GAWD - I should never have given up likker and good coke ... this sucks until you hit Ginger doin' her thang .. Thank God Milland was not soused and wore a cup!
A brilliant performance by Ginger, sadly brought down a notch by a stunningly mediocre performance from the chorus. The golden age of Hollywood musicals and that was the best they could come up with??
So much has been said about whether Ginger was as good as the other dancers Astaire was partnered with. Fred said it best - "after dancing with Ginger, she made anybody else I danced with look wrong". Ginger knew the acting didn't stop when the dancing began, and she made it look like dancing with Fred was the most exciting thing a woman could ever do. She was beautiful, talented, and In a class by herself, even today. She was a one of a kind.
It would have been nice to see Danny Kaye reprice his role in this -- ah but by then, he was star in his own right -- he would have played the ring master -- notice how the song "Tchaikovsky" is missing from this version
What incredibly witty, sophisticated lyrics...look how far we have descended since. Can you imagine any film today doing something like this? Polysyllabic words, psychology...it's practically an artifact from a different civilization.
I have always loved this film, and also Star, where Julie Andrews also sings 'The Saga of Jenny' with a circus theme. In brilliant technicolor, Lady in the Dark is a vibrant surrealistic and glamourous gem. It just comes out at you with its color schemes, stunning costumes and sets. The dream sequences particularly make it very deserving of a remastered DVD release. The clarity of this film is vibrant and superb. A truly amazing concoction. Robbie.
I'm 21 and I'm sad to say that as much as I would love to perform these numbers, because of their elegance and class, sophistication and entertainment value, I'm afraid they would find very few fans these days. I daresay hardly anyone of my generation would recognise them or care. It's all about pop and sex and bling. Quel dommage.
Missing verse: "Jenny made her mind up at 39/She would take a trip to the Argentine/She was only on vacation but the Latins agree/Jenny was the one who started the Good Neighbor Policy/Poor Jenny, bright as a penny/Her equal would be hard to find/Oh, passion does not vanish/In Portuguese or Spanish/And she would make up her mind!"
This song is like a copy of the song "Lily of the Valley" sung by Mae West in the movie "My little chickadee". Good old time enterteiners. Hard to find today. Thanks a lot for posting this. Greetings from Helsinki, Finland.
Who couldn't love Ginger Rogers? She was a fierce combination of sass and class. Wonderful actress, comedienne and dancer..and those legs...hell, even Cyd had nothing on them.
AHHHH I Always think there is no way I could fall anymore in Love with Ginger and then I find stuff like this. I always have to watch her stuff at least two or three times in a row cause I am so excited I find myself Screaming with excitement through the whole thing.
if you have this whole film, i beg you to give me a copy! i sw it when i was 13 and i have been desperate to see it again. i am an avid kurt weill fan and i have to have it.
listen im 13 and i absolutely LOVE ginger!!!! i was bored and home alone one day with nothing to watch and there was a movie of hers on TCM so i started watching and from then on i was hooked :) i think she is absolutely fantastic in this but i find it kinda disturbing that the audience is a bunch of easter eggs ! lol :)
i LOVE her costume, and she has a knockout figure, when I first saw this movie, thinking she was mainly a 1930s star, i thought she might've been getting a bit old by then, but then, viola! She has curves and long, flawless legs like a ziegfeld folly! Her sequin costume was one of the most expensive of her time, it cost about $43,000,---back then!
No, it's Ginger. She was a very talented singer as is apparent in this number. She was the first person to perform such standards as "Embraceble You" and "But Not For Me" when she was just 19 years old.
Then, start dancing when you're a teenager and win a contest. Go pro at around 16, practicing for hours a day. Then marry a professional dancer and perform on stage night after night. Then go to Hollywood, continue to rehearse constantly and end up partnering with the best, most demanding dancer in the world. And keep dancing throughout your life.
This is an excellent part of Ginger's career and so hard to find these days, no DVD release forthcoming etc! Quite apart from the surreal magic of the number it also has the best pair of legs in the business on show!
