Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth - The Shorty George

[MsYeti94]

can I go back in time and marry Fred Astaire?

[LakeConstan]

I've seen her major movies (Gilda, Lady from Shanghai ..and even minor films such as Only Angels Have Wings and Separate Tables). The Hollywood musical really is the form that suits her talents. She has a freshness and zest that were missing when she essayed more dramatic roles. This is a great sequence. A testament to the great Fred A. that he didn't look ridiculous doing a jitterbug-inspired number at ... what, age 43????

[xxkeepitsurrealxx]

wow!

[bootsamou]

I never realised that she could dance as well as this !

[moonlightorchid99]

I think this is one of my favorite musicals, and movies in general, on part of both Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire. I adore them both to no end but I just love and marvel at whatever movie shows off Rita's dance talent, and I think is one is favorite as dance is concerned, plus this particular number just amazes me every time I watch it

[mamadoenut]

Amazing era and people

[Georgina8102]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwww

[RAMLIA1]

Amazing!!! Thanks!

[sylviajorgentorolaf]

A talented actress, singer, dancer, was the lovely Rita Hayworth

[Clintreno]

Awesome! Thanks!

[ianapeixoto1]

oh god, why i wasnt born in this time? so unfair :(

[WilliamLongfellow]

Delightful!

[sbasx1]

I love to watch Rita Hayworth dance!!!

[SajidaAsha]

My goodness, I wish I could be the one dancing in his arms....at least just for one day.

[ismarvr]

Dette er den mest retfærdige og kompetent par af dansere af vores univers.

[mabelgrable]

Fantastic, Fred and Rita dance with class. Never tire of watching them.

[1958mick1]

Jeg elsker disse 2 artister og har altid beundret deres dygtighed og det dejlige swingorkester, jeg får tårer i øjnene af glæde over at se og lytte til dette nummer. Endvidere tak for den forbedrede billedkvalitet.

SIGURD fra Birkerød-Danmark.

[SophyaAgain]

@1958mick1 Tak for slags kommentar. De er virkelig meget speciel.

[leroi1705]

J'adore!

[mandycat45]

A few years ago I watched a TV dance special, I think called "Burn the Floor." I was only able to endure about 15 minutes. If the dancers had been cartoon characters, the bubbles above their heads would have read "Hey, watch US. We are working HARD. This is really DIFFICULT but we've managed to struggle through." Making incredibly complex dance routines look like they're not only easy but actually fun is apparently a lost art. Sigh.

[ganixaba]

The absolute epitome of ballroom tap. It doesn't get any smoother than this.

[catchmeifyucan1]

this routine could NEVER be duplicated by any other dance couple. Its so precise, I don't think todays green screen or computer enhancemants could match it. Incredible.

[PattyPetite666]

Fred "oozes" and Rita "is good too"? Have you been watching the clip I have? "Good too"? OK mate, just try lifting your leg as high as Rita and then call back... J

[hippytreehugger4ever]

If anyone thumbs-down this I'll wallop them with the metal end of a tap shoe :op

[jpdegrave]

no words i'm in heaven

[sweettooth471]

oh yeah fred was okay but have you ever seen the nicholas brothers? they were on the jacksons t.v. show and micheal taps with them.the brothers were in many old movies.take a look at them and tell me what you think.we never got proper credit for our achivements a blackman wrote most of elvis 's hits and didnt get credit until years later.there is so much history our chldren and grand children should learn.i told my great niece the other day about jackie robinson and the things he went through.

[cinerama62]

@sweettooth471 Here's what Fred had to say about the Nicholas Brothers, " Fred Astaire once told the brothers that the "Jumpin' Jive" dance number in Stormy Weather was the greatest movie musical sequence he had ever seen" and that they were an Inspiration for all dancers. Yes i have seen the dance number from Stormy Weather ., my reaction, Stunned. They are truly the Masters Of Tap and Dance. We will never see dancing like that on the screen again from any one.

[cinerama62]

Two people born just so they could dance with each other.

[universoeterno1]

I´ve never seen a couple dancing better than these two. Thank you for posting it.

[mardamidet]

This is my all time favorite dance in a movie! The first time I watched the movie on a VCR I replayed this dance over and over and over and over. They are both soooooo good...

[TheAbridgedBros]

Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire were a very wonderful dancing duo i wish i could dace like rita

[TheAbridgedBros]

Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire were a very wonderful dancing  duo

[bcakapinky]

@TheAbridgedBros They sure are. ;)

[bexbeckyxx]

Fred Astaire at his absolute best!

