger
Jan 7, 2005 4:17 pm
No, he wasn't, unfortunately. Though Mr. Lane did make a few films at RKO (and freelanced throughout his 249-picture career), most of his 1930s work was at ...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Jan 7, 2005 5:53 am
... can't ... When I imagine The Waltz I think of structured dance. (But of course, that is true of ballroom...and possibly most dances designed for the ...
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Gillian Mann
mondayphoenix
Jan 6, 2005 9:20 pm
... forms ... Yeah, I guess it was the _After_ beat which appealed. I think the distinguishing thing about the waltz rhythm or beat is that you can't really...
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samiskee@...
samiskee2001
Jan 6, 2005 8:45 pm
Speaking of Twentieth CEntury.....one of the actors in it, our fave hachet face besides Ned Sparks and Buster Keaton, is Charles Lane who will be 100 on...
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Vicki Allardice
bty390790
Jan 6, 2005 7:13 pm
I was thinking of buying the"Top Hat White Tie and Tails" CD but I was just wondering if the sound quality is good because I got a Sinatra CD and the sound was...
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Arlene K. Witt
arleneatinx
Jan 6, 2005 6:42 pm
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:44:23 -0000 From: "Jay Hopkins" <twin_cities_dude@...> Subject: Re: Am Mrs. Hunter's Little Boy -- I Am Not "Trilby" (now OT) ...
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RussellMA@...
Jan 6, 2005 5:39 pm
I may be mistaken, but I think Fred Jr. went to prep school in Aiken. If so, that might account for the confusion. Mike...
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cnb@...
chrisbamberger
Jan 6, 2005 5:10 pm
I had to laugh when I came across this on a website about the town of Aiken, South Carolina: "Even now, you can see remnants of those days on the carefully...
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cnb@...
chrisbamberger
Jan 6, 2005 4:37 pm
Great! Let me know if there's anything from "A Christmas Carol" on it. That part has me curious....
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Linda Moncrief
lindamoncrief
Jan 6, 2005 4:27 pm
Chris, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1746695,00.html I think this is the CD you're looking for. I wasn't able to get the sound clips to...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Jan 6, 2005 7:39 am
... Right on, Mrs. B. To quoth, herewith: What's this talk about waltzes taking the place of Swing? I don't like waltzes. They don't mean a thing! Jay P.S....
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Jan 6, 2005 7:18 am
... was ... no ... gives ... Well, there is a rhythm to the waltz, as there is to nearly all forms of music, so there is certainly a certain, er, beat. Why...
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Jay Hopkins
twin_cities_...
Jan 6, 2005 5:44 am
... the ... Barrymore and ... I thought I would be watching Ball of Fire, another Howard Hawks film, but had gotten the screening times confused. Jay...
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Gillian Mann
mondayphoenix
Jan 5, 2005 7:17 pm
... waltz". ... suspect ... a ... Yes, I think it must have been the absence of "the beat" which was responsible for his prejudice. I've always found the...