Ahhh Ginger! Her equal would be hard to find that's for damn sure!!
This picture is (apparently) in the public domain now, so there are DVDs available on ebay. I'm considering purchasing one, but I have no idea what the quality is like.
Please don't make that purchase, I did and the quality of the DVD is shocking, clearly transferred from an old video recording on a TV showing, I would guess in the 1980's. It doesn't do the film justice at all!
No problem, I hate to see people get ripped off! I guess we just have to badger the studio to release the film properly and as I'm a fan in the UK and you are in the USA (I assuming as you mentioned bucks!) we might just do it!
Thanks for posting this! It is one of those terrific numbers tucked away in a dramatic film that is hard to find. Ginger does a brilliant job. Thanks again!
This is fabulous! Thanks for uploading!
ElachimArtist 1 month ago
i wish I could find the full movie.
disneyfreak191 3 months ago
GAWD - I should never have given up likker and good coke ... this sucks until you hit Ginger doin' her thang .. Thank God Milland was not soused and wore a cup!
dessay1 5 months ago
This may be blasphemous of me to say, but... I actually kinda like the Benny Goodman version of this song with Helen Forrest :P
jjobie 5 months ago in playlist Einar Swan-Lynn Anderson
WooooooooooooW her legs are very beautiful
maybe they are the most beautiful legs I've ever seen
7aman89 5 months ago
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7aman89 5 months ago
wow! Her legs are considered gorgeous even if they are not twigs? I love that! you can see muscles and health in those legs. what a pretty lady! <3
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A brilliant performance by Ginger, sadly brought down a notch by a stunningly mediocre performance from the chorus. The golden age of Hollywood musicals and that was the best they could come up with??
niremetal 9 months ago
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niremetal 9 months ago
So much has been said about whether Ginger was as good as the other dancers Astaire was partnered with. Fred said it best - "after dancing with Ginger, she made anybody else I danced with look wrong". Ginger knew the acting didn't stop when the dancing began, and she made it look like dancing with Fred was the most exciting thing a woman could ever do. She was beautiful, talented, and In a class by herself, even today. She was a one of a kind.
mdshullaw52 9 months ago
It would have been nice to see Danny Kaye reprice his role in this -- ah but by then, he was star in his own right -- he would have played the ring master -- notice how the song "Tchaikovsky" is missing from this version
penciltest2 10 months ago
What incredibly witty, sophisticated lyrics...look how far we have descended since. Can you imagine any film today doing something like this? Polysyllabic words, psychology...it's practically an artifact from a different civilization.
Deutschlieber 11 months ago
This song is so wonderful entertaining! I love Ginger's performance, she really is amazing. Julie Andrews also does the saga of Jenny amazingly.
emmadilemmasings 11 months ago
Is this ginger singing? It doesnt really sound like her
coolkid1234533 1 year ago
what i find amazing is that the skirt on her dress is mink and sequins and weighed 35 lbs and she had to hold it up all the way through!!
CinderellaConnie 1 year ago
Mine are better and I didn't kill
RockinRhonda 1 year ago
I have always loved this film, and also Star, where Julie Andrews also sings 'The Saga of Jenny' with a circus theme. In brilliant technicolor, Lady in the Dark is a vibrant surrealistic and glamourous gem. It just comes out at you with its color schemes, stunning costumes and sets. The dream sequences particularly make it very deserving of a remastered DVD release. The clarity of this film is vibrant and superb. A truly amazing concoction. Robbie.
LushBudget 1 year ago
Ray Milland sang? This is so weird, though....
classicsfan10 1 year ago
I'm 21 and I'm sad to say that as much as I would love to perform these numbers, because of their elegance and class, sophistication and entertainment value, I'm afraid they would find very few fans these days. I daresay hardly anyone of my generation would recognise them or care. It's all about pop and sex and bling. Quel dommage.
