Joan Leslie - Fred Astaire "We Have a Lot in Common"

[SuperHartline]

Forgot to add Joan Crawford to the other three joans.

[SuperHartline]

Joan Leslie was Fred Astaire's favorite dancing partner. His least favorite was also a Joan. Joan Fontaine. A wonderful actress (she and Joan Leslie acted together in Born To Be Bad), but alas, no dancer. He also danced with Joan Caulfield.

[Rtmax45]

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[Rtmax45]

The Matron of the USO Canteen asked Fred, could you do anything with her? Fred answers, "could I." So Joan doesn't want him up on the stage with her. Joan wants him to "Get out of here will ya." She doesn't know he can sing and dance. She also doesn't know a secret he is keeping from her. At the end of the dance, Joan asks Fred "Were did you learn to dance like that?" He answers "Author Murray’s" There was a law suit filed against the studio by Author Murray for using his name.

[SuperHartline]

@Rtmax45 It's Arthur Murray, not Author Murray.

[TheJake370]

Fabulous Joan is stunning for. 17 years old

[partytimex42]

"you better start stripping"

Fred Astaire saying this? hahaha *faint*

[tron81]

I guess filming in black & white makes people look older because she was only about 18 in this movie.

[Philflash]

@tron81 Young people behaved with more class and dignity in that era. It was their attitude not their physical appearance that made them seem older.

[onhowtobelovely]

Thank you so much for posting this, am so excited to see this again!

[tmax45R]

I love this dance

[tmax45R]

It's ashame that it was never made into a DVD. It deserves to be. I like these little rare movies that Fred made.

[tmax45R]

I love this movie, and to make it even better, I have it. It's not out on DVD. I have the VHS. I am a Fred Astaire fan, and what man can dislike Joan Leslie? I love her.

[Xxcward7xX]

this is great :)

[hunterman0953]

If this isn't in your list of top Astaire routines, you can't have seen it before. I think Joan Leslie was only 16! Thanks to TheTomMunday for giving it to us. I saw the movie on free to air in Australia years ago, but just can't get a DVD of it. Help?

[hunterman0953]

@tmax45R Thanks for the help. Much appreciated. I thought I'd checked out Amazon, but can't have. Should be easy to have it professionally transferred to disc - I hope. And my bit about Joan's age was wrong I think. I read somewhere recently that she was 18, which sounds nearer the mark. 16 or 18, it was some achievement to do what she did at a very tender age, whichever one it was. I'd like to know who the genius was who spotted her potential for the part.

[TheGetupandglow]

He scared one of the audience.

[Starfighterking]

Joan Leslie is one of the best American Actor of all Time.

[moroccansunshine]

"Get out!" (then he shuffles towards her) lol Fred Astaire is a wonder charm.

[sinjin405]

Once of my favorite Fred dancing routines and the music to this movie is wonderful. Fred was a great singer too.

[Drblooter99]

Fantastic: this catchy tune swings like crazy -- and the lyric is smart and funny.

And then there's the great dancing !!