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All hands on deck! In the fifth of 10 Astaire/Rogers pairings, Fred trades his top hat for a sailor's cap, Randolph Scott gets the girl (pre-Nelson Harriet Hilliard), Ginger gets a tap solo and viewers get the unending delight of seven sparkling Irving Berlin numbers, including Let Yourself Go, We Saw the Sea, the Duo's zany I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket skit and their sublimely powerful Let's Face the Music and Dance. Astaire is Bake Baker, a hoofer now given to stepping a sailor's horn-pipe while he and other swabbies patrol the seas for democracy. Rogers is his former partner Sherry, now convoying the Navy around a ballroom for 10 cents a dance. But one day the fleet returns to home port. Bake again meets Sherry, and the partnership is renewed at least for one more show. In small early-career roles, look for a very blond Lucille Ball and a very young Betty Grable.
Original Release
02/20/1936
US Release
02/20/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Astaire | Bake Baker |
Ginger Rogers | Sherry Martin |
Randolph Scott | Bilge Smith |
Harriet Nelson | Connie Martin |
Astrid Allwyn | Mrs. Iris Manning / Iris Manning |
Betty Grable | Singer in Trio |
Harry Beresford | Captain Hickey |
Russell Hicks | Jim Nolan |
Brooks Benedict | David Sullivan |
Ray Mayer | Dopey Williams |
Directors
Writers
Dwight Taylor, Allan Scott, Hubert Osborne, Lew Lipton, Dorothy Yost
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Astaire | Bake Baker |
Ginger Rogers | Sherry Martin |
Randolph Scott | Bilge Smith |
Harriet Nelson | Connie Martin |
Astrid Allwyn | Mrs. Iris Manning / Iris Manning |
Betty Grable | Singer in Trio |
Harry Beresford | Captain Hickey |
Russell Hicks | Jim Nolan |
Brooks Benedict | David Sullivan |
Ray Mayer | Dopey Williams |
Lucille Ball | Kitty Collins |
Jean Acker | Minor Role |
Richard Alexander | Paradise Ballroom Waiter |
Constance Bergen | Ticket Seller |
Frederic Blanchard | Captain Jones |
Lynton Brent | Deck Officer |
Phyllis Brooks | Minor Role |
Tom Brower | Policeman |
Edward W. Burns | Sailor |
Lita Chevret | Showgirl in Casino Number |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pandro S. Berman | Producer |