Kiyraesyn 1 year ago
@Kiyraesyn there are always people who will appreciate them
RockinRhonda 1 year ago
@RockinRhonda I know I will ALWAYS appreciate them !!! <3
Kiyraesyn 1 year ago
Lady in the Dark, well done by Gertrude Lawrence, Ginger Rogers and Julie Andrews !
Kiyraesyn 1 year ago
The circus bit so reminds me of Lilli Palmer in Wunderpony 1954 !
Kiyraesyn 1 year ago
Brilliant, sophisticated lyrics that assume considerable depth and understanding on the part of the listener.
Deutschlieber 1 year ago
Ginger is ginger.andCyd is cyd both have the own diffent styles.both great dancers
joehop1505 1 year ago
Missing verse: "Jenny made her mind up at 39/She would take a trip to the Argentine/She was only on vacation but the Latins agree/Jenny was the one who started the Good Neighbor Policy/Poor Jenny, bright as a penny/Her equal would be hard to find/Oh, passion does not vanish/In Portuguese or Spanish/And she would make up her mind!"
Vagrarian 1 year ago
LOVE the audience Easter eggs. Great scene and of course, the most beautiful dress ever!
skylur44 1 year ago
@skylur44 I'd love to have that dress !!! haha
Kiyraesyn 1 year ago
@Kiyraesyn You have excellent taste!
skylur44 1 year ago
yoza thats some dress!!!!!!!!
wickedfan7681 1 year ago
That gown is STUNNING!!!!!!! (so are the legs that go with it!) :D
vintagefan92 1 year ago
This song is like a copy of the song "Lily of the Valley" sung by Mae West in the movie "My little chickadee". Good old time enterteiners. Hard to find today. Thanks a lot for posting this. Greetings from Helsinki, Finland.
vegeboyx 1 year ago
please watch my version of the song on my channel :)
rebeccaroseanna 1 year ago
Who couldn't love Ginger Rogers? She was a fierce combination of sass and class. Wonderful actress, comedienne and dancer..and those legs...hell, even Cyd had nothing on them.
twilson11208 1 year ago 4
AHHHH I Always think there is no way I could fall anymore in Love with Ginger and then I find stuff like this. I always have to watch her stuff at least two or three times in a row cause I am so excited I find myself Screaming with excitement through the whole thing.
Princesskay1277 1 year ago
if you have this whole film, i beg you to give me a copy! i sw it when i was 13 and i have been desperate to see it again. i am an avid kurt weill fan and i have to have it.
sepio41 2 years ago
This is a beautiful copy - where did you get it?
gpsysngbrd 2 years ago
listen im 13 and i absolutely LOVE ginger!!!! i was bored and home alone one day with nothing to watch and there was a movie of hers on TCM so i started watching and from then on i was hooked :) i think she is absolutely fantastic in this but i find it kinda disturbing that the audience is a bunch of easter eggs ! lol :)
xodebbieaudreyxo20 2 years ago 2
@xodebbieaudreyxo20 You have EXCELLENT taste!
skylur44 1 year ago
i LOVE her costume, and she has a knockout figure, when I first saw this movie, thinking she was mainly a 1930s star, i thought she might've been getting a bit old by then, but then, viola! She has curves and long, flawless legs like a ziegfeld folly! Her sequin costume was one of the most expensive of her time, it cost about $43,000,---back then!
moonlightorchid99 2 years ago 2
Fur - Pink - Eggs, awfully potent symbols here for a 40´s movie
ornleifs 2 years ago
LOL Judge Jackass! I love the amount of sequin in this scene.
MadFranandfriends 2 years ago
the dress- AMAZING
justmegkb 2 years ago
God, thank you so much for posting this!
SeanPhillipMabrey 2 years ago
A spectacular spectacle movie, and Ginger's singing explains why Jenny never could make up her mind. A nice job, indeed!
11777766 2 years ago
mm i love to see her tap dance
tapdancegirl88 2 years ago
Wait, I mean, not much more. With slightly more charisma.
92RedRevolver 2 years ago
Julie - much better vocally.