[bcakapinky]

@bexbeckyxx He's more than the best dancer there is. I knew him as the mailman in "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," but not in this movie.

[James951127]

麗泰海華絲真的很漂亮.舞跳的好.戲路很廣.偉大的女神我愛妳

[James951127]

永遠的舞王佛雷亞斯坦偉大無比.與永恆的愛之女神麗泰海華絲.他­们都是我的最愛

[rananim3]

she was his favorite dancing partner which is some compliment.She was proudest of her films with Astaire.

[ragmaniac01]

Please watch the ragmaniac01 stuff. The "Shorty George" is in there.

[astaire8]

FRED SIMPLY OOZES WITH RHYTHM - IT IS WONDERFUL TO WATCH HIM -

ALMOST LIKE A TONIC.........

RITA IS GOOD TOO....

Thank you....

[SophyaAgain]

@astaire8 My pleasure, sir !

[foupoisson]

we need give some credits to Fred's voice too. He sings really fantastically! He is a unsurpassed dancer to almost everybody, here, and a marvelous singer to me. I am sure i m not the only one who appreciates his singing.

[stringcheese0902]

@foupoisson I agree! A lot of people (including himself) say he isn't that great of a singer, but I absolutely love his voice!

[LadyTwentySeven]

Two geniuses together. An unforgettable jewel of a performance!!!

[bcakapinky]

Wish I were Fred Astaire..........just for the chance to dance with Rita Hayworth

[sweenus]

Music; Jerome Kern

Arranger; Lyle 'Spud' Murphy

Lyrics; Johnny Mercer

[sweenus]

Music by Jerome Kern

Arranged by Lyle 'Spud' Murphy

Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

[HunterstonB]

Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Casino) was trained as a Spanish Flamenco dancer from the age of 3 and a half.

[MegaFreh]

I will never forget the first time I saw this movie. The best part is that this number feels like the first time everytime! Love it!!!!

[outsiderpinglevinen]

this video makes me miss tapdancing so much.. stopped doing it a year and half ago because I went to the US as an exchange student, and the two dancestudios in the town I lived in didn't have tapclasses (they had clogging, but it wasn't any fun, it was too stiff and messy for my liking), and when I came home I found out my tapteacher for 3 years (who is recognized as my country's best tapdancer) had quit teaching because she wanted to go to college...

[outsiderpinglevinen]

@outsiderpinglevinen Now I miss Tap like Crazy and I just want to start doing it again.

Thank you for posting this video, there's nothing like watching a great taproutine! :D

[SophyaAgain]

@outsiderpinglevinen You're welcome lovee. Fred is one of the greatest tapdancer if not THE BEST.

[outsiderpinglevinen]

@SophyaAgain so true :)

[foupoisson]

Fred is soooo sexy here!

[a07002]

Great routine! It gets really hot and energetic, and then they cut to Xavier Cugat, who looks like he's having trouble digesting his lunch. Kinda throws cold water on the routine, but Fred & Rita heat it up again.

Thanks for posting!

[tmax45R]

@SophyaAgain Thanks for showing me were to find the video of the real Shorty George. I just put up the video of him and Big Bea.

[tmax45R]

Fred is using some of the dance steps done by the kids in Harlem in this number. He also does hung dancing with Rita at the end. There was a real person named Shorty George. Rita Hayworth said that the only two movies she did that she liked were the ones with Fred. She called them her jewels. The rest of the movies she did she laughed at.

[SophyaAgain]

@tmax45R thank for interesting and educational comment.

Yes, George "Shorty" Snowden.

I find a vid with Shorty George and Big Bea, I hope you enjoy

Have a nice day, Sophya

[SophyaAgain]

@tmax45R

Look for "Shorty Geroge and Big Bea" vid : -)

[VintageKitch]

Oh rita I just love you to pieces!! What legends!!!

[evenstar0]

I've seen this routine so many times that I can close my eyes and practically see all the steps (and I'm not a dancer). and it still NEVER gets old. *shiver of delight*

[fosbury68]

Xavier Cugat sportin' a leisure suit 30+ years before their time.

[iandy69]

Asolutely sublime.

[MrJimtoday]

Rita dances with such abandon! Obviously, she was never lovelier and that's saying something, but she still has an almost Tomboy quality. So lovely.

[Bettiem44]

It's utterly wonderful. Rita Hayworth is so relaxed and having such fun! I get a lump in the throat watching this.

[oentschi]

one of the best dance scenes EVER !!!!!!!!

[larrykazal]

@oentschi I can't stop watching Rita, even though I try watching Fred…it's frustrating as they are both so enchanting. No one, NO ONE, exists like these talents today…