However, Ginger, perhaps because of the story of Lady in the Dark, plays it in a much more spectacular way. :)
92RedRevolver 2 years ago 4
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whoa... certainly not ginger's voice.
paultoes 2 years ago
No, it's Ginger. She was a very talented singer as is apparent in this number. She was the first person to perform such standards as "Embraceble You" and "But Not For Me" when she was just 19 years old.
maggiepower 2 years ago 5
sounds like judy garland...
1922Tapioka 2 years ago
@1922Tapioka Better.
skylur44 1 year ago
OMG...Miss Ginger...snaps.
emreyes 2 years ago 3
You can't get any better than Ginger.
barbrasgirl8 2 years ago 2
I believe the audience members are easter eggs!
Jen534 2 years ago
Ginger is great, but I love Julie's version in Star!
gustercrazy 3 years ago 6
wacky! Ginger's a knockout, as always.
blowtorchacurlyfry1 3 years ago 2
Thanks for this! It's fantastic :D
toydog16r 3 years ago
Awfully trippy for the forties - Fellini could have done this
WillScarlet16 3 years ago
I would KILL for those legs!
kenaco2009 3 years ago 20
@kenaco2009, It's easy!
First, get the correct genes.
Then, start dancing when you're a teenager and win a contest. Go pro at around 16, practicing for hours a day. Then marry a professional dancer and perform on stage night after night. Then go to Hollywood, continue to rehearse constantly and end up partnering with the best, most demanding dancer in the world. And keep dancing throughout your life.
See? Easy!
;o)
YouzTube99 1 year ago
@kenaco2009 r u a boy or girl ? cuse if ur a boy then you would be gay
MsFunkeemonkee 9 months ago
This is an excellent part of Ginger's career and so hard to find these days, no DVD release forthcoming etc! Quite apart from the surreal magic of the number it also has the best pair of legs in the business on show!
Ahhh Ginger! Her equal would be hard to find that's for damn sure!!
barcyorky 3 years ago 21
This picture is (apparently) in the public domain now, so there are DVDs available on ebay. I'm considering purchasing one, but I have no idea what the quality is like.
maggiepower 2 years ago
Please don't make that purchase, I did and the quality of the DVD is shocking, clearly transferred from an old video recording on a TV showing, I would guess in the 1980's. It doesn't do the film justice at all!
barcyorky 2 years ago
Good to know. Thanks for saving me 10 bucks!
maggiepower 2 years ago
No problem, I hate to see people get ripped off! I guess we just have to badger the studio to release the film properly and as I'm a fan in the UK and you are in the USA (I assuming as you mentioned bucks!) we might just do it!
barcyorky 2 years ago
@barcyorky OHHHHH DON'T TELL ME THAT!!!!!!!!! Me and my dvd recorder are waiting for it to play on TCM!!!!
DollyReen 11 months ago
@DollyReen I can't get it in England but it may be available elsewhere, if you find it is availble would you be so kind as to let me know?
barcyorky 11 months ago
@barcyorky
If you are desperate to see it you could get it from a web site called STOJO. I did.
I would describe the sound quality as good and the picture quality as that of a well worn VHS!
But it was still watchable.
TheRiverquest 11 months ago
@TheRiverquest Thank you for that helpful tip, very kind of you!
barcyorky 11 months ago
Thanks for posting this! It is one of those terrific numbers tucked away in a dramatic film that is hard to find. Ginger does a brilliant job. Thanks again!
777ecnadtap 3 years ago 4
Oh, I would love to see more of this!
I love Ginger Rogers!
thank you for posting
kenaco2009 3 years ago 5
This is such a great movie ( ginger is terrific!) the entire movie has been posted on youtube, actually, by "Kirstin 1986". Hope you enjoy!
777ecnadtap 3 years ago 3
Yeah, I saw it just a few days after I watched this. I really liked it.
I even added it to my playlists, you should check them out! :0)
kenaco2009 3 years ago 3
lol,thanks-will do!
777ecnadtap 3 years ago 2
wow I've never seen this movie before? thanks for the post! hope you could put up more...
AJJALLMY 3 years ago